Are you getting annoying ads on your Tecno, Infinix and Gionee smartphone ? If yes, would like to stop ? If your answer to this question is yes then you’re in the right spot. Some ads can be pretty annoying especially if they don’t interest you or are intruding. The only way to stop the ads is to look for the cause of the ads and stop it. We will be showing you how to do that here.
HOW TO REMOVE ANNOYING ADS ON YOUR TECNO, INFINIX AND GIONEE PHONES
The number one reason why most tecno and Infinix users are receiving ads is the launcher they are using. Tecno comes HiOS launcher while Infinix comes with XOS launcher. These two launchers show you ads in form of recommending apps for you to download. You can see the ad when you pull up the app launcher. On Tecno Phones (HiOS launcher) and Infinix Phones (XOS launcher), you can turn this off by following the steps below.
1. Press and hold on an empty space on your phone’s home screen till some options come up at the bottom side of the screen.
3. In the bottom side, Click on desktop settings for Tecno Phones and Menu for Infinix Phones and Select Other Settings.
3. From here you can turn off application recommendation.
This will stop apps recommendation from showing up on your tecno and Infinix phone. You can also solve this by installing a new launcher from the Google play store to replace your existing app launcher.
HOW TO BLOCK POP UP ADS ON YOUR TECNO, INFINIX AND GIONEE PHONES
If you’re being plagued by pop up ads on your android device then there are so many approach to fix the problem. First, you can try to figure out which app is popping up the ad on your screen. If the ads only pops up when you launch a specific app then that app is definitely the cause of the pop up ad which might be a way for the developers of the app to monetise the app. You can either uninstall the app to stop the pop up ads or continue using the app like that with the pop up ads. You can also download an add blocker like “Ad Block Plus” or any other ad blocker from the Google Play store to do the job for you.
Now, if the pop up ad randomly pop ups on your android without launching an app then we might be looking at a virus. You can try using an antivirus app to scan your device. A better solution will be to factory reset your device which will wipe everything off including the virus. Remember to back up your important files before performing a factory reset on your device. Once you do that, the pop up ads should stop. Going forward, you should be careful of the apps you install and where you get the apps from.
HOW TO BLOCK PUSH ADS/NOTIFICATIONS ON YOUR ANDROID DEVICE
Push ads are the ads/notification that just show up on your notification panel. Stopping this kind of add is actually very easy. All you have to do is wait till you get any of those ads, swipe down your notification panel and click on it. Any app that opens is the app responsible for this. You’ll then have to navigate to that app settings from within the app and turn it off. Different apps have different methods of turning this off. If you can’t find the option to turn this off in the settings menu of the app you can drop the name of the app below in the comment section and we’ll guide you on how to go about it.
CONCLUSION
If you’re experiencing any other type of annoying ads on your android device not talked about here, be sure to let us know in the comment section down below so as to provide a solution to stop the ads.
