Those annoying Pop-up Ads that sometimes redirect to dangerous wesites can ruin your browsing experience. You can find below the steps to stop or Block Pop-up Ads on Android Phone.
Stop Redirects and Pop-up Ads on Android Phone
The amount of free information, entertainment and educational material as available on the internet wouldn’t be possible without Advertising.
However, there are many websites that primarily focus on bombarding users with unwanted pop-up Ads and there are also websites that serve pop-ups designed to redirect users to phishing websites.
Thankfully, it is possible to stop Pop-up Ads on Android Phone using two different methods as provided below.
1. Stop Pop-up Ads on Android Phone Using Chrome Browser
1. Open the Chrome browser on your Android Phone > tap on 3-dots menu icon (top-right corner) and select Settings in the drop-down menu.
2. On the Settings screen, scroll down and tap on Site Settings.
3. On the next screen, scroll down and tap on Pop-ups and redirects.
4. On Pop-ups and redirects screen, move the toggle next to Pop-ups and redirects to OFF position.
After this, you won’t be seeing those annoying Pop-Up Ads on your Android Phone.
2. Enable Data Saver Mode to Block Pop-Up Ads on Android Phone
Another way to Stop Pop-up Ads on Android Phone is to enable Data Saver mode in Chrome browser.
1. Open the Chrome browser on your Android Phone > tap on 3-dots icon and select Settings in the drop-down menu.
2. On the Settings screen, scroll down and tap on Data Saver option.
3. On the next screen, enable Data Saver in Chrome browser by moving the toggle to ON position.
Once Data Saver Mode is enabled on Android Phone, Chrome browser will start to compress web pages, resulting in both Data Savings and considerable reduction in Pop-Up Ads.