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There is also a setting on Android smartphones that allows you to turn off pop-ups. We provide step-by-step instructions.
How to turn off pop-ups on Android
If you want to block annoying pop-up ads in the Chrome browser on your Android smartphone, you can do so with a simple setting.
- Launch the Chrome app on your Android smartphone.
- Then tap on the three vertically arranged dots in the top right corner and select “Settings.”
- Scroll down to “Website settings.”
- Under “Pop-ups and redirects,” you can now disable advertising.
- To do this, set the slider so that pop-ups and redirects are no longer allowed and the text “Block pop-ups and redirects for websites (recommended)” appears.
Allow pop-ups from selected sites
If you do not want to block all pop-ups, you can allow them on some websites.
- Open the Chrome app on your Android device and go to the page where pop-ups have been blocked.
- At the bottom, you will find the “Always show” button. Tap this button to allow pop-ups on this page in the future.
Pop-ups disabled, but ads still appearing on Android smartphone
If websites are still overlaid with ads, an installed app may be causing the problem.
- If the pop-ups have only appeared recently, uninstall the last app you added to your smartphone. Also check your phone for suspicious apps that you did not install.
- Clear your browser cache and check the notification settings for websites on your phone.
- You can also scan your smartphone with an antivirus program. We recommend scanners from AVG and Avira.
