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How To Get Rid Of Ads On Their Phone?

The only downside is the bombarding of ads. Because of getting too many ads, many people look for ways on how to get rid of ads on their phones.

By Sandip ChauhanPublished 2 years ago 3 min read
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How To Get Rid Of Ads On Their Phone?
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The Internet has connected the whole world into one. Today, by tapping a few buttons on our devices, we can communicate with someone who is thousands of miles away from us over the Internet.

The Internet has allowed people worldwide to communicate, share information, and connect with other people efficiently. More than 50% of internet traffic comes from our mobile phones.

Today smartphones come with a ton of features. The internet speed is exceptional, the processor is fast. The only downside is the bombarding of ads. Because of getting too many ads, many people look for ways on how to get rid of ads on their phones.

How To Get Rid Of Ads On Their Phone

Ads on Smartphones:

Since the past few years, ads have invaded our smartphone devices. Ads can invade our smartphones in several ways. Some of the most common forms are pop-ups and notifications.

There are also browser ads, website ads that bombard our phones. Android and iOS are two of the most common operating systems of our smartphones. The methods to get rid of ads on both of these operating systems are different.

This article's purview is to focus on ads on android devices and how to get rid of those ads.

Ways to Get Rid of Android Ads:

Getting rid of ads on android devices is not a difficult task if you know your way around device settings. As different forms of android ads invade our devices, the methods to get rid of them are also different. Following are some of the common ways to get rid of android ads:

Uninstall Bogus Apps:

There are certain apps which serve full size ads whenever you open such apps. These ads cover the content of the app, and many times you may reach on some other page by clicking on such ads unknowingly. Uninstall such apps immediately from your phone. Most of the time, third party apps are responsible for such pop-ups. Thus, it is advisable to avoid downloading such apps on your device.

Ad Blocking Apps:

When you are on web space, you are most vulnerable to spammy ads and pop-ups. To tackle such apps you can download ad blocking apps, which will block such ads, and will allow you to surf the web more effectively.

Some of them can even kill advertisements in other apps & games, offering you a clean and trouble-free browsing experience.

Use Chrome Settings:

It is common to encounter ads when we surf the Internet on chrome (Opticover WiFi Extender Setup). Chrome ads are the most annoying ones. No one likes to be bombarded with the ads when they are surfing their favourite site, or scrolling through facebook, or reading an intriguing article. To block such unnecessary ads on chrome, you just have to make some changes in your chrome settings.

• Open chrome.

• Click on the three dots in the top right corner.

• Open settings.

• Scroll down and click on Site Settings.

• In site settings, head to the 'Pop-ups and Redirect' section.

• Click on the toggle to click off this feature.

• After that go back to site settings and turn off Ads as well.

Turn Off Notifications:

Do you ever receive spammy notifications on your device? This is one of the common ways of placing ads in the form of notification. If you want to get rid of such notifications, you simply have to turn off the notifications.

Hold on the notification and open the app. In that section, turn off the notification. You won't receive notification from such an app or site. You can also turn off notifications from different apps and sites by turning off them in their respective sections.

Block System Ads:

Nowadays some of the smartphone companies such as Samsung, Realmi, Xiaomi places system ads in their user interface. To avoid such system ads, you just have to go through the system settings of your phone, and turn off the marketing and promotion or content recommendation according to your smartphone brand.

SUMMARY:

Ads are a great way to know about products and services. But too much of those can be annoying. So the next time when you get irritated with the ads on your android device, you know what you have to do to get rid of them.

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