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It's no secret that by downloading applications from a special one, you can improve your smartphone in various ways, or become the owner of some popular toy. Often, paid versions from free ones, They differ only in the presence of advertising in them.

Today we will look at the 5 fastest and best ways to remove ads on Android so that they don’t appear again and you don’t have to start all over again.

Of course, you don’t have to pay any attention to it, but we will discuss at least three reasons, why it’s better to get rid of such ads, and then we’ll figure out how to remove pop-up ads on your phone.

Updating information and checking the relevance of all applications - 03/08/2018

Advertising is a separate process that not only takes up space on RAM, but also affects the rapid discharge of the battery (by the way, here are some recommendations about your device).
In addition, the presence of advertising on a smartphone can cause unwanted software (software) to appear on it, or even worse -.
Also advertising consumes internet traffic(You may ask how, the answer is simple - to display ads you need to send a request to the advertiser’s server and then show it to you. So, for example, if when viewing the news feed of the VK social network in an hour you will consume a maximum of 10-20 MB, and if at this time You will see advertisements pop up, then when you use this at least 70% used in addition to traffic, that is, ~ 15 MB), and, as you know, not everyone has unlimited traffic.

Naturally, all this suggests that advertising in applications and games is This is not a harmless "add-on" for free download. And when you are convinced of this, you will be ready to remove it from your smartphone. Now, having given some convincing facts about the undesirability of advertisements appearing on your phone due to malware, I will give you many different solutions for different situations.

Method 1: Disable Pop-up Ads Using AdBlock Plus

AdBlock Plus – best program of its kind to get rid of annoying ads from applications and games. She is so good that she was able to damage the business by almost $22 billion, and this is only for 2015! Do you still need any confirmation? This is an excellent ad removal program.

But it’s worth saying right away that in the store You won't find such an application on Google Play.. Probably because Google's only source of income in this case is advertising! It turns out that distributing a program in your store that would deprive you of this way of earning money is inappropriate.

This means only one thing - you will need install the program manually. There is nothing terrible in such a process, especially since after the installation is complete, you will enjoy numerous programs, games and applications without the presence of advertising in them.

Update information - Adblock Browser

But you still can download old versions of Adblock Plus on third-party sites. We recommend going to the 4PDA forum thread, where you will find past and improved versions. But remember that then you will not have access to updates.

Where to find and how to install

Download the Adblock Plus program from the 4PDA forum, and follow the next step. If you downloaded it on your computer, then you should transfer it to your device;
Click on the line with the program in your file explorer;
Let's start the installation.

What to do if a third-party application does not want to be installed

In order to install the program from a source other than an official one, you will have to change some things in the settings.

We are looking for the “Settings” section.
In the window that appears, find the “Security” or “Applications” section. Different devices will have one of these partitions.
Having opened the desired one, find the item “ unknown sources" This is where you need to check the box.

Sometimes this window appears on its own, during the installation of such an application. Then in the pop-up window you will need to immediately check the required box and wait for the installation to complete.

Settings

To forget about constantly running the application, you can run it as a background process, for this use this setting:

After installation, you can immediately open the program and run it. A message will appear stating that Adblock Plus cannot change the proxy. You have to do this yourself. First, click " tune" and then "Open Wi-Fi settings."
Click on the network that is turned on on the device and hold until the settings window appears. Click "Advanced options" and check the proxy box by selecting " Manually».
You need to enter the host name " localhost", and the port " 2020 " Afterwards you need to save.
Remember! If you suddenly need to turn off the program, then simply return the Wi-Fi settings to the “ Default».

Method 2: How to remove ads on your desktop

After familiarizing yourself with the above-mentioned program, you will already have the necessary knowledge, but if suddenly it cannot remove ads on the Android desktop, then it is worth reading a short guide.

After downloading the applications (as mentioned above), you can pick up unwanted software. That is, this includes many developers from the Play Market who are dishonestly trying to make money from us. That is why, now more and more often start to panic when: “Suddenly, out of nowhere, an advertisement pops up on the desktop” and a person begins to “rush” around the Internet in a panic in search of a quick, but not always correct solution.

Adfree - Root rights

AirPush - without Root

This application scans your entire Android and identifies all suspicious applications. In the video, I tried to scan my phone, and it said that no viruses were found. We found only applications with in-app purchases, but they are not considered dangerous.

If you still have questions, ask them below in the comments.

Method 3: Removal without Root Rights

Most modern smartphones and tablets based on Android 6.0 and higher completely refuse to agree to installing Ruth rights (SuperSu), there is nothing bad here, just like everything has its pros and cons. Developers try to keep the system core away from the capable hands of users as best as possible, so that later they do not complain about the device malfunctioning. Some craftsmen overcome this milestone with smartphones, while other models remain rebellious.

