Website Video Ads?

[dar1437]

When you visit a site via your phone, which has a few video clip ads on loop, if you scroll down past them and they're no longer visible, are they still playing and using your phones resources? Also, if you're on a similar site and your phone screen goes into standby, with the tab left open, is that still screwing the phone's processor/ RAM?

 

[nikiti]

are they still playing and using your phones resources?----> I am not sure about this but probably yes.

phone screen goes into standby, with the tab left open, is that still screwing the phone's processor/ RAM?----> yes

 

[trevortron]

I used to use an app called Blokada to filter out all that crap, even from other apps. It used to work quite well but the advertisers seem to have found a way around it, far too many sneaking through now.

 

[Spectre]

uBlock Origin is great .

 

[janobi]

uBlock Origin is great .

I was just going to post the same. I use this on all browsers and mobile and blocks 99% of ads.

 

[Spectre]

I was just going to post the same. I use this on all browsers and mobile and blocks 99% of ads.

Zero yellow bars on YT.

A colleague was amazed when he saw it.

 

[nikiti]

uBlock Origin is great .

I just tried to download it...but I noticed that contains ads...lol

 

[Spectre]

I just tried to download it...but I noticed that contains ads...lol

What ads?

 

[nikiti]

What ads?

I even didn't download it when I saw the warning on google play store "this app contains ads"

 

[janobi]

I even didn't download it when I saw the warning on google play store "this app contains ads"

uBlock origin doesn't contain any ads whatsoever.

 

[ericbmarsh]

When you visit a site via your phone, which has a few video clip ads on loop, if you scroll down past them and they're no longer visible, are they still playing and using your phones resources? Also, if you're on a similar site and your phone screen goes into standby, with the tab left open, is that still screwing the phone's processor/ RAM?

I'm nearly sure you can switch off 'Autoplay' on phones so that vids don't even begin.
Could have swore I saw this while scrolling through my settings for something.