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Help Annoying pop up ads.

so seeing as how this is an old verizon phone but being used on a different carrier now, do you think verizon would help? The ads are back with a vengeance. My current carrier's "tech support" is a load of crap.
 
Rivkahs said:
Hi All,

I have a Droid Maxx 2 Android version 7.1.1 my carrier is Safelink Wireless (subsidiary of TracFone). It was an old phone of my mom's that she got from Verizon.

A few days to a week ago pop up ads started happening. Didn't matter what app I was in, or if I was on my homescreen they pop up everywhere and like every 15 seconds or so.

I have googled answers and tried everything:

  1. I deleted all recent apps and restarted my phone
  2. I downloaded every single anti-malware/adware/virus/spyware/you-name-it-ware app available in the play store and none of them could find the issue.
  3. I even went the drastic route and did a full factory reset.
But the little effers are still there. What else can I do at this point?! I'm fairly tech savvy but I'm terminally ill and one of my symptoms is severe memory loss so I don't remember all that I used to when it comes to techie stuff so please give me advice maybe it's something simple that I forgot to try?! Who knows!

Thanks in advance!
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delete host in system/etc folder
 
Now, there is a new app out there that apparently helps identify rouge apps that are feeding you ads.

It is called AppWatch. The dev is on XDA and details can be found here:

https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-appwatch-detect-app-causing-ads-t3899397

Usage:
✓ Turn on the switch "Start monitoring"
✓ Exit the app and start using your phone normally
✓ When a pop-up ad randomly appears on your screen; Open AppWatch from the notification bar , and you will find in the activity log the latest launched app, which should normally be the app who showed the annoying ads.
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I cannot vouch for how well it works as I have not used it, but it maybe worth a try.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tafayor.appwatch
 
Rivkahs said:
ok now I remember rooting. I did it years ago to an android device in order to get the latest Android versions because I'm a tech junkie. But now I'm old (32) lol and don't care as much about the latest software or devices I just need one that meets my needs. And alot of the apps I use are for accessibility purposes because I'm Deaf.
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Rivkas : I know what it like to be deaf - had tubes in my ears, I sunk my head when I was younger, swam, did a lot of accustic areas that really messed up my hearing, now 40, I have hearing aids, I know what that is like and as important tool our phone is. We can use it even more to help around the world around us, to understand on what it feels like.
 
JAy3001 said:
Now, there is a new app out there that apparently helps identify rouge apps that are feeding you ads.

It is called AppWatch. The dev is on XDA and details can be found here:

https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-appwatch-detect-app-causing-ads-t3899397



I cannot vouch for how well it works as I have not used it, but it maybe worth a try.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tafayor.appwatch
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I'm cautiously optimistic... I may have found the problem app and I deleted it. So far no ads...
 
Milo Willamson said:
Rivkas : I know what it like to be deaf - had tubes in my ears, I sunk my head when I was younger, swam, did a lot of accustic areas that really messed up my hearing, now 40, I have hearing aids, I know what that is like and as important tool our phone is. We can use it even more to help around the world around us, to understand on what it feels like.
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I really love Google's Live Transcribe but I'm on the fence with InnoCaptions+ for regular phone use. They seem to always be short on captioners and it's very buggy... do you know of any other phone captioning apps I could use that have voicemail connectivity? That's why I downloaded InnoCaptions+ is because it's the only one I can find with voicemail...
 
Great news @Rivkahs

So AppWatch found the rouge app for you? Out of interest which app was it so that others know to avoid it? Also might be nice to review AppWatch on the Playstore.
 
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