hi all, i have been getting some pop up ads on my sensation xe recently (when i get online). i found this directly in my sd card sdcard/joy/popad that contains the ad pix. i tried manually deleting this folder. but whenever i get online, the folder regenerates itself and downloads the ads again.
i also tried scanning the phone with avast and airpush detector but couldn't find its source. can anyone help me to get rid of it? my phone is rooted and has darkforest 5.2.0 installed. thx!
steve_xyz said:
hi all, i have been getting some pop up ads on my sensation xe recently (when i get online). i found this directly in my sd card sdcard/joy/popad that contains the ad pix. i tried manually deleting this folder. but whenever i get online, the folder regenerates itself and downloads the ads again.
i also tried scanning the phone with avast and airpush detector but couldn't find its source. can anyone help me to get rid of it? my phone is rooted and has darkforest 5.2.0 installed. thx!
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Try this, It may block your ad.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bigtincan.android.adfree&feature=search_result
I personally use this. It's called AdAway:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.adaway&feature=search_result
abhishek89 said:
Try this, It may block your ad.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bigtincan.android.adfree&feature=search_result
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i already have adaway installed and it didn't block it. i think the way these ad blocking apps work is by blocking website address. but this pop ad in my phone doesn't open any website. instead, it opens up jpg pix it downloaded and stored under the /joy/popad directory. it shows up as an notification when i'm online, even if i'm not browsing the web. that's why adaway failed to catch it.
anyway, i'll give adfree android a try and see if it works or not. but i have a question: will it cause any conflict with adaway (already installed in my phone)? do i need to uninstall adaway first? thx!
dgenx210 said:
I personally use this. It's called AdAway:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.adaway&feature=search_result
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adaway was pre-installed in my phone, but it didn't work on this popad
You can try to use Lookout Ad detector to see which app is causing this.
abhishek89 said:
Try this, It may block your ad.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bigtincan.android.adfree&feature=search_result
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dgenx210 said:
You can try to use Lookout Ad detector to see which app is causing this.
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just tried it. still couldn't find the source.
I had the same problem. None of the ad blockers worked. In my case I opened the spam advert, which took me to the market. I then selected view more by this developer, and checked what else I had installed by them, I uninstalled and it was sorted. In my case the app was tanks 2012.
weeder666 said:
I had the same problem. None of the ad blockers worked. In my case I opened the spam advert, which took me to the market. I then selected view more by this developer, and checked what else I had installed by them, I uninstalled and it was sorted. In my case the app was tanks 2012.
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thx for the great advice! i found the developer and uninstalled the game i downloaded from them. i believe it's the same developer causing you the problem - LeTang, Inc. now i finally successfully deleted the joy folder. n' it's not coming back any more. thx again!
Ah yes. Those guys have popads. Annoying as f***. I had their Mission Impossible game and it did the same.
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dgenx210 said:
Ah yes. Those guys have popads. Annoying as f***. I had their Mission Impossible game and it did the same.
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yup, they should be banned from market
dgenx210 said:
Ah yes. Those guys have popads. Annoying as f***. I had their Mission Impossible game and it did the same.
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Thanks for pointing me towards the way of getting them popads removed! I've had the same problem as you guys and only realized it was due to the Mission Impossible game when I came here.
Google should ban app developers who resort to forced-ads like these
this folder in my phone show when i run puffin browser
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So on my dad's droid 1, rooted, he had Adfree installed and working just fine. He was using an application the was ad supported then set his phone down and 2 mins later picked it up opened the same applies and there were ads on his screen. He didn't disable anything in that time. Adfree says there's a hosts update but will not longer download or block ads. Prior to this he had installed autokiller memory optimizer. We thought it was that, so we uninstalled it and adfree is still not working. Cleared cache and data for adfree, tried uninstalling and reinstalling and still no go. I'm at a loss. Any help is appreciated.
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Adfree works by blocking known advertisement addresses via the HOSTS file. If an app is simply pulling advertisements from somewhere not specifically listed to be blocked in the HOSTS file, the advertisements will be shown as usual. It is somewhat of a cat and mouse game to constantly keep up to date on where advertisements are coming from, to then block them. Nothing is awry with the phone, it is completely normal.
As for Adfree not downloading the latest HOSTS file update (I believe that's what you said), could be numerous things. Check and make sure it is still being allowed Superuser permission.
