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K4YBEL
6 years ago
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BF4 Battlescreen no longer working when joining servers that support it.

HI All,

The Battlefield 4  'Battlescreen' has stopped working from about a week ago.

This is the same on all browsers, both IE 11, and Chrome, (as well as on multiple devices, both PC's and tablet).  Anyone else had the same issue?

The Battlelog plugins wont (and don't) help, as they are no longer supported, being NPAPI plugins (not PPAPI.  NPAPI plugins have not been supported by Chrome for quite some time now, and I do not believe they are supported by Firefox either.   Edge soon wont either (If it hasn't already).  I tried anyway out of frustration - no difference as I suspected.  That was the only option official EA support provided, so Im presuming this is only affecting me?

Just as an FYI: both 'True Player Count' and 'Better Battlelog' extensions stopped working (approx) the same time.

Anyone else witnessing these issues?  Any idea's?

Thanks

battlefield 4
  • Silvar55's avatar
    Silvar55
    6 years ago

    Chrome no longer asks for permission to override the ban of mixed content (secure HTTPS and insecure HTTP on the same page). This used to happen thru the triangle in the right edge of the address bar.

    Now if you want to allow it, you need to go manually change it in the settings:

    1. Go to:

    Chrome Settings

    -> Privacy and security

    -> Site settings

    2. Check that "Insecure content" at the bottom is set to "Insecure content is blocked by default on secure sites".

    You do not want to change this global setting, but rather retain security on all but the sites you have selected manually!

    3. To make an exception for Battlelog, click "View permissions and data stored across sites" at the top.

    4. Type "battle" in the search box at the top.

    5. Select the site "battlefield.com", then from the subselection "battlelog.battlefield.com".

    6. At the bottom, set "Insecure content" to "Allow".

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  • OttoVP's avatar
    OttoVP
    6 years ago
    @K4YBEL battlelog is maintained only for server browsing and logging. i do miss battlescreen as well and the other web browser extensions.
    I don't know how much they will keep BL alive 🙂
    cheers
  • ragnarok013's avatar
    ragnarok013
    Hero+
    6 years ago
    @K4YBEL The Battlelog plugins still work on Internet Explorer and sometimes on Opera so if you really want the battlescreen try using IE (not Edge) and then make sure you select using the plugins via the Battlelog options and it might work.
  • K4YBEL's avatar
    K4YBEL
    6 years ago

    Unfortunately, tried that option (plugins in IE11), didn't work  :-(

  • innisnl's avatar
    innisnl
    6 years ago

    @K4YBELI've had the same problem. Contacted EA support. They gave me a link to a forum-section for all battlelog troubles
    I've tried some (reinstall punkbuster, granting extra rights etc) but that didn't help.

    They only thing I (and others) may try is re-installing windows, which was suggested both on the forum and by EA support.

    As it's Xmas-eve i'm not gonna do that now, but I might in a few days.


    Update: I just installed Opera, and whaddayaknow..............it works !

  • K4YBEL's avatar
    K4YBEL
    6 years ago
    @innisnl How strange...

    Tried Opera * you suggested - no luck. HOWEVER, I then realised I had uninstalled the plugin (which didn't work for IE / Chrome) - and lo, the Battlescreen loaded! Huzzah!!

    Now being the curious type, I loaded Chrome and tried it again, and wouldn't u know the damn thing worked this time! Uninstalled Opera in case it was having an effect on Chrome in some way - Battlescreen still working! However, not so for IE 11 though, just so you know.

    I have NO IDEA what the difference is, and why the plugin would not previously help with Chrome, and after Opera it did, but hey, thanks for the pointer - I have my battlescreen back.

    Now, to get gaming, and being shot because I'm looking at my Battlescreen and not down my sights....

    Many thanks,

    M.
  • K4YBEL's avatar
    K4YBEL
    6 years ago

    FYI:  It is now working... please see this from @innisnlregarding Opera...

    https://answers.ea.com/t5/Battlefield-4/BF4-Battlescreen-no-longer-working-when-joining-servers-that/m-p/8573953#M233480

    Quite unusual situation - this was what I did..

    --------------------------------------------

    "...Tried Opera as you suggested - no luck. HOWEVER, I then realised I had uninstalled the plugin (which didn't previously work for IE / Chrome) - and lo, the Battlescreen loaded! Huzzah!!

    Now being the curious type, I loaded Chrome and tried it again, and wouldn't u know the damn thing worked this time! Uninstalled Opera in case it was having an effect on Chrome in some way - Battlescreen still working! However, not so for IE 11 though, just so you know.

    I have NO IDEA what the difference is, and why the plugin would not previously help with Chrome, whereas after Opera it did (but hey, thanks for the pointer) - I have my Battlescreen back  :-)  Hopefully this helped (or maybe EA have turned something back on/fixed something at the back end)?

    Now, to get gaming and being shot because I'm looking at my Battlescreen and not down my sights....

    Many thanks,

    M."

    --------------------------------------------

    Go figure!

  • Silvar55's avatar
    Silvar55
    6 years ago

    I believe this is due to Chrome making changes to be more secure, including blocking "mixed content" (HTTP content on secure HTTPS pages).

    While the Battlelog page itself, from EA servers, is HTTPS protected, your other computer running the game and supplying additional content for the realtime map has no way of identifying as the same site and using EA's certificates, so is inevitably insecure HTTP.

    The previous version(s) of Chrome displayed an icon to the right of the address, where you could manually click to load content Chrome had blocked.

    Now with the latest versions (Jan 2020), that button is no longer there, and you need to change the site setting to allow loading:

    1. Click on the "lock" or "warning triangle" icon left of the address.
    2. Select "Site settings".
    3. The last entry should be "Insecure content"; enable that.
    4. Refresh the Battlelog page.

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