But what to do if the problem is with an ad virus, and there is no way to install a special program that requires Superuser rights to block it, or you simply do not have such knowledge?! The answer is simple, choose one or more applications that can be used without ROOT rights.

Lucky Patcher - a lot of errors and device freezes (strongly do not recommend)
Adguard (take a closer look at this option)

Adguard

After a global update, the application no longer supports ad blocking in third-party applications. Take a closer look at other options.

Method 4: Remove ad units on YouTube

If you often watch various videos on YouTube and you are simply tired of seeing preview screens in the form of advertisements for 5-20 seconds without the ability to close before every second video, then this information will help you.

Disabling all advertising on YouTube using the Xposed Framework (RUTH rights)

For a more detailed description, see a separate article on the Xposed Framework.

Method 5: Simple option to disable advertising

The Android system has a fairly simple browser installed as standard, which you don’t really want to use. Typically, users install options such as Chrome, Opera and Firefox. Options 2 and 3 are especially interesting. There are special built-in plugins that allow you to hide advertisements on Internet pages. Just download this application from the store.

Video instruction

In our video, we only cover the basic features in the apps and browsers mentioned above. Since I haven’t had a problem with viral advertising on my phone (and I hope I don’t), I can’t demonstrate their full functionality to you. But no one forbids you to get acquainted with them.

What to do if an advertisement pops up on Android after a call?

If you are very seriously infected with a dialer virus, that is, after incoming/outgoing calls, advertising immediately appears in the menu, then here are some tips for you.

Run an antivirus, there is an application on Google Play Doctor Web(others are possible, it doesn’t matter), install it. Once turned on, find the function "Full check", wait until the scanning process finishes. Afterwards, if a dangerous application is found, follow the instructions (if it is an application you installed, then decide: delete or fight. If you want to leave it, or it is a system file, then use the settings (settings - applications) to clear the application data, just do not stop it, otherwise you will have to do everything again).
Remember, after which advertising began to appear, perhaps you installed something, or downloaded it from the Internet. If it doesn't help, go to step 1.
Perhaps it will help.
Describe your problem in more detail in the comments, and you will be answered as quickly as possible.

Now you know at least 5 different ways to clean your Android from adware. Again, if your question is not answered here, please ask a question in the comments.

In the modern world, it is quite difficult to hide from advertising. It is on the streets, on TV, shops and gadgets. It is understandable that people often want to get rid of pop-up icons on their smartphone. How to remove ads on Android?

The problem is that it is the presence of the latter that allows you to enjoy free viewing of movies, programs, listen to music, and play games. Advertising is often not intrusive, such as header bidding, but sometimes it covers up useful content. Of course, it will not be possible to improve the situation with television or radio broadcasts, but it is possible to make adjustments to the operation of electronic content.

Agree, the biggest inconvenience comes from advertising inserts focused on phones and mobile devices. Let's highlight several reasons for this before finding out how to disable advertising on Android:

small screen sizes, due to which advertising messages sometimes do not allow other information to be seen;
makes the phone run slower. The Internet has slowdowns, the efficiency of the smartphone drops, and the charge is consumed;
a useless waste of traffic, since advertising “eats” it, and itself weighs quite a bit. Plus, content often downloads additional files;
there is a possibility of acquiring an unpleasant virus, especially if the smartphone is not equipped with anti-virus programs.

That is why it is worth familiarizing yourself with how to remove pop-up ads on Android.

It is important to start with the fact that experts do not recommend solving the problem by acquiring Root powers - there are simpler and safer options. Root is a big danger of a smartphone, opening a decent window for malicious files and viruses to appear. Without being an expert in the field, you can completely ruin your phone.

Today there are many simple ways to get rid of advertising on Android. Modern applications fix problems, but do not interfere with system files, do not interfere with the operation of the gadget, and do not create dangerous situations. At their core, these are utilities that act as a kind of information filter. They remove advertising integrations in any information, as well as in games and applications.

Let's highlight two main subgroups that deal with the question of how to disable advertising on Android on your phone:

programs that are installed separately. For example, you can use blockers. The most popular of them is Adblock Plus. Advertising is blocked and removed everywhere - from websites to games and applications. There is also a fairly common application - AdGuard. The latter, by the way, does not block advertising information in games if its version was free;

Modern mobile operating systems are considered to be quite well protected. However, from time to time, advertisements pop up on the screen on Android as well. How to remove advertising modules? Let's try to consider each case separately.

When we say "on Android", we of course mean various applications. Let's look at the two most typical cases. Let's start by stating a fact that is not obvious to many: most often pop-up advertising windows on Android are not viruses!