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I'm jkbhs03's dad and it's my phone that's having the problem. Maybe I can explain a little clearer than my son did. Anyway, I've had Adfree working on my Droid 1 for months. This afternoon I downloaded Autokiller Memory Optimizer on my phone to see if it would speed it up a little. That's when I noticed my ads returned. I opened Adfree and it said an update was available for new hostnames. After selecting "download & install hosts", Adfree stays stuck on "connecting...". I assumed Autokiller Memory Optimizer had something to do with it, so I uninstalled it from my phone. I still had the same problem with Adfree. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling Adfree, but I still have the same problem. Superuser has granted Adfree permission and I can't figure out what went wrong or how to fix it. If anyone has any suggestions, that would be greatly appreciated.
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I'm jkbhs03's dad and it's my phone that's having the problem. Maybe I can explain a little clearer than my son did. Anyway, I've had Adfree working on my Droid 1 for months. This afternoon I downloaded Autokiller Memory Optimizer on my phone to see if it would speed it up a little. That's when I noticed my ads returned. I opened Adfree and it said an update was available for new hostnames. After selecting "download & install hosts", Adfree stays stuck on "connecting...". I assumed Autokiller Memory Optimizer had something to do with it, so I uninstalled it from my phone. I still had the same problem with Adfree. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling Adfree, but I still have the same problem. Superuser has granted Adfree permission and I can't figure out what went wrong or how to fix it. If anyone has any suggestions, that would be greatly appreciated.
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Did you try Uninstalling Ad Free, then re-installing it?
I had this same problem, but a little toggle on Adfree made it work for me.
On mine this is what it looks like..
After you open your app, I should check the 2nd option (Use 127.0.0.1) and at the end the symlink from data/data/hosts check that as well.
thats whats been working for me, if it doesn't work i'll try to help you out more.
Tried both of those and still no luck.
Yeah adfree isn't working for me either... hopefully they'll fix it tomorrow.
Rican Bx Bomba said:
Yeah adfree isn't working for me either... hopefully they'll fix it tomorrow.
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Confirmed...app is broken. Update/install hosts file no longer works on new or existing installs.
Roger that. No go. Just when I flashed a clean rom. Lol
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You guys are right, right after posting this I got a notification setting new hosts and now I can't update them its a problem from the app dev just wait a day or two and they'll fix it
Seems to be fixed just now.
It was looping like 10 minutes yesterday, now it takes 3 minutes on that screen and it shows "Update Successful".
Tried it again this morning, and Adfree updated in about a minute or so. Ads are gone again. Thanks for all the help everyone!
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Tried it again this morning, and Adfree updated in about a minute or so. Ads are gone again. Thanks for all the help everyone!
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Same, back working again as well.
Should add that the 'Droid Overclock' app provides a minimal ad-blocking ability as well which can work in a pinch while waiting on Adfree to update. It isn't nearly as flexible and the app does have a minimal cost, but thought I would mention it.
Thanks all!
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So on my dad's droid 1, rooted, he had Adfree installed and working just fine. He was using an application the was ad supported then set his phone down and 2 mins later picked it up opened the same applies and there were ads on his screen. He didn't disable anything in that time. Adfree says there's a hosts update but will not longer download or block ads. Prior to this he had installed autokiller memory optimizer. We thought it was that, so we uninstalled it and adfree is still not working. Cleared cache and data for adfree, tried uninstalling and reinstalling and still no go. I'm at a loss. Any help is appreciated.
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Same Thing Happened To Me, Never Found The Source Of The Problem, But A Definite Fix Is To Do A Nandroid Backup!! But As A Alternative You Can "TRY" To Install **CACHE-MATE** And Run The App, That Method "WORKED" For Me!! Good-Luck!!
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Glad this is working again
xriderx66 said:
Did you try Uninstalling Ad Free, then re-installing it?
I had this same problem, but a little toggle on Adfree made it work for me.
On mine this is what it looks like..
After you open your app, I should check the 2nd option (Use 127.0.0.1) and at the end the symlink from data/data/hosts check that as well.
thats whats been working for me, if it doesn't work i'll try to help you out more.
