Advertisements are a fundamental element for companies who want to give visibility to their business and want to reach the general public. It is a medium with which many Internet pages also survive, so it is not advisable to limit them too much if you want to continue supporting their daily work.
You will have run into sites that usually show intrusive advertising, if what you want is to see less, it is best to configure the browser or use third-party applications. The most annoying in many cases are those pages that are displayed even above the URL you want to see and not that one.
Let's explain how to remove ads on your android phone, with different methods in case you want to kill at least most of it and leave part of it on pages. On PC we have Adblock, installable in both Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox, both options are add-ons.
Remove pop-ups in Chrome
When browsing with Chrome you may come across pop-ups, known as pop-ups, become the ones that bother you the most when going from page to page. This is the easiest to remove as long as you get to configure your web browser application, which is the one you use by default.
Google Chrome on Android has an automatic blocker for pop-up windows, so if one or more pop-ups come up at once, they will be blocked quickly. It is best to buy if you have it active, if you do not know where this option is, follow the route that we are going to give you to see if it is active or not:
- Open the Google Chrome app on your device, if you don't have it installed you can download it from the Play Store or Aurora Store (if you have a Huawei terminal)
- Click on the three dots at the top right and click on “Settings”
- Within settings go to “site settings” and view “Pop-ups and redirects”
- Check that you have “Pop-up windows and redirects” activated, the switch should be on the right and not on the left, you can also add sites with or without exception
When adding sites, enter it and add it once you enter, if you see that they are pop-ups, it will ask you if you want to block that one or maybe leave it to show. The Google Chrome app has a basic startup configuration, with this setting disabled.
With AppWatch – Anti-Popup
When it comes to blocking all ads from apps and browsers, one of the best is AppWatch – Anti-Popups, an interesting and important tool. Once you install the application, it will block all pop-up elements, it will make it possible for you to see anything without banners or advertising windows from apps/
It requires the typical permissions, including storage permissions to go with it by removing the pop-up window that jumps out at you. It is an automatic remedy, the tool works with all browsers, it is compatible with Google Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Opera and other applications available in the Play Store.
Also, AppWatch will tell you which app is displaying ads, knowing at all times which is the cause and will ask you for the different permissions in case you want to block it from the root. This renowned application weighs less than 5 megabytes, you will not notice that it is open as it is light and configurable if you wish.
Use the Brave browser
One of the browsers considered good when it comes to blocking ads and pop-ups it is Brave, by default it arrives configuring to avoid any type of advertisement on different pages. It is one of the most mature apps and has been getting to improve remarkably, in performance and loads.
It will ask you for the installation and different permissions, several of them go through storage, it requires about 100 megabytes for its installation and use. Brave is also known to be a private browser, imagine being able to access sites without leaving a trace, as if you were using a VPN or a proxy.
Works on Android 4.0 or higher, doesn't require a lot of RAM to get started and a processor of at least 1 GHz and up. It is a free app, it is one of the browsers with the best rating in the Google Play Store, with a rating of 4,7 stars and more than 500 million downloads.
Disable advertising for Xiaomi phones
Device manufacturer Xiaomi decided to include advertising on its phonesThis allowed quite a few people to purchase the product at a substantial discount. It appears in different applications of the brand, including when you open the phone settings, you will see a small advertising banner.
These advertising elements are removable thanks to the full customization of MIUI, the layer has been adding a lot of features. The notices will also be removed in those apps you use from the brand, they may be few, although it is best that you save them throughout their use.
To remove advertising from Xiaomi phones, please do the following:
- Access the phone settings, specifically those of MIUI
- Go to “Applications” and it will open, showing all the currently installed apps available
- Click on “Manage apps”
- Access the three points and then click on “Show all applications”
- Locate the “MSA” app and tap on it
- Go to the “Notifications” section and uncheck the “Show notifications” box and the advertising will be completely removed from the root, not showing anything at all
Remove ads on your Samsung phone
Get a phone with a low price or even the S22 series the devices include advertising, as happens in the Xiaomi, Samsung decides to put some of this in applications. The best thing about this is that you can get rid of it if you want to, just like the MSA.
If annoying ads appear on your Samsung device, to remove them do the following step by step:
- Access the Settings of your Samsung device
- Now go to “Privacy” and click on “Personalization Service”
- Click on the box “Personalize this phone” and ready
