How to remove ads from your phone: ways to disable intrusive messages

There are effective ways to get rid of ads on your phone. It can even appear on the main menu of the device. How to get rid of ads, told the specialized publications Android Police and Alphr.

Remove faulty applications

Pop-up ads have nothing to do with the phone itself. It is caused by third-party apps that are installed on the phone. You can get rid of annoying ads in a few steps.

How to remove ads from Android phone? Google support recommends removing the faulty apps through "Safe Mode". Here's how to do it on an Android phone:

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2. Press and hold the power button on your phone or tablet.
   
3. Tap the power off icon and hold. Confirm to restart your device in safe mode. During the restart, you will see "Safe Mode" at the bottom.
   
4. Start uninstalling recently downloaded apps one by one.
   
5. After each uninstall, reboot your device and check if the problem has disappeared.
   

When your device starts working normally, you can reinstall apps that don't send ads.

You can also protect yourself from faulty apps. To do this:

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2. Log in to Google Play Market.
   
3. Click on the profile icon in the top right corner, select "Play Protection" and open the settings.
   
4. Enable the "Scan apps with Play Protection" setting.
   

After that, the system should warn you about faulty apps. It is recommended not to install apps from unofficial sources, as there is a high risk of downloading a viral app on third-party resources.

Check apps: YouTube/OneMovieLive

Block notifications

You can disable notifications from a certain website. To do this, you need to do the following:

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2. Using your Google Chrome browser, navigate to the desired site.
   
3. In the top left corner of the screen, click on the "Page Info" icon and then "Permissions". If there is no "Permissions" item, the site's notifications are disabled.
   
4. Tap "Notifications" and then turn off the "Enable Notifications" option.
   

On iOS, disable pop-ups like this:

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2. Click the "More" icon in Chrome and go into settings.
   
3. Choose "Content Settings"→"Block pop-ups".
   
4. Set the toggle to the desired position.
   

Not all pop-ups are ads or spam. Some trustworthy sites simply show additional content.

How do I turn off ads on my phone? According to the mobile technology website Android Police, Google Chrome has a built-in pop-up and ad blocker. The actions are as follows:

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2. Tap the three-dot menu in the top right corner in Google Chrome and open settings.
   
3. Scroll to the "Site Settings" section.
   
4. Find the "Content" section at the bottom, open "Pop-ups and redirects".
   
5. Disable popups and toggle redirects in the following menu.
   
6. Go back to the site settings page and select "Intrusive Ads".
   
7. Disable the "Intrusive ads" toggle.
   

If you want to remove ads while browsing the web, use a third-party web browser on Android. Chrome does not support an extension to block ads on mobile devices.

Disabling ads on the Home screen

These notifications can appear at any time not only on the home screen but also in other apps. This is because such apps are allowed to appear on top of other apps. Technology portal Alphr explains how to get rid of this:

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2. Go into your phone's settings.
   
3. Go to "Apps and notifications"→"Advanced"→"Access special apps".
   
4. Select "Display over other applications". You will see a list of applications that are allowed to display notifications and advertisements.
   
5. Check the list of apps you don't want to see pop-up notifications from or if they seem suspicious. Tap the app name and move the toggle next to "Allow to display over other apps" to the "Off" position.
   

You can also do this another way:

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2. Tap and hold the application icon, open the application information menu.
   
3. Scroll to "Show on top of other apps".
   
4. Disable the "Allow display on top of other apps" toggle.
   

If notifications and ads appear on the lock screen, the steps are as follows:

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2. In the phone's settings, go to "Apps and notifications", tap "Customize notifications". Some versions have these settings on the "Lock screen" tab.
   
3. Scroll down to the "Show notifications" section and tap "Lock screen notifications".
   
4. Select "Do not show notifications." The changes will take effect automatically.
   

If you can't find the necessary settings in the settings, use the search. This will take you directly to the settings you need.

Other ways to disable ads on your Android phone

If you do not want to delete a particular application from which you receive a lot of notifications and ads, como desbloquear un celular con patron you can disable the display of notifications specifically for it. The actions are as follows:

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2. Go to the apps section in settings.
   
3. Tap the three dots in the top right corner.
   
4. Select "Special Access."
   
5. Click "Show from top."
   
6. Toggle the toggles next to each app you want to restrict so they turn gray.
   

Through settings, you can turn off ads and notifications from Google:

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2. Go to Google through your device settings.
   
3. Tap "Ads" under "Services".
   
4. Slide the switch next to "Disable ad personalization" to the "Off" position.
   

Ads settings on your phone: YouTube/OneMovieLive

If you want to disable notifications specifically from YouTube, in the settings, open the section with apps and notifications. Select "View all apps" and find YouTube. Open YouTube settings and tap "Notifications" and select the notifications you'd like to turn off.

Third-party methods

There are third-party options to disable ads, namely ad blockers and antivirus. Here are some of them:

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• Free Adblocker Browser is a free ad blocker that removes pop-up ads in browsers. It has additional features.
  
• AdGuard - A simple ad blocker application with the ability to apply ad filters.
  
• DuckDuckGo browser is a regular browser that doesn't pop up ads.
  

You can use various antivirus programs, but the irony is that they can have ads in them too. Therefore, it is better to use a registry cleaning program such as CCleaner or Clean Master. They will show a list of applications installed on the smartphone. If any of them looks suspicious, study all available information about it. As a last resort, unwanted software is torn down with the same cleaning program.

Get rid of intrusive ads on your phone is possible with various disabling methods from adjusting notifications in the application settings to installing specialized ad-blocking applications. Choose the methods that best suit your principles and interests.