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Can anyone help me get this working please?
i have installed ..granted superuser..checked 2nd option and checked symlink option ......it says connecting and please wait while your hosts file is updated......this just says connecting and i give up after leaving it for 10 minutes each time
if i just check the box - 127.0.0.1
i just get this
failed to replace your hosts file error message
any help appreciated
tried to add some screen shots from my phone but wont allow me as im a new member
im having adfree problems also. im running the salvage 9.5 rom and adfree was working til it recently updated. it says there are new host but when i update i get this error "java.io.EOFException". anyone know what to do?
Hi all,
this is probably a very dumb question
but anyway, how do I remove all of the annoying ads from the free downloaded applications on my Android device
your answer are highly appreciated.
thanks
bacoksai said:
Hi all,
this is probably a very dumb question
but anyway, how do I remove all of the annoying ads from the free downloaded applications on my Android device
your answer are highly appreciated.
thanks
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If you're phone is rooted you can try AdFree: https://play.google.com/store/apps/...DEsImNvbS5iaWd0aW5jYW4uYW5kcm9pZC5hZGZyZWUiXQ..
This is by far the most effective adblocking app.
I use AdAway from the Play Store, does the job for me. Any ad blocker will do though, as long as you're rooted.
Also, if the app doesn't require the Internet then you can turn the data connection off when using it. I used to do that with Angry Birds before I rooted my phone.
Press 'Thanks' if I helped!
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use adaway.. it's simple and very user friendly.. Ads also annoy me, we share the same prob.. so glad if it could help you out..
Are these apps for free? I want to remove the annoying ads as well.
The ads are there to support developer.
If you really want to remove them, the easiest way is to use your phone offline whenever you are using the add supported app
quircky said:
Are these apps for free? I want to remove the annoying ads as well.
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Yeah, AdAway is free from Play Store
Press 'Thanks' if I helped!
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thanks all for answering my question
vx117 said:
If you're phone is rooted you can try AdFree: https://play.google.com/store/apps/...DEsImNvbS5iaWd0aW5jYW4uYW5kcm9pZC5hZGZyZWUiXQ..
This is by far the most effective adblocking app.
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ROFLkopter said:
I use AdAway from the Play Store, does the job for me. Any ad blocker will do though, as long as you're rooted.
Also, if the app doesn't require the Internet then you can turn the data connection off when using it. I used to do that with Angry Birds before I rooted my phone.
Press 'Thanks' if I helped!
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well, both apps require a rooted device. my tablet is not rooted yet, and I haven't even think of rooting it
but thanks anyway guys, I'll try those apps when my tablet is rooted someday
mikpel said:
The ads are there to support developer.
If you really want to remove them, the easiest way is to use your phone offline whenever you are using the add supported app
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yes, I know those ads are there to support the developers.
but, if I use my tablet offline, there's not much that I can do with it since a lot of apps require data plan to run
re:
The best ad blocker is ''AD Blocker Trial'' try it all, it's free on play store and doesn't require root acsses, that's simple ya...
Use a firewall (e.g. Droidwall), set filtering to "whitelist" and only allow those applications that really must have internet access. That will not only block ads but also prevent apps from phoning home other sensitive data. Of course, you need a rooted device for this.
Try Adfree friend.. you can download in play store!
i have try it
Some roms have it built in
Find a rom that has ad blocker already in the list of extras.
play store has removed ad removing apps?
Hmm, it looks like the ad removing apps are gone from the play store (which I guess I understand from googles point of view - they probably get a few pennies for these ads also).. Is there another place to get these? Amazon app store has "ad-blocker pro", but the 3 reviews all say it doesn't work..
Is there non-store place for some of these.. We can load a rom yet with ads removed for the LG Motion 4G, but removing the ads would be good enough for me
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Hmm, it looks like the ad removing apps are gone from the play store (which I guess I understand from googles point of view - they probably get a few pennies for these ads also).. Is there another place to get these? Amazon app store has "ad-blocker pro", but the 3 reviews all say it doesn't work..
Is there non-store place for some of these.. We can load a rom yet with ads removed for the LG Motion 4G, but removing the ads would be good enough for me
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Ah indeed.. Apparently I'm too much of a newbie to allowed to post links, but google "pcmag" and "ad-block" and I guess you'll see the article.. I do see that the apps are available on f-droid (which is an open source apps store that I can't post a link to either - google is usually your friend here)...
bacoksai said:
Hi all,
this is probably a very dumb question
but anyway, how do I remove all of the annoying ads from the free downloaded applications on my Android device
your answer are highly appreciated.
thanks
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You can try to download and use Lucky Patcher, very usefull app. It can help you.
