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Title: Pop Up Ads
Post by: ebbtide on November 13, 2013, 09:38:35 AM

Am fairly new to Nexus and am having annoying problem with pop up ads, especially when reading books. How can I rid myself of this travesty?

Title: Re: Pop Up Ads
Post by: bjs229 on November 13, 2013, 11:16:24 AM

Sounds like you have installed either a free reader app with ads or have a rogue app somewhere that needs deleting. Does this occur just when using the reader app? 

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Title: Re: Pop Up Ads
Post by: ebbtide on November 13, 2013, 01:28:38 PM

No, it happens all the time, every few minutes.

Title: Re: Pop Up Ads
Post by: matt on November 13, 2013, 03:09:40 PM

I use an app called Permission Manager. With it you can see what programs are doing strange things and selectively disable their permissions. I.e. notifications.

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Title: Re: Pop Up Ads
Post by: ebbtide on November 13, 2013, 05:05:44 PM

I've removed a couple of apps that could be the problem. However, I notice that on my home page there are several icons that are not on my personal apps listing. Are these apps, or is it possible to have icons that are not apps. How does one remove these icons? Any help appreciated.

Title: Re: Pop Up Ads
Post by: matt on November 13, 2013, 05:53:19 PM

Long press the icon, the Google "g" will change to an "x". Drag the icon over it and release.

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