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#272931 25-Jul-2020 16:20
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Recently I've been seeing these full-screen ad's showing on my Nokia 7+ (Android 10) and I can't figure out where they're coming from or what app is generating them.

 

Example: Click to see full size

 

The ad appears as soon as I unlock the phone, not every time but probably 2 or 3 times a day.  And not just this one but other ads as well, advertising plumbers, heat pumps, etc. Everything I've found on Google suggests an rouge app is to blame but I haven't installed any new apps recently and I can't see anything out of the ordinary in the running services.  I've also opted out of Google ads everywhere I can.

 

If anyone has any info in getting rid of this type of ad I'd be very grateful.


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  #2528744 25-Jul-2020 19:08
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I had almost exact same happen to me about a year ago on my S8, fortunately Google helped me fix it.

Open playstore and goto My Apps and Games, then select Installed, and finally reorder by Last Upated.

Now you should be looking at the apps on your phone that have been installed or recently updated.

Try to recall when you first noticed the ads appear and try deleting apps that were updated or installed at that time.

For me, it was an APK extractor app that had been updated. I deleted the app, problem never re-occured.

Good luck, hope this helps.




 

 




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  #2528791 25-Jul-2020 20:04
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Add-ons detector from the store may also help.

Shows you what apps have push ads etc. Can filter by type and so on

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  #2530226 28-Jul-2020 16:11
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@Oblivian  Thanks for the tip.  

 

The problem app turned out to be "Bluetooth Auto Connect" which I've used ever since I've had the phone.  It used to be good but a recent update turned it into adware.  Looking through the Play Store reviews there a heaps of one-star reviews saying the same thing.

 

Uninstalling the app fixed the problem. 




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  #2530228 28-Jul-2020 16:17
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When app devs turn greedy because not many people buy the app full price and they still need to survive.




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