How to prevent unwanted ads from your Android phone

You are using the web peacefully on your Android phones, and suddenly, ads start coming up tracking your locations where you recently went. This is extremely irritating and scary at the same time, and it poses a great threat to your safety. Does this situation seem familiar to you? 

If yes, Gadinsider has compiled a step-by-step guide for you to easily prevent these ads on your Android now.

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Here’s how to prevent unwanted ads from your Android phone

• Firstly, launch the Settings.
• Scroll down below and you will find a location.
• Swipe down to ‘App Location Services’ and tap it.
• Several options will appear on your screen, click on ‘Google’.
• Afterwards, select ‘allow only while using the app’.
• The entire list is below, which you can modify accordingly.

It will now only be able to track the location, while you are using Google, preventing you from showing unwanted ads by tracking your location.

Here's how to stop pop-ups in Chrome on Android

Sometimes, ads pop up on your Android to foster any particular product which is usually harmless. However, hackers and scammers are also trying to capture your attention and applying the worst tactics to harm you. 

So it's recommended to avoid them, and if you want to stop these pop-up ads, then follow these steps.

• Firstly, open Google and click on the three dotted menu.
• Select Settings > Site Settings.
• Now click on Pop-ups and redirects 
• Press a button to block pop-ups and redirects in Chrome.