You can download Adblock plus from their official website because google has pulled these adblocking apps from play store or you can use the lucky patcher if you have a rooted device. Hope it helps!
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crypticmystic said:
Hmm, it looks like the ad removing apps are gone from the play store (which I guess I understand from googles point of view - they probably get a few pennies for these ads also).. Is there another place to get these? Amazon app store has "ad-blocker pro", but the 3 reviews all say it doesn't work..
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For AdAway, check F-Droid. AdFree can be found at the Adfree Android Homepage.
As both work using a modified /etc/hosts file, one could also manipulate that manually. But that would be quite a hazzle :silly:
I remember there was one app that worked by disabling the ad modules themselves -- which would be much more interesting to me. I just cannot figure out which app that was. Any hints?
aarish1 said:
You can download Adblock plus from their official website because google has pulled these adblocking apps from play store or you can use the lucky patcher if you have a rooted device. Hope it helps!
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Can confirm that Adblock Plus installs and works well with un-rooted devices.
nice
aarish1 said:
You can download Adblock plus from their official website because google has pulled these adblocking apps from play store or you can use the lucky patcher if you have a rooted device. Hope it helps!
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Just wanted to say thanks! :good:
Also alot of other good suggestions here. Adaway jusy bugs the **** out of my phone though (Desire HD JTime R8).
If you just want a file host http://adf*ly/703YZ just copy and save as on notepad with name host. Then copy to your sdcard and copy again to /system/etc
bacoksai said:
Hi all,
this is probably a very dumb question
but anyway, how do I remove all of the annoying ads from the free downloaded applications on my Android device
your answer are highly appreciated.
thanks
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root device and install adfree
Hey does anyone know why I have advertisements popping up on my phone all the time?
It's random and occurs in all apps and I checked for virus with a scanner and it doesn't say anything. Has anyone had this issue before and know a solution? Idk what I clicked that might have caused this bug. Ads usually are games that lead me to the play store and not anything explicit (if that helps)
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x10user2011 said:
Hey does anyone know why I have advertisements popping up on my phone all the time?
It's random and occurs in all apps and I checked for virus with a scanner and it doesn't say anything. Has anyone had this issue before and know a solution? Idk what I clicked that might have caused this bug. Ads usually are games that lead me to the play store and not anything explicit (if that helps)
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Start in safe mode see if they still show up
If it is in games, if you're rooted try downloading an ad blocker. Since they blocked it from the Play Store you will need to Google it.
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markdapimp said:
Start in safe mode see if they still show up
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It's not that, it's ads popping up in places such as SMS or music and it's weird..
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You have something installed doing it. What did you last install before it happened?
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x10user2011 said:
It's not that, it's ads popping up in places such as SMS or music and it's weird..
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Still safe mode will disable all third party apps and any potential malware on your phone
think of it as a fail safe boot like how Windows has it
Heres how to get into it
https://support.google.com/nexus/answer/2852139?hl=en
how to get out of it? just shutdown your phone as you normally would and start it back
This is odd. Have you downloaded something from outside the play store? Do you have unknown sources enabled? If you didn't, then something is horribly wrong here. If you did download and install any APK, delete it.
If this is something from the Play Store itself, we have to report it.
To be completely safe, as others said, run the phone in safe mode. If they still pop up, flash the factory image...something went wrong. If they don't, it's an app.
markdapimp said:
Still safe mode will disable all third party apps and any potential malware on your phone
think of it as a fail safe boot like how Windows has it
Heres how to get into it
https://support.google.com/nexus/answer/2852139?hl=en
how to get out of it? just shutdown your phone as you normally would and start it back
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There is also another trick that I found some days ago.....restart the phone and then let the google logo go, when the boot animation starts keep pressing the volume down button untill u get to the lock screen....ur safe mode should be there
x10user2011 said:
Hey does anyone know why I have advertisements popping up on my phone all the time?
It's random and occurs in all apps and I checked for virus with a scanner and it doesn't say anything. Has anyone had this issue before and know a solution? Idk what I clicked that might have caused this bug. Ads usually are games that lead me to the play store and not anything explicit (if that helps)
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Please take a screenshot of such an ad to help us see what the problem might be. Also have a look at installed apps to see which one may be causing it.(preferably list all 3rd party apps you have installed, or simply a couple of screenshots)
Also as mentioned you should try safe mode(long press the "turn off" button in the power menu), to see if it still happens.(if not, it is one of your 3rd party apps.)
