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since updating my adobe apps I've started gettting irritating junk notifications, not email or text, in the form of a star on the notifications bar.
i have checked running apps etc... but cannot see how to stop these pests.
anyone know how i turn it off?
thanks
david
Hi yes, try ad blocker, or ad away, both apps are designed to stop those ads. I use ad away, it works good. Or you can find out which app is the cause and delete it. But if you don't know , use the ad blocking app. It's easy to use and works well. Hope this is helpful. Best wishes
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It sounds like you're describing airpush ads coming from some free app or game. Get Airpush Detector or another similar app off the Play store to find the culprit and uninstall it.
thanks guys.
traced it to 'flash open view' or something like that.
had reinstalled my apps and must have put this on by mistake instad of flash 11
now sorted
I'm surprised no one has reviewed this app but I'll give it a shot. *edit- attached pics keep going away each time I edit this post. Take a look at the attachments for screenshots.
My Android Tools (free version)
My Android Tools(Pro)
This is an app I stumbled across by chance or mentions in random forum posts and maybe those who've played with it do only a few things such as disable startup items but it's a lot more powerful than that in regards to blocking in-app ads and trackers.
Now, blocking stuff is a multi-prong approach.
You have Adaway for removing the DNS requests for both apps and browser traffic. MAP targets in-app stuff- not browser traffic. That's why you'd do something like Adaway + MinMinGuard/Adblocker XPosed modules. They actually target blocking the code in the app.
something like XPrivacy for sending random info instead of what an app wants from you
And a bunch of apps and XPosed modules to do things like block receivers or in-app ads.
I've whittled it down to Adaway + *Youtube Adaway + *CrappaLinks + My Android Tools(Pro)
*XPosed Modules
from now on I'm calling My Android Tools MAP
First, make a backup of your ROM
Next, make a backup in the About screen in MAP. The optional thing is if you want MAP to open after every app install/upgrade for review of new and updated apps.
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The 3 things we'll look at are Services, Broadcast Receivers and Activities.
Services- things that run whenever
Broadcast Receivers - things that respond to system events (boot, connectivity changes, timezone changes, packages added, etc)
Activities - ads and junk that pop up on your screen. Developers add 3rd party sdk's to show pop-ups and stuff. This is how XPosed Modules such as MinMinGuard and Adblocker work
ContentProvider - still haven't figured out if I find stuff here yet. Maybe in Google Play Services it might have some analytics provider but it's basically things that share things with other apps.
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Under Services I mainly look at Analytics and Campaign Tracking svcs. It's up to you but these do offer legit tracking analytics to developers.
Google to see what they do
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Broadcast Receivers a few apps that do look at a limited selection of these like XPosed module ReceiverStop
mainly I look at 2 of them:
android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED
com.android.vending.INSTALL_REFERRER
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Finally, Activities
This is how MinMinguard and the like block things. We're going to block more because MinMinGuard just has a hardcoded list (see above link to its source code. That's what frustrated me about MinMinGuard. If I'm going to block this stuff I'd rather not have a hardcoded list as ad blocking should be equal opportunity if a user is going that route.)
under here it's really about getting familiar with names of ad networks. Here's a hint
I just downloaded a random app to find one with a bunch of fun things.
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Great guide, thank you.
royeiror said:
Great guide, thank you.
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yw, thanks for the nudge to put it together
Also, note disabling some activities core to an app can cause loss of functionality, force closes, icon removed from the app drawer, etc. That's why I toggle showing the long description of things (that <> button) so I know which are main pieces.
Unity is a library for game development so most of it is actually the app if you see that one a lot.
Sometimes I use the search to look for ad, analytic, track, campaign
Official worst app I've seen for ad activities : agar.io
It's one of the Google recommended apps of 2015 and I was able to find and block 35 ad network activities.
I can't imagine what it's like to actually play the app and what info about you gets collected
@jawz101 : There is an older thread where is shared this app along with an guide which stuff to disable: [SHARE] [APP] MyAndroidTools + Guide to disable some Play Services processes Add it to OP...
@Force I'm wary of disabling too many Google Play Services. I mainly look at the analytics and ads stuff but even then I wonder what repercussions any of it has on battery life. Say, if an app calls for a specific function and it's no longer able to retrieve the information would it cause a force close or get hung in some loop and chew up CPU? I dunno.
Anyone having FCs with the latest version?? It doesn't seem to open at all.. I have a note 4 N910C, on 5.1.1 COJ5, rooted, xposed.
i have been using this for many roms and it saves loads of ram and helps your phone/tablet boot up quicker,i read somewhere that it dont work with xposed or mm both are wrong because i use it on AICP MM ROM and have Xposed installed for XinternalSD and have had no problems at all.
I do submit any crashes if they happen and have emailed the dev in the past when crashes happened. I used to get app crashes until several months ago when trying to backup the current config or when clicking the Content Providers menu option but no longer. Sometimes I completely wiped my device to get it to stop crashing. Since it's been updated these past few months those problems don't occur.
