PILOT SPIN

Spin Zone => Spin Zone => Topic started by: Rush on April 21, 2023, 04:38:21 AM

Title: Apple algorithms
Post by: Rush on April 21, 2023, 04:38:21 AM: So in Safari on iPad you have “favorites”, and then at the top you have “frequently visited”. You can’t manually tweak the frequently visited other than deleting your history which wipes it.

So, why then, does the page for Eddie Steeples in Wikipedia show up in “frequently visited” when I went there exactly ONCE, and pilotspin.com, which I visit several times a day, NEVER shows up under “frequently visited”?
Title: Re: Apple algorithms
Post by: President-Elect Bob Noel on April 21, 2023, 04:48:02 AM: Is pilotspin in your favorites? Perhaps favorites aren't included in the frequently visited.

but I really don't know... I don't use the favorites/frequently visited "feature" on any browser...
Title: Re: Apple algorithms
Post by: Becky (My pronouns are Assigned/By/God) on April 21, 2023, 04:49:40 AM: I’ve noticed that too. I visit Gab and Patriots.win and Coffee and Covid and others multiple times daily and they never show up as frequently visited. I don’t use favorites at all, but access the sites from the icon on my Home Screen. If I were a conspiracy theorist I’d say it’s because Apple is using algorithms to ignore sites they don’t like.
Title: Re: Apple algorithms
Post by: Lucifer on April 21, 2023, 04:59:01 AM: Quote from: Becky (My pronouns are We/The People) on April 21, 2023, 04:49:40 AM
I’ve noticed that too. I visit Gab and Patriots.win and Coffee and Covid and others multiple times daily and they never show up as frequently visited. I don’t use favorites at all, but access the sites from the icon on my Home Screen. If I were a conspiracy theorist I’d say it’s because Apple is using algorithms to ignore sites they don’t like.

BTW, what's the link for coffee and covid?
Title: Re: Apple algorithms
Post by: Becky (My pronouns are Assigned/By/God) on April 21, 2023, 05:11:30 AM: Quote from: Lucifer on April 21, 2023, 04:59:01 AM
BTW, what's the link for coffee and covid?

https://www.coffeeandcovid.com/
Title: Re: Apple algorithms
Post by: President-Elect Bob Noel on April 21, 2023, 05:52:40 AM: Quote from: Rush on April 21, 2023, 04:38:21 AM
So in Safari on iPad you have “favorites”, and then at the top you have “frequently visited”. You can’t manually tweak the frequently visited other than deleting your history which wipes it.

Try putting your finger on that “frequently visited” site and dragging left That should delete it with requiring you to clear the entire history
Title: Re: Apple algorithms
Post by: Rush on April 21, 2023, 06:33:14 AM: Quote from: President-Elect Bob Noel on April 21, 2023, 04:48:02 AM
Is pilotspin in your favorites? Perhaps favorites aren't included in the frequently visited.

but I really don't know... I don't use the favorites/frequently visited "feature" on any browser...

Yes, pilotspin is in my favorites.
Title: Re: Apple algorithms
Post by: Rush on April 21, 2023, 06:34:36 AM: Quote from: Becky (My pronouns are We/The People) on April 21, 2023, 04:49:40 AM
I’ve noticed that too. I visit Gab and Patriots.win and Coffee and Covid and others multiple times daily and they never show up as frequently visited. I don’t use favorites at all, but access the sites from the icon on my Home Screen. If I were a conspiracy theorist I’d say it’s because Apple is using algorithms to ignore sites they don’t like.

I think they are.
Title: Re: Apple algorithms
Post by: Rush on April 21, 2023, 06:35:45 AM: Quote from: President-Elect Bob Noel on April 21, 2023, 05:52:40 AM
Try putting your finger on that “frequently visited” site and dragging left That should delete it with requiring you to clear the entire history

I couldn’t drag it but I could press on it and a menu popped up wjere I could delete it. Okay so I can delete one by one. Still can’t add something to it.

OMG it added it back!!! It was gone for a minute now when I opened a new tab it was back! And I did not visit that page, I went there only once weeks ago.
Title: Re: Apple algorithms
Post by: President-Elect Bob Noel on April 30, 2023, 04:09:42 PM: Quote from: Rush on April 21, 2023, 06:35:45 AM
I couldn’t drag it but I could press on it and a menu popped up wjere I could delete it. Okay so I can delete one by one. Still can’t add something to it.

OMG it added it back!!! It was gone for a minute now when I opened a new tab it was back! And I did not visit that page, I went there only once weeks ago.

How are your search preferences for safari configured?
Title: Re: Apple algorithms
Post by: Rush on April 30, 2023, 07:29:54 PM: Quote from: President-Elect Bob Noel on April 30, 2023, 04:09:42 PM
How are your search preferences for safari configured?

Search engine is duck duck go and search suggestions turned off.
Title: Re: Apple algorithms
Post by: President-Elect Bob Noel on May 01, 2023, 04:41:06 AM: Quote from: Rush on April 30, 2023, 07:29:54 PM
Search engine is duck duck go and search suggestions turned off.

The reason I asked is that firefox (I know you aren't using firefox) recently added a "feature" that is on by default. This "feature" shows address bar suggestions from "sponsors"

I'm wondering if there is a similar "feature" on your ipad...
Title: Re: Apple algorithms
Post by: Rush on May 01, 2023, 04:58:48 AM: Quote from: President-Elect Bob Noel on May 01, 2023, 04:41:06 AM
The reason I asked is that firefox (I know you aren't using firefox) recently added a "feature" that is on by default. This "feature" shows address bar suggestions from "sponsors"

I'm wondering if there is a similar "feature" on your ipad...

Good question. Also I will check FireFox on my PCs to see if they turned that on with an update. FireFox used to be a good browser but has sold out like so many other tech startups.