Can the MFP Android application be bad for your marriage?

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RGONZALEZ888
RGONZALEZ888 Posts: 24
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I am looking at the history of almost a year of customers asking for a paid "Ad-Free Version for the Android",

The ads that very disturbing for a health based application. Yes, I can overlook many junk mail ads, but this last week my wife noticed my phone with the banner below "Meet Women...type of dating service" , "Expand your possibilities" and "Maxim Girls" click here to view...

My wife was very offended, as I entered my calories for the day, and she saw these ads at bottom of my phone - I tried to explain that the MFP is a health application and not a porn application! (yeah- that really went well!):huh:

Rooting my phone and changing to various other Android apps seems to be a lot of trouble, like many others who have complained and asked to pay $$$ for an AD-Free version for over a year, so what is really the issue here?

Do women get the same ads as I am getting? Or are these ads targeted to "Males"?

And I thought McDonald ads and Junk food Papa John's Pizza for $10 was already tempting enough :noway:

Are women aware of these type of ads on MFP Android? If they are, would wives want to have such ads on their husband's phones?

Since there is no "Ad-Free Paid Version for the Android"... It has been a year...

Any thoughts from MFP users???
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  • sktllmdrhmz
    sktllmdrhmz Posts: 2,073 Member
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    Do you get the same kinds of ads on the site? As far as I know they're based on browsing history... I'm not sure about the android app.
  • nammer79
    nammer79 Posts: 707 Member
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    I say stop going to those kind of sites lol ... I get a bunch of MMO games, protein powder ads, pet ads, mud runs (not sure why I don't run yet lol ) and FB ads ... but no meeting people ones

    I would suggest cleaning out your history and your cookies on your computer and your phone as well ...

    Good luck and remember a happy wife means a happy life as the saying goes ... (thank god I'm not married :laugh: )
  • ThePhoenixRose
    ThePhoenixRose Posts: 1,985 Member
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    i always hear that it's based on what you're searching online... good luck with that, dude!!
  • _Thanatos_
    _Thanatos_ Posts: 166
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    MFP has no control over the ads that display in the application. Either google or possibly some other 3rd party provider handles that.
  • Jellyphant
    Jellyphant Posts: 1,400 Member
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    I get ice cream and TOMS ads. ^-^
  • myfitnessnmhoy
    myfitnessnmhoy Posts: 2,105 Member
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    I have the Android app and I've never seen a racy ad. Right now I'm receiving ads from some game called "Rage of Bahamut" or something, and a couple of ads wanting to sell me marketing services, and some bank I've never heard of wants to sell me a Money Market account.

    According to AdDetector by LookoutLabs, MFP uses the following ad databases/systems:

    - MoPub
    - Millenial
    - AdWhirl
    - AdMob

    Of the four, AdMob is the most adept at targeted advertising. Including targeted ads based on, among other things, what OTHER apps you have installed. They are also one of the biggest players in the Android ad biz, so they're the most likely to have the most information about you. They are also a pretty well-established company with (for an ad company) a decent reputation, and have an opt-out for targeted marketing (the ads you see are based on what they know about you) you might want to research.
  • Faye_Anderson
    Faye_Anderson Posts: 1,495 Member
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    I only get porn ads if I've been watching porn :drinker:
  • karenjoy
    karenjoy Posts: 1,840 Member
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    you can't help what ads you get, what's up with your wife?
  • Lone_Wolf70
    Lone_Wolf70 Posts: 2,820 Member
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    Why would u let ur wife see ur Ph?
  • mississippi_queen
    mississippi_queen Posts: 483 Member
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    Why would u let ur wife see ur Ph?

    ^^^ listen to the man.....
  • KaciWood19
    KaciWood19 Posts: 553 Member
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    I only get porn ads if I've been watching porn :drinker:

    ...same! Any and almost all ads i get, I can correlate to recent browsing.
  • beauty2323
    beauty2323 Posts: 70 Member
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    :laugh:
    It shouldn't affect your marriage! Sometimes those Ads come up if your watching a show on a free website. & I even get the "chat with lizzy" ads ... even if I'm not watching Rated R stuff:laugh:

    You just have to show her so she can cool out.
    My husband has stuff like that pop up! Then again I don't mind if my husband watches porn.
  • cowgirlslikeus86
    cowgirlslikeus86 Posts: 597 Member
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    My ads are always for Single Hot Women too!. lol.
    I hear what your saying. It does suck that all the advertisments are for food, Vanity, diets or sex.
    My husbands minor issues with me on MFP don't have anything to do with the advertisments.
    I Would like to see a version without ads too. Even if you have to pay a little for it.
  • NoChub4Me
    NoChub4Me Posts: 27
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    Sounds like your wife does not trust you. If that's the case, the ads are the least of your concerns.
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
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    That's too bad!

    I can't imagine my husband thinking that I was cheating because of an internet ad. Maybe try finding a news article that explains how free apps use advertising? It's unfortunate that people react from ignorance. I hope the best for you!
  • dinosnopro
    dinosnopro Posts: 2,179 Member
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    sounds like...

    1. you watch porn on your phone ( a lot of porn sites have the looking for singles adds, not that I watch porn on my phone:bigsmile: )
    2. your wife is crazy
  • spade117
    spade117 Posts: 2,466 Member
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    Do you get the same kinds of ads on the site? As far as I know they're based on browsing history.

    That's a myth.
  • RGONZALEZ888
    RGONZALEZ888 Posts: 24
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    Thank you for that bit of information...

    Something to look at ...

    But, of all the replies, I will be honest, at my age - the biggest temptation is "Papa John's Pizza for $10 :devil:

    A wise man once said - "The sex will wear off in time, but you ALWAYS BE HUNGRY!" - in my case, it may just be true :sad:
  • RGONZALEZ888
    RGONZALEZ888 Posts: 24
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    I have the Android app and I've never seen a racy ad. Right now I'm receiving ads from some game called "Rage of Bahamut" or something, and a couple of ads wanting to sell me marketing services, and some bank I've never heard of wants to sell me a Money Market account.

    According to AdDetector by LookoutLabs, MFP uses the following ad databases/systems:

    - MoPub
    - Millenial
    - AdWhirl
    - AdMob

    Of the four, AdMob is the most adept at targeted advertising. Including targeted ads based on, among other things, what OTHER apps you have installed. They are also one of the biggest players in the Android ad biz, so they're the most likely to have the most information about you. They are also a pretty well-established company with (for an ad company) a decent reputation, and have an opt-out for targeted marketing (the ads you see are based on what they know about you) you might want to research.


    Thanks for that information - I will take a look into that :smile:
  • RGONZALEZ888
    RGONZALEZ888 Posts: 24
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    My ads are always for Single Hot Women too!. lol.
    I hear what your saying. It does suck that all the advertisments are for food, Vanity, diets or sex.
    My husbands minor issues with me on MFP don't have anything to do with the advertisments.
    I Would like to see a version without ads too. Even if you have to pay a little for it.


    I agree totally, here is a $5 or a $10 and take all the stupid ads off my apps... :drinker:

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