04-13-2018 12:40 AM
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  1. FuzzyB's Avatar
    FuzzyB
    Anyone have a little ad ball that drops down from the top right corner of your phone when you first wake up the screen?

    It has various advertisers (not just one) and I have no idea how to stop it. Seems it started since latest update.

    Anyone have success with this? Very annoying to say the least
    04-10-2018 06:09 AM
  2. FuzzyB's Avatar
    FuzzyB
    Nobody has this problem?
    04-10-2018 09:27 AM
  3. xTmX Korrupt's Avatar
    xTmX Korrupt
    No problem on my phone. Possibly from an app you downloaded?
    04-10-2018 10:25 AM
  4. FuzzyB's Avatar
    FuzzyB
    Thats what I thought originally but doesn't appear to be the case. I shut notifications off on all apps except the few I always needed.
    04-10-2018 12:34 PM
  5. Centerman66's Avatar
    Centerman66
    It may not be using notifications to do that. It's probably using screen overwrite
    04-10-2018 01:26 PM
  7. FuzzyB's Avatar
    FuzzyB
    Originally Posted by Centerman66
    It may not be using notifications to do that. It's probably using screen overwrite
    How do I pinpoint that? Are saying one app alone is likely the culprit?
    04-10-2018 03:09 PM
  8. Javier P's Avatar
    Javier P
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    Something similar to this?

    https://forums.androidcentral.com/sh...d.php?t=818035

    For some users these ads were caused by apps like Photo Editor, Calculator ...
    04-10-2018 06:02 PM
  9. Centerman66's Avatar
    Centerman66
    Originally Posted by Javier P
    Something similar to this?

    https://forums.androidcentral.com/sh...d.php?t=818035

    For some users these ads were caused by apps like Photo Editor, Calculator ...
    And flashlight
    Javier P likes this.
    04-10-2018 06:20 PM
  10. Javier P's Avatar
    Javier P
    Ambassador
    Originally Posted by Centerman66
    And flashlight
    Oh yeah, flashlight! Many third party flashlight apps need an incredible amount of weird permissions and include adware as a bonus.
    04-10-2018 06:25 PM
  11. FuzzyB's Avatar
    FuzzyB
    I may have found something...I have Go Music + and in app permissions for this app, it has a setting that says "draw over other apps" - I turned that toggle off and so far I haven't seen the drop down ball.
    04-10-2018 08:40 PM
  12. Javier P's Avatar
    Javier P
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    Originally Posted by FuzzyB
    I may have found something...I have Go Music + and in app permissions for this app, it has a setting that says "draw over other apps" - I turned that toggle off and so far I haven't seen the drop down ball.
    GO/GOMO apps are known for pushing ads and mining your data. Maybe you should look for a different music app and uninstall that one.
    04-10-2018 09:00 PM
  13. Centerman66's Avatar
    Centerman66
    Originally Posted by FuzzyB
    I may have found something...I have Go Music + and in app permissions for this app, it has a setting that says "draw over other apps" - I turned that toggle off and so far I haven't seen the drop down ball.
    I would ditch that app too.
    04-10-2018 09:00 PM
  14. FuzzyB's Avatar
    FuzzyB
    Originally Posted by Centerman66
    I would ditch that app too.
    Why? Now that I figured out the ball drop issue it seems like a very good music app. Is there something I'm missing?

    Also, what is a good alternative?
    04-12-2018 08:48 PM
  15. Centerman66's Avatar
    Centerman66
    Originally Posted by FuzzyB
    Why? Now that I figured out the ball drop issue it seems like a very good music app. Is there something I'm missing?

    Also, what is a good alternative?
    Because that app has code that tries to serve you ads. Whatever. Enjoy your ads.
    04-13-2018 12:40 AM
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