You may want to try reinstalling the app, clearing its data, rebooting, etc to see if something fixed your app crash. Make sure your device I is rooted and the My Android Tools app does indeed have root privileges. Given the nature of the app it may take some error submissions and logcats sent to the dev.
Good to see that somebody reviewed and created a thread for this great app.
Just one question here (if someone could help out) - unlike other apps, Skype seems to be way too stubborn. By mistake I once turned off the connectivity change broadcast receiver. Now, no matter what I do I cannot toggle this receiver back on. WHY? I tried pretty much everything. Rebooting, enabling the receiver from within SD Maid pro, tried making a backup of MAT and then editing this backup manually to remove the tweak for skype but it all failed. With other apps I can toggle their receiver, activities and everything however I see fit and the toggles remain put. With Skype, however, it's a fail. Any help?
Let x
Great tutorial.
As you seem to be very clever with MyAndroidTools, do you have any idea how to spot the services to disable with MyAndroidTools, in order to kill UC news inside the 11.4.5.1005 UC browser last release :
For more or less one week, UC browser has become unusable for Android nowadays with forcing every user with b******* news, foxnews search engine, star magazine search engine, googlenews search engine, yahoo search engine, uc browser search engine, 9app, music player and many more.
Do you think MyAndroidTools could be able to strangle this overwhelming flow of stupidity ?
If yes, there are so much possible items among Services (run whenever), ...
What could be a method to spot the tap and turn it off?
thx
is there any FOSS alternative?
Can't locate in the Play store?
Has the app been removed from the play store? If so is there any chance you could make the file available here? This has been a favorite app of mine for quite sometime. Would hate to see it fade into oblivion.
Guys this was a one-stop app for me...can somebody make the apk here??
Sivabalan said:
Guys this was a one-stop app for me...can somebody make the apk here??
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I don't know if I would be violating any XDA rules or not. For sure this app is no longer available on the Play store and the developer unfortunately didn't respond to my email. If I can be assured that I'm not violating any XDA rules, I'll gladly share. PS, I love this app I use it for so many things
Bobbaloo said:
I don't know if I would be violating any XDA rules or not. For sure this app is no longer available on the Play store and the developer unfortunately didn't respond to my email. If I can be assured that I'm not violating any XDA rules, I'll gladly share. PS, I love this app I use it for so many things
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Buddy it's available in apk mirror portal.
App was removed from Play Store how to get the Pro now?
I bought it but if it's in my library its a pita to search a misplaced tap and you back to the top of the list
How I can get this app? It's no longer in the AppStore. I bought the Pro Version.
Bobbaloo said:
I don't know if I would be violating any XDA rules or not. For sure this app is no longer available on the Play store and the developer unfortunately didn't respond to my email. If I can be assured that I'm not violating any XDA rules, I'll gladly share. PS, I love this app I use it for so many things
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I bought it on google play and suddenly it disappeared. I contacted the creator and he wrote me he violated some rules (?) of google play and they cutted off his account, but he send me the full apk. But I don't know if I can share it here and if he wants to share the full version. Anyway it's still possible to find it on some websites (apkmirror and something else).
I'm satisfied with it, expecially after I lost money buying autorun manager pro (the developer is not releasing new version, he said he's not interested in it anymore).
Anyway, if someone has any alternative to suggest to My Android Tools Pro it would be good.
This pop up ad appears many times a day.
Can't figure where its coming from and how to get rid of it.
Any help would be appreciated.
Download Malwearbytes and run a scan. Looks like adware.
Malwarebytes found nothing ugg
What happens if you go to your pull down from top notifications? I'd think it will show the running process. Hold your finger on it and should go to the 'notifications' setting for the app.
Start deleting questionable apps you downloaded recently.
I had an update recently installed on my Samsung s8. When I tried to play my music, my phone said I had to download Samsung Music Player, since then I've had ads popping up every 5 minutes. Every ad has the System UI logo and an app that I downloaded to monitor app usage confirmed it also. When I go into advanced setting or admin settings the buttons are blocked. Some say to delete any unusual apps, but how can I tell which apps or stock apps I really need?
Which music player did you install?
I agree with the Malwarebytes, you might also want to check out your skin theme. Some have sneaky ways of rolling out ads to your phone.
I play certain games using BlueStacks because they won't run on my rooted device, no matter how well-hidden Magisk is.
Epic Seven is one of said games.
Problem is, because I can't use root AND play that game, I can't use a lot of mods. And while there's no-root ad-blocking methods, I don't want to block every ad, either. There's one of those "watch an ad, get an in-game reward" thing they do every day, five times per day. It gives 20 energy per ad, but a couple weeks ago, suddenly said ads started opening the Play Store when the ad finishes, which kicks the game to the background and interrupts things. It's VERY annoying and obtrusive, something that I'm actually dismayed to see.
Danmachi Memoria Freese does this garbage, too.
So is there anything I can do about this? I just want to keep said ads from opening the &#%$ing Play Store, not block the ads themselves.
You can set up parental controls
On the device you want parental controls on, open the Play Store app .
In the top left corner, tap Menu Settings. Parental controls.