You could try and use a nifty app from the Play store called AirPush detector. It will look through your phone to look through which apps might be showing you unwanted advertisements.
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It was definitely an app that you installed, there are some apps in the playstore that if you install them will show ads. This is sketchy but I guess they want to make money somehow....
this is how many free games/apps stay free
mistahseller said:
It was definitely an app that you installed, there are some apps in the playstore that if you install them will show ads. This is sketchy but I guess they want to make money somehow....
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simms22 said:
this is how many free games/apps stay free
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Popup ads? I understand ads in the game, but I've never seen ads that pop up in system apps. That's not allowed per the google play TOS. I'll be sure to report them if you give me the names of them. I have apps on there too, and most of them don't have ads, but the ones that do are always unobtrusive.
aooga said:
Popup ads? I understand ads in the game, but I've never seen ads that pop up in system apps. That's not allowed per the google play TOS. I'll be sure to report them if you give me the names of them. I have apps on there too, and most of them don't have ads, but the ones that do are always unobtrusive.
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Oh I can't remember what app it was it was on my nexus 4, I installed something and everytime I would hit home it would popup like a sys warning message but it would be an ad.
I would run a virus/malware scan and stop using questionable apps.
jd1639 said:
...stop using questionable apps.
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This. People keep complaining about Android having viruses when they're downloading all kinds of things like "free smileys" from random sites. 99.9% of the time, Google Play has clean apps, but there are still some apps that Google needs to filter out better. They need to completely ban air push and other notification ads or really anything that doesn't stay within the app.
EDIT: This wasn't meant to bash the OP. I'm talking about other people, and hopefully the OP didn't download this kind of stuff.
aooga said:
Popup ads? I understand ads in the game, but I've never seen ads that pop up in system apps. That's not allowed per the google play TOS. I'll be sure to report them if you give me the names of them. I have apps on there too, and most of them don't have ads, but the ones that do are always unobtrusive.
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yea. these apps open in the background. and since they are "open", their ads pop up. these arent the same kinds of ads that open in the app itself, theyll open in the status bar or just pop up. again, they are usually included in free apps/games that are usually of lower quality.
simms22 said:
yea. these apps open in the background. and since they are "open", their ads pop up. these arent the same kinds of ads that open in the app itself, theyll open in the status bar or just pop up. again, they are usually included in free apps/games that are usually of lower quality.
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I thought Google banned that? http://phandroid.com/2013/09/30/google-play-notification-ads-policy/
aooga said:
I thought Google banned that? http://phandroid.com/2013/09/30/google-play-notification-ads-policy/
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looks that way.
but there are certain conditions that these app makers can use those ads.
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looks that way.
but there are certain conditions that these app makers can use those ads.
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Wow. That's dumb. Oh well, I would never download any of those shady apps anyway, and neither would most people, but I still wish Google would have a bit more strict guidelines.
Guys I am getting this unwanted ad pop up every few minutes I don't know which app is causing it....
Try one of the airpush detectors from the Play Store.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lookout.addetector&hl=en
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.appspot.swisscodemonkeys.detector&hl=en
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.brosmike.airpushdetector
bobbyphoenix said:
Try one of the airpush detectors from the Play Store.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lookout.addetector&hl=en
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.appspot.swisscodemonkeys.detector&hl=en
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.brosmike.airpushdetector
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I tried this already.. and also removed all apps with ads still it popsup... so i wiped everything...
Next time don't download things from the web you dont know
HelpMeruth said:
Next time don't download things from the web you dont know
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I use same apps in all my smartphones.. But this problem occurred only in this mobile...
I am having a strange problem in my phone, I see ads everywhere, look at the provided photos.
I enabled the ad-blocker from ABS tweaks (Terminal Emulator) with no luck. Not willing to lose any data (if possible).
Thank you.
Someone answer me lol if those ads remain I'll **** this phone up haha
An user app causes this. Check your installed apps recently.
forumber2 said:
An user app causes this. Check your installed apps recently.
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Lmao I deleted all the recently installed apps except for an app which I thought that it's the only one that won't cause the ads problem.
Adaway
TheLegend975 said:
Lmao I deleted all the recently installed apps except for an app which I thought that it's the only one that won't cause the ads problem.
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Why not install adaway an be done with it.