Afl Score Widgets May Disappear for Users Blocking Cookies in App
Fans relying on an afl score widget will lose on-page updates and personalization when cookies are blocked on their devices. 3: 10 p. m. ET — a site notice warns that blocking any or all cookies may prevent access to certain features, content or personalization, especially when links open inside the Facebook App’s in‑app browser.
How Afl Score Widgets Can Stop Working in the Facebook App
This is a specific issue with the Facebook in‑app browser intermittently making requests to websites without cookies that had previously been set, the site notice says. The simplest approach to avoid this problem is to remain in the Facebook App but stop using the in‑app browser; the notice lists three steps to do that: 1. Open the settings menu by clicking the hamburger menu in the top right, 2. Choose “App Settings, ” and 3. Turn on the option “Links Open Externally. “
Enable Cookies in Chrome, Firefox and Mobile Safari to Restore Content
The site provides explicit instructions for turning cookies back on in several browsers so content returns. For Internet Explorer 7, 8 and 9 the notice lists five steps under “Enabling Cookies in Internet Explorer 7, 8 & 9”; for Firefox it lists six steps under “Enabling Cookies in Firefox” (including selecting “Keep until: they expire”); for Google Chrome the guidance uses six steps under “Enabling Cookies in Google Chrome” (ending with “Close all”); and for Mobile Safari the notice gives nine steps under “Enabling Cookies in Mobile Safari (iPhone, iPad). “
Restart Mobile Safari or Use External Links to Make Changes Take Effect
Some browser changes require a restart to apply: before the cookie settings change will take effect, Safari must restart, the notice explains. To restart Safari the instructions say to press and hold the Home button (for around five seconds) until the iPhone or iPad display goes blank and the home screen appears, then select the Safari icon to return; following that sequence is presented as the final step to make Mobile Safari accept the new cookie setting.
For now, if users enable “Links Open Externally” in the Facebook App they will use their device’s default browser and avoid the in‑app browser defect; if that holds, widgets such as an afl score display should continue to load in the default browser. The notice also says the in‑app browser defect should be addressed soon, and users who need the quickest fix should follow the three App Settings steps or the browser-specific enable-cookie steps listed above.
