04/02/2019
If browser popup ads werenβt annoying enough, we also have ads on our Android smartphones. What could get more frustrating than trying to make an urgent call and waiting for a fifteen-second ad to end? Or playing a game only to be interrupted in the middle of a crucial point with ads for clothing? Letβs look at some of the ways to eradicate these popups.
If youβre the type of person who keeps their phone s***k and span and ad-free, youβll want to know what app is causing these ad outbreaks. Remember that not all popup ads are safe, some of them can be malware. So, even if you donβt care, you should care enough to know what can be unsafe. The first step would be to clear all your recent apps and then restart your phone. Ensure that no app is working in the background. Greenify is an app that lets you hibernate the apps which have no functional use at the time. Once youβve done that, recollect the time around which the popup started to appear. Head to the Play Store to see the apps installed recently and check the reviews to see if they have any adware or malware built-in. This will help you if you require the app/apps or not. Continue checking for all apps in case any updates have resulted in the addition of adware. Thereβs another way to catch the culprit app. If the ad shows up in the notification bar, itβs easy to know which app is causing said ads by long pressing the ad. Youβll either see an 'iβ icon or three options to manage the notifications from the app. By clicking on them, youβll be taken to a permissions page of the app where you can modify how they post notifications.
Furthermore, when you encounter an add, instead of closing it, switch over to the recent apps menu by touching the button to the right of the home screen. Youβll know which app is displaying the ad. Long press will reveal the 'iβ icon, tap on it to reveal the appβs permissions. Keep in mind that while itβs easy to spot the app if there are in-app ads. Most of the time itβs tricky to zero-in on the culprit app. If you wish to cut corners and make things simpler, then thereβs a free app called Ad Detect Plugin. This app checks if your installed apps have any connection to ad networks. You can uninstall the app that gets detected. Ad network detectors are enormously helpful due to the prevalence of ads today. Some strong ones are Lookout Security and Antivirus and AppBrian Ad Detector. These tell you what apps are showing ads from what network. Addons Detector is another app within the same category. A sure shot way to ensure an ad-free performance is to delete the app.
