Advertisements on android

[toddmatheson]

I am wondering are the ads I get on my android phone due to low PM price and can I cancel them?

[dabr]

@Chanah   Been using Whatsapp for years, never seen an ad either.

[Chanah]

Try using signal for texting - never had an advert from it.

[toddmatheson]

Ha, the wonderful world of color. Bon and Maire are right its the text app.

 

[toddmatheson]

Yes it is the text app

[softech]

@toddmatheson it is true advertisements help subsidize the cost of many of your online activities,  but that didnt help to fund your CPO phone.  You will get as many ad on a full price top tier phone as your bargain priced CPO phone 

Here are some ways to help to reduce those annoying ad:

https://www.androidauthority.com/block-ads-on-android-869724/

[LeePublic]

@toddmatheson There's a system wide ad blocker called AdGuard, you have to go to settings, search and find Private DNS mode, and then enter dns.adguard.com into the DNS. 

[will13am]

@toddmatheson , if you are trying to AdBlock on your browser, android phones can use the blokada app.

https://blokada.org/

[HALIMACS]

@toddmatheson 

Can you screenshot an ad and post it here?

Can you also elaborate when you're receiving these ads?  Is it while using Google and could it be that you're simply receiving Google ads based on prior content searching?   That, unfortunately, comes with the wonderful world of Google.

[dabr · Accepted solution]

@toddmatheson   Unless you are referring to texts/emails (which you might have subscribed to) for promos or payment heads up, PM doesn't send any ads that I'm aware of. 

Maybe you're getting those because of an APP you've recently downloaded?

[walker1]

@toddmatheson 

One has nothing to do with the other one.

So no.