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How to remove ads on your Android
We will see in this tutorial how to remove ads from your Android. If the process may seem complicated the first time, you will see that it is actually quite simple once you get started.
First we will see how to remove ads or advertisements natively on your Android using the 'hosts' file. Then we will approach the specific case of applications as 'Adblocker Browser' allowing you to delete and remove ads on your Android. Finally, we will conclude on cleaning your Android with applications as 'Ccleaner' or simply by making a factory reboot from your Android.
Remove ads with the 'hosts' file on your Android
The advantage of this method is that it allows you to get rid of advertisements on the internet, applications and any other program on your Android. the 'hosts' file on your Android allows you to translate domain names to IP addresses. So when an ad loads, it calls the domain name of the ad's host. You just have to tell your Android not to load this domain name.
The advertisement is then no longer displayed on your Android! You can download a 'hosts' file with ad blocking settings from this MVPS hosts file. The easiest way is to download it to your computer first.
Then, to block ads on your Android, all you have to do is copy it to the “/ system / etc / hosts”, “/ system / etc” or “/ etc” file on your smartphone.
This transfer can be done via a simple USB cable from your computer.
Restart your Android and you are there: ads have been blocked!
Removing ads with a third-party app on your Android
Some applications like 'Brave' or even 'Adblocker Browser' for surfing the internet, allow you to free yourself from advertisements on your Android. If you search for 'Adblock', 'ABP' or 'Ad blocker' in your Android's Play Store, you will usually only find internet browsers, which do not allow you to block ads in apps or in popular browsers. more famous. If you want a simple and effective solution, however, we recommend that you go through this type of browser.
Indeed, companies in advertising deriving a great source of their profit from the mobile advertising, they are in no rush to promote such blockers on the Play Store.
So you have to manually install such an ad blocker on your Android. Here's how to do it below.
Prepare your Android to install an ad blocker
By default your Android does not allow you to install applications outside of the Google Play Store.
However, you can configure it to be able to install your ad blocker.
To do this, you just need to click on 'settings' from the main screen of your Android. Then go to the 'security' submenu. Then, you will have to check 'unknown sources' to allow your Android to install an application outside the Play Store.
Once validated, you can go to the second step below.
Install the ad blocker on your Android
To install the ad blocker, simply go to your application search engine preferred with your internet browser from your Android. Once there you can type 'ad block' : You will have access to a choice of applications and download links. You will then need to download a 'apk' file, corresponding to the desired application.
We invite you to carefully read the elements on each of the download pages. The previous step have allowed you to install 'apk' files on your Android. You just need to go to the folder where the file was downloaded and follow the instructions.
Once the steps have been validated, you will normally have blocked and removed ads on your Android.
Clean up your Android to avoid malware and intrusive ads
In many cases, intrusive ads on your Android come from malware or 'malware' installed on your phone.
These software can be included in games or any other application. In this case, we recommend that you use an application to clean your Android, such as 'Ccleaner' or by typing 'remove malware' in the search bar of your Android's Play Store. Be sure to check the ratings and comments of these apps before installing them.
We do not detail in this tutorial how each of these applications works, but you will be able to surf more freely once this cleaning is done.
The last, more brutal solution is to perform a restart with factory settings from your Android. Called in English 'factory reset' or 'hard reset', this will allow you to get rid of any malware installed on your phone.
We invite you to refer to our section on factory restart to perform this operation safely. In particular, you will have to make a backup of your data under penalty of losing all your personal data with this factory restart.
We hope this tutorial for remove ads on your Android will have allowed you to block intrusive advertisements.
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