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Re:Why did the web take over desktop and not mobile? by lotsofpulp on Saturday September 11, 2021 @10:10AM (#28492104)
I wish I could do that on macOS so I stop getting hit with pop ups in Safari asking me for my location. Homedepot.com is particularly annoying about this.
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Re:Why did the web take over desktop and not mobile? by heavyset_go on Saturday September 11, 2021 @02:10PM (#28494288)
Use a browser that doesn't purposely nag you for permissions like Safari does. Firefox fits the bill for me, and doesn't throw nagging pop ups at me all of the time.
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Re:Why did the web take over desktop and not mobile? by iaml on Saturday September 11, 2021 @11:28AM (#28492752)
You can go to safari preferences>websites>location and set "when visiting other sites" to "deny". I don't get any popups that way.
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Re:Why did the web take over desktop and not mobile? by lotsofpulp on Saturday September 11, 2021 @02:45PM (#28494656)
Oh thanks!
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Re:Why did the web take over desktop and not mobile? by beefield on Saturday September 11, 2021 @10:43AM (#28492343)
It does not stop the pop ups. Safari asks from you permission for location services, you tap ok, and you get an error message that says getting location services failed.
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