Recent content by Clueless in Seattle 1

I'm not sure if the ads are pop-ups. Another one just arrived, triggering my text message alert sound. When I checked my phone I found the ad by swiping down from the top of the screen. Here's what i found: Is that what you mean by a pop-up? Whatever it's called, it's really annoying to...

I think you may have nailed it, B. Diddy. The phone was provided by Assurance Wireless as part of the Affordable Connectivity Program which provides cell phone service to low income folks like me. Here's how it shows up on my phone's home screen: And here's what I see when I try to delete...

I'm still using an old ZTE Z558VL phone that I've had for years. It's running Android 7.1.1. This evening I received an alert that sounded like a text message alert, but instead it turned out to be spam from an app called Finder+ which has apparently installed itself on my phone. The spam...

Starting at what I call my Home Screen I clicked on Settings>Apps>Messages. P.S. I don't seem to be receiving email notifications when replies to this thread are posted. So I'll make it a habit to check in here to this website regularly from now on. P.PS. Thanks for the well-wishes! I just...

Thanks, B. Diddy, for that speedy, clear and concise reply. In the meantime I got sidelined by a series of debiltitating physical ailments, but I seem to be on the mend now, to the point where I can sit up in bed and type on my laptop again, so here's that screenshot you requested:

I've had the same old cell phone for years, and just recently the text message notification sound has changed. My original notification sound was a loud doorbell "ding dong" sound. And that sound still works for the first message received from someone. But if that same person sends...