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Black areas on mobile

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AGHHHH · 07/10/2018 23:55

Anyone else get this? If I'm browsing the site on my phone if I've come back to my browser from using another app the thread will be all fuzzy and have random black blocks all through it before I refresh.

Simple fix but still annoying. :s

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DeadBod · 24/11/2018 14:03

It's back again.

UnalliterativeGeorge · 23/11/2018 07:14

I think it's worse than before now as not even refreshing fixes it first time 🙄

Originallymeonly · 23/11/2018 06:42

It's back again! Fingers crossed I'll get this posted before whichever ad it is kicks in.

MrsRyanGosling15 · 23/11/2018 06:20

Glad it's not just me. Black areas, areas totally white and whatever ad is at the top flashing.

HelloDoris · 22/11/2018 21:13

M and S ads cause the black boxes of doom for me. Driving me bonkers, because a page will load and be fine then the advert seems to suddenly change and the whole page goes tits up.

FishesThatFly · 22/11/2018 20:27

I DON'T BLINKING BELIEVE IT!!!

After being ok for ages, I'm being affected by white areas...

Are we going to do the whole rainbow eventually Hmm

CurbsideProphet · 22/11/2018 18:18

Just Eat is one of the pop ups causing white and black boxes on my screen.

ILoveMyMonkey · 22/11/2018 13:58

I seem to be getting white squares now too 😡.

And the top bar keeps going loopy flashing away at ninety to the dozen.

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HotdogsareDogs · 21/11/2018 23:40

Still happening. Android, chrome, Samsung s8

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Chesntoots · 21/11/2018 10:03

It started again last night for me.

Seriously annoying.

DrinkReprehensibly · 20/11/2018 23:04

Been fine for weeks and then just came back today! Arghh!

TansyViolet · 20/11/2018 16:24

It's O2 that causes the problem for me. I've been trying to block it but it seems to come back

Lougle · 20/11/2018 13:26

The Marks and Spencers Ad has been flickering at the top of the page and then making it blank out the whole page. The page does back eventually if you ignore it and ride out the flicker, but even writing this message was hard because of the M&S ad playing above, because it interrupts the keyboard.

DeadBod · 14/11/2018 15:56

Again

HotdogsareDogs · 14/11/2018 14:45

Look what's back. My old friend.

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MichaelMumsnet · 13/11/2018 18:00

Thanks for the reports. We're still trying to track down what could be causing the black box infestation.

We've got something to try - which should help to narrow things down:

If you put your phone into safe mode, and the boxes stop appearing - then that will get us a lot nearer to finding out what's causing the problem. Please let us know if the black boxes are still there when you look at the site when the phone is in safe mode.

Here are some instructions for putting a Samsung Galaxy S5 into safe mode

And here are some general Android phone instructions

Hopefully one of you with the issue will try this and let us know - it really will be a big help in diagnosing the problem.

Thanks in advance.
MNHQ

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AGHHHH · 13/11/2018 00:19
Sad
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Killybashangel · 12/11/2018 09:21

Just had it again. Clicked on the black box and it was the 02 ad again.

Harleyisme · 12/11/2018 08:29

I havent had any problems for about 2 weeks now it's back again this morning black and white boxes.

CurbsideProphet · 11/11/2018 21:53

Thank you for posting that DeadBod At least we know that it is being looked into Smile

DeadBod · 11/11/2018 20:38

I've had a reply ...

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AGHHHH · 11/11/2018 16:50

Anyone there?????

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DeadBod · 11/11/2018 16:12

I've had a couple of white and black boxes today. I'll report my post so that MN are aware.

Killybashangel · 11/11/2018 09:15

I tried to block the O2 ad but i can only get to it by clicking on the black box which opens the ad and then i can't see a way to block it

CurbsideProphet · 11/11/2018 08:29

@Killybashangel I'm also having the same problem with the flickering O2 advert causing the screen to go blank. I'm quite fed up that we aren't being told what is being done to resolve the problem.

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