Turn on Parental controls.
Create a PIN.
Tap the type of content you want to filter.
Choose how to filter or restrict access.
I hope you got your answer!!
Firewall block Playstore.
blackhawk said:
Firewall block Playstore.
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Which do you recommend? Will it prevent updates? Will it keep the damn games from launching it after every ad?
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You can set up parental controls
On the device you want parental controls on, open the Play Store app .
In the top left corner, tap Menu Settings. Parental controls.
Turn on Parental controls.
Create a PIN.
Tap the type of content you want to filter.
Choose how to filter or restrict access.
I hope you got your answer!!
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I don't think you understood my question.
Karma Firewall is an adfree VNP firewall that uses very little battery. On Pie and below has logging as well. It's a great app with zero issues.
It's easy enough to toggle it or a specific app on/off as needed.
The game still attempts to open the Play Store, and I still have to click a bunch of times to dismiss it. So it seems a firewall isn't the best solution.
Depending on what version of Android you are on you can clear the defaults of the Google Play Store so that it won't open up the Play Store when you click on a Google Play Store from anywhere in Android.
The steps to do this vary by which version (skin and Android version) your phone/tablet is running. Generally you have to:
Open Settings
Applications
Application Manager
Find the Google Play Store and remove defaults for opening web links
This approach will however still bring up the Google Play Store on your web browser.
Isn't there any other way?
It's getting to the point where I don't even want to play these anymore. Or at least not watch the ads and forgo the rewards, because they are that annoying.
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Isn't there any other way?
It's getting to the point where I don't even want to play these anymore. Or at least not watch the ads and forgo the rewards, because they are that annoying.
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No one? This is ridiculous. They're now not only opening the Play Store, but switching out of the game, TO the Play Store entirely, instead of opening it in the background AND showing a "pop-up" of said store page in-game, too. These are obstructive and intrusive as hell, and I'm going to raise hell about this since apparently Google's allowing this garbage.
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No one? This is ridiculous. They're now not only opening the Play Store, but switching out of the game, TO the Play Store entirely, instead of opening it in the background AND showing a "pop-up" of said store page in-game, too. These are obstructive and intrusive as hell, and I'm going to raise hell about this since apparently Google's allowing this garbage.
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Their is a trick but it only works on offline games it's where if u turn off your WiFi it disables all the ads
Austinredstoner said:
Their is a trick but it only works on offline games it's where if u turn off your WiFi it disables all the ads
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What are "offline games"?
/s
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What are "offline games"?
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Games that don't require the WiFi to play
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Games that don't require the WiFi to play
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Ah, sorry, I though the "/s" indicated sarcasm clearly.
I am aware of what they are, I was just joking about how rare "true" offline games are these days.
Finally got my hands on a P40 pro.
I couldnt use Googlefier, as Hisense wouldn't give me the option to roll back from 11 to 10 emui.
Gspace works and all my apps within it work but the popup ads are really really annoying... Where do these ads come from? Gspace?, Huawei? Or one of the apps within Gspace.
Also, I can only access the Playstore by opening one of the unused / uninstalled app icons... Is there a way to place the Playstore app / icon within Gspace? And ultimately create a shortcut?
Did you manage to get a solution to this?
The ads are bad
Try OurPlay. After installing, it's in English
OurPlay下载,OurPlay加速器安卓/IOS下载,OurPlay PC/电脑端加速器下载,免费国内/海外游戏加速器下载-OurPlay官网
OurPlay游戏加速器原名谷歌空间，提供OurPlay加速器安卓/IOS端下载，是一款能够完美解决谷歌GMS安装和海外国内游戏永久免费加速的APP，用户无需做任何操作，OurPlay自动匹配用户手机型号安装对应的GMS套件，并同步自动更新。OurPlay现已支持PC/电脑端加速器下载！并提供海外游戏的下载、运行和免费游戏加速，一站式解决手游游戏延迟、掉线、卡顿等问题，畅玩海内外热游。
m.ourplay.net
adamdvd said:
Try OurPlay. After installing, it's in English
OurPlay下载,OurPlay加速器安卓/IOS下载,OurPlay PC/电脑端加速器下载,免费国内/海外游戏加速器下载-OurPlay官网
OurPlay游戏加速器原名谷歌空间，提供OurPlay加速器安卓/IOS端下载，是一款能够完美解决谷歌GMS安装和海外国内游戏永久免费加速的APP，用户无需做任何操作，OurPlay自动匹配用户手机型号安装对应的GMS套件，并同步自动更新。OurPlay现已支持PC/电脑端加速器下载！并提供海外游戏的下载、运行和免费游戏加速，一站式解决手游游戏延迟、掉线、卡顿等问题，畅玩海内外热游。
m.ourplay.net
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Uhhumm... but it's not free. If you pay, the Gspace is also ad-free.
I rather suggest to use AdGuard and filter out Huawei ads. It's also handy when you want remove every ads on your phone.
In my case, there is only 1 ad once app is being started. Then, ads are not showing during using the apps as it is happening with GSpace.