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- Thread starter Algirdas Anduzis
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Algirdas Anduzis
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I do not think I have an app "tapatalk".
Algirdas Anduzis
Lurker
I will try that next time the window will start to pop up again. It might take a day or two. Because I have recently turned off and on my phone, which temporary helps to stop the pop up from appearing.
Settings, Apps, All - clear data and cache on your Internet browsers.
It's more than likely an attempted browser hijack by some ads.
If that doesn't work, try Addons Detector from the Play Store.
It's more than likely an attempted browser hijack by some ads.
If that doesn't work, try Addons Detector from the Play Store.
sleedeane
Android Expert
Boy my advice was way stupid.
sleedeane
Android Expert
This is what I was looking at :
The share icon and the thing in the bottom right are tapatalk things but they weren't actually on there.
I know... excuses excuses...
Those are outstanding visual cues that might help verify if my initial advice was correct or not.
That's certainly distinctive.
Algirdas Anduzis
Lurker
Thank you. I cleared data for internet browsers.
I cannot instantly confirm if it helped. Time will show if the pop up window appears again.
Algirdas Anduzis
Lurker
Unfortunately clearing data for internet browsers did not help. But I have noticed additional factors when the empty window pops up. It is when any of my apps is updated. Any thoughts?
Algirdas Anduzis
Lurker
Update. Actually, I do not see a pattern when the empty window pops up more often. It pops up at any time.
Did Addons Detector help?
Algirdas Anduzis
Lurker
Addons Detector did not find any addons in the filter category "Push notifications". What else I can do with the Addons Detector?
I'm not sure that it would be anything more to be honest.
Does this happen with both mobile data and wifi? Or do you have some sort of ad blocking or proxy in use?
The reason I ask is that I would expect the popup in any case, but maybe it's blank because the contents are being blocked and seeing it with a different data source might give more clues.
What phone or tablet is it?
I still think it's a hijack of some sort.
As an extreme measure, you could try wiping everything below /sdcard/Android - you will lose some data that way, but you can back that up to your pc first and restore it later if it creates more trouble than it solves.
Algirdas Anduzis
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It happens on both mobile and wifi.
I do not use any ad blocker or proxy on my phone.
The phone is Samsung galaxy S4 (GT-I9505).
So I finally tried to restore factory settings on my phone. And it did not help
I don't know if I am able to do something more in an attempt to wipe everything. As soon as I connected to my account, the phone downloaded all my old apps and probably restored many old settings.
I have identified an app, it is Google Drive, which always triggers an error message:
"An application has been forced to stop for an unauthorized attempt to access system in your device"
The app never opens
And triggers the empty popup window to appear.
However the empty popup window still rarely appears even with the Google Drive uninstalled.
I want to use Google Drive, but I can't since July. Any more ideas what I could try please?
I do not use any ad blocker or proxy on my phone.
The phone is Samsung galaxy S4 (GT-I9505).
So I finally tried to restore factory settings on my phone. And it did not help
I don't know if I am able to do something more in an attempt to wipe everything. As soon as I connected to my account, the phone downloaded all my old apps and probably restored many old settings.
I have identified an app, it is Google Drive, which always triggers an error message:
"An application has been forced to stop for an unauthorized attempt to access system in your device"
The app never opens
And triggers the empty popup window to appear.
However the empty popup window still rarely appears even with the Google Drive uninstalled.
I want to use Google Drive, but I can't since July. Any more ideas what I could try please?