Oddly enough, advertising, which often interferes with playing or enjoying web applications, is not a problem, but is intended to be so. Developers include advertising modules in their programs and games in order to receive monetary returns from them.

Have you noticed that pop-up ads are very often related to your region and somehow resonate with what you recently searched for on the Internet? Or have you at least read about it? In extreme cases, this is advertising that is relevant all over the world, and therefore in your country. Google is directly responsible for selecting advertising.

By inserting pop-up banners into the game, the developer receives money for clicking on them. Thus, if a game or program sells in large quantities, his efforts are paid for.

In most situations, this advertising is not particularly disturbing, so you shouldn’t touch it. But if the developer placed the banner stupidly, it pops up in the middle of the gameplay or looms all the time on the screen. For such an attitude to business, it is worth punishing him with a dollar and turning off advertising.

There are two ways to do this:

We will not dwell on the first case: formally it is illegal (although we all know the forum where one can get such versions).

In the second case, you need a special program that filters advertising content. The most famous of these programs is AdBlock Mobile, which has already been appreciated by hundreds of millions of users. You can install it directly from the developer’s website.

Open the site https://adblockplus.org/android-install
Launch a QR code scanner on your smartphone or tablet (if it doesn’t exist, install it)
Point your camera at the QR code on the page
Follow the link and download the application.

You can also download the APK file from the Download button, copy it to your Android device and run it there.

It must be said that the creators of AdBlock for Android are well aware that advertising is the bread and butter of developers. By default, they suggest leaving banners when connected via and removing them when working on the mobile Internet. But if you need the “ultimate solution to your advertising problem,” then no problem.

Open a running application. You may need to manually configure the proxy. For this:

Another common situation where you might be annoyed by pop-ups on Android is when working with websites. Again, these are not viruses, but a conscious decision of the site creators. You can solve this problem by blocking pop-ups.

By and large, the same AdBlock copes with blocking banners on websites. But there are also alternative solutions.

Instead of the standard browser or Google Chrome, you can use the popular alternative - UC Browser. This popular browser for Android supports plugins, including an ad filter.

Of course, in addition to banners in the browser and applications, there are also real viruses. But a separate material will be devoted to them.

Oh, how tired I am of the pop-up banner every time I turn on my phone. How to easily remove ads on Android? In some cases it is simple, in others it is more difficult. I wrote in a post about how I removed viruses that remained on the smartphone even after resetting it to factory settings. Now let's take a simple case.

Part 1. Removing a simple ad virus on Android

I have a normal attitude towards advertising, but banners that pop up and cover the entire screen, despite the fact that when I turn on the device, I definitely need information and not advertising, they just infuriate me. The largest Indian advertising network, inMOBI, does this. Not only them, there are others, even more nasty.

This is what it looks like:

You remove the lock for an urgent call and look for the cross to close this pop-up rubbish that takes up the entire screen.

We will look for the culprit. Let me make a reservation right away that in this part we will deal with a simple advertising option. Much worse examples will be discussed in the second part.

In the list of installed applications, we look for those after installation of which a banner began to appear. By the way, banners may not appear without an Internet connection or may appear on the second or third day after the application is installed in the system. Often, “infection” occurs when installing applications from unofficial sources. Thus, you can remove ads only after blocking ads or after uninstalling an advertising application.

I found my “gift” quickly.

Permissions. There is such a thing in Android - permissions. It is clear that email requires the Internet, and navigation requires access to location determination. What do we see below? The left application will call someone, send SMS after collecting information from all accounts. What does it do useful other than show ads? Nothing. So the conclusion is clear - we delete it.

See application permissions here: Settings - Applications - (Application name) - Permissions.

We manage permissions here: Settings - Security - App permissions. You can immediately disable any of the permissions.

In my case, I just needed to delete the application. Well, it didn't bring me any benefit :)

So I cleared my smartphone of annoying advertising, which was quite annoying. This case is perhaps the simplest. I will consider much more complex ways to remove ads on Android in subsequent parts, and below I will list the basic safety rules.

Part 2. Basic safety rules on Android.

— Install antivirus as the very first application. It will help detect threats during the installation of subsequent applications on the fly.

— Install applications from the official store or from the developer’s website. On popular public sites and forums, unfortunately, scammers try to slip an infected application or use such a site “in the dark.”

— Ensure the security of your local network both at work and at home. A firewall and antivirus must be installed on all computers on the network, which does not eliminate the need to properly configure network equipment. An infected smartphone on a home network can easily spread the virus to everyone connected to that network.

Following these simple rules will allow you to reduce the likelihood of your device becoming infected, which means saving time and money.