Why do I have pop up ads coming up on my text message screen, how can I stop them?

[AC Question]

pop up ads coming up on my text message screen

I have a galaxy 4 mini and using the text messaging that came on the phone.

 

[Almeuit]

Re: pop up ads coming up on my text message screen

I would download something like Avast to remove malware.

 

[Helpinghand1]

Possible Fix...
I'm not sure if it applies to your phone specifically but for my Samsung Galaxy S6 edge I had a similar problem when i downloaded something and uninstalled it, it still had a file attached to my phone's hardware. So what I did was I went to Settings > Storage > Miscellaneous files > ( and here I found the file that contained the ads, it might be different for you but the name might be quite obvious) mine was unityadsvideo. Just select it and delete it and the ads should go away. Hope you find this helpful!

 

[live4ward]

Help....I am having the same problem!

 

[ManiacJoe]

Which phone?
Which version of android?
Which carrier?

What were the last five apps you installed?

 

[B. Diddy]

Help....I am having the same problem!

See response in your other thread: https://forums.androidcentral.com/g...ing-attached-text-messages-h.html#post6252729

 

[xenadream]

Google pixel.. getting ads while texting.. how do I stop..

 

[dhousby1992]

I know this is late but the app called appwatch works wonders turn it on let it run in the background and as soon as a ad shows up it will tell you where it came from hope this helps anyone in the future