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[Bricorn]

Hi all, first post and it's a question, sorry.

Had my Note 8 for about a month and mainly loving it. In the last couple of days though, when I unlock it from sleep, I get a full screen google play advert.

It's a minor thing, but annoying. Any idea how to stop it?

I haven't installed anything new recently, but there have been numerous app updates.

Thanks

 

[larman2001]

Hi all, first post and it's a question, sorry.

Had my Note 8 for about a month and mainly loving it. In the last couple of days though, when I unlock it from sleep, I get a full screen google play advert.

It's a minor thing, but annoying. Any idea how to stop it?

I haven't installed anything new recently, but there have been numerous app updates.

Thanks

It happened to me and it took a while to figure out. You probably recently installed an app that has those popup apps. I think for me it was a file explorer.

 

[Gayle Lynn]

Hi all, first post and it's a question, sorry.

Had my Note 8 for about a month and mainly loving it. In the last couple of days though, when I unlock it from sleep, I get a full screen google play advert.

It's a minor thing, but annoying. Any idea how to stop it?

I haven't installed anything new recently, but there have been numerous app updates.

Thanks

Search and you will find this happens. And steps to stop it.

XDA did a piece on Monday on adware and DNS redirects as well as how Chrome pre version 64 was vulnerable.

 

[Bricorn]

Just a postscript.

Uninstalled "power Clean", didn't seem to help, then "ES file manager". No pop-us now, so it was probably one of those - both followed me from my last phone and I don't think I need them on the Note anyway.

Thanks for the advice.

 

[DsM]

I'm more than satisfied with Adguard. Side loaded from their site. Play Store version no workie. But it costs money.

 

[pool_shark]

I'm more than satisfied with Adguard. Side loaded from their site. Play Store version no workie. But it costs money.

I used to use adguard, I'm using blokada now.
As for ES File explorer, I still use it, but a much older version 3.2.5.
The new one was very annoying.

 

[D13H4RD2L1V3]

Just a postscript.

Uninstalled "power Clean", didn't seem to help, then "ES file manager". No pop-us now, so it was probably one of those - both followed me from my last phone and I don't think I need them on the Note anyway.

Thanks for the advice.

It's ES.

It used to be a good file manager, but then the adware came.

Terribly disappointed to see a fine app ruined by ads.