Today, for the second time, I received a notification (only showed up in the notification bar) that I have a "Gift Pending" and I "could be today's Christmas Winner"
When I click on the notification it brings me to a webpage with a broken URL
This seems incredibly fishy to me.. does anyone know what this is, if it's malware, and how to remove it?
did you installed any weird app? it might be an ads from those app.
Probably one of those apps that has those notification ads.. you'll have to find the app and uninstall it.
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I haven't installed anything out of the ordinary.. "facebook photo sync" "syncmypix" and "ski report" are the only ones that could be considered "werid"
I just deleted my 2 most recently installed apps. Maybe this will fix the problem.
I think I freaked out because I've never seen an advertisement like that before. I wish Google didn't allow this!
cjsph88 said:
I just deleted my 2 most recently installed apps. Maybe this will fix the problem.
I think I freaked out because I've never seen an advertisement like that before. I wish Google didn't allow this!
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So you want Google to not allow applications to give notifications?
Or maybe you really did win a xmas gift! you lucky dog you!
cjsph88 said:
I just deleted my 2 most recently installed apps. Maybe this will fix the problem.
I think I freaked out because I've never seen an advertisement like that before. I wish Google didn't allow this!
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You cannot choose to allow or disallow certain notifications.. How the hell would you go about doing that. Simply stop using the app, and if enough people do so the developer will lose money and chose another ad-model.
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Does anyone get random app notifications that seem like spam. Apps like "badoo" and other crap.
Also, I get random pictures in my gallery that are apparently downloaded into my phone without me knowing. I delete them, but every few days I notice 1 or a few have shown up again.
I'm trying to add screenshots, but I keep getting errors. Ill edit on computer.
edit: Here are the screenshots.
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I get those notifications every once in a while. I believe they come from certain apps like yahoo messenger used to do that. Same thing with the pictures there like cached images for apps or ads. Try using an add blocking host file if your not already it helps a lot.
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I've always used yahoo messenger and have never got those. I would double check any obscure apps you have added to your phone. Some probably have bad intentions.
I can't really see any of my apps being questionable. Of course I wouldn't really know for sure I guess. I was just hoping somebody would be able to pinpoint the problem, but it probably is something that happens quite often and is hard to pinpoint.
It is definitely caused by an app you installed. Your best bet would be to get your apps sorted by date of install and start deleting your most recent apps until this goes away.
When this happened to me, it was from some live wallpaper I had installed.
Ya I guess that makes perfect sense. I just wondered how many other people have seen it. I plan to clear everything and do a hard reset anyway. Starting from scratch cause I'm tired of ridiculous lag.
Allstar...
look for an app that removes " airpush " notifcations
AirPush Detector - Dan Bjorge
Addons Detector - Denper
Lookout Ad Network Detector - lookout labs
I get them, I think they are Go Locker ics theme.
I had that go locker ics theme...and I never had an ad like that...but meh...I got rid of all the go software save for go launcher...though I think I might be going back to the launcher pro that I had on my garminefone
This app will tell you the culprit.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.brosmike.airpushdetector
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dnorthington said:
This app will tell you the culprit.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.brosmike.airpushdetector
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Big thanks!! It showed me the one app that was causing the spam. Mp3 Music Download was the culprit. I haven't used it in awhile so I deleted it. Thanks for the tip.
Google settings randomly appeared in my app drawer today without downloading or updating anything? Anyone else get this or know what it's about?
Edit: Just found this on Appy Geek.
http://us.appy-geek.com/Web/ArticleWeb.aspx?regionid=1&articleid=7058027
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What rom?
Sent from my brain to yours.
stevehkim said:
What rom?
Sent from my brain to yours.
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Task AOKP
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I've got em on cm 10.1.
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Monkeymannnn said:
I've got em on cm 10.1.
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I had "Google Settings" app appear today also, and my internal storage has gone down from 243 to 231 mb. I can't find it with app quarantine or titanium backup either so I can uninstall or freeze it :/ Where did it come from?
It will eventually make its way to all devices. I first saw it appear on my nexus 7 this morning but not my sgs3, it wasn't until this afternoon.
Something to do with this.
http://googleplusplatform.blogspot.com/2013/02/google-plus-sign-in.html?m=1
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So wait now i gotta 'sign in' to my apps?
Why cant my phone just be my phone?
Next thing will be sign in to use ... everything?!?
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Push like this... and people will look for another OS... guess Google didn't take a lesson from Apple on this!
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So wait now i gotta 'sign in' to my apps?
Why cant my phone just be my phone?
Next thing will be sign in to use ... everything?!?
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This is supposed to work like the login with Facebook option on many websites it's basically so you don't have to come up with 5 billion user names and passes instead you just log in with Google plus to get onto a site. The settings thing is probably just a spot to adjust what is being used with what sites or apps.
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diablo009 said:
Push like this... and people will look for another OS... guess Google didn't take a lesson from Apple on this!
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You're joking right? Something as small as this pushing people away from the only real option as far as mobile OSs go? There's almost no going over to iOS from android and WM is still a bit of a joke. It's not even that big of a deal. All it is is an option for developers to integrate into their apps for people to sign into other stuff using their G+ account/profile/whatever you want to call it.
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hungmung said:
This is supposed to work like the login with Facebook option on many websites it's basically so you don't have to come up with 5 billion user names and passes instead you just log in with Google plus to get onto a site. The settings thing is probably just a spot to adjust what is being used with what sites or apps.
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But if you realize, its not optional. You can't post a review using google account, unless its linked to google plus.
It's part of Google Play Services. Freeze it with TiBu and Google Settings goes away.
But, I'm sure some Google stuff won't work after that.
Though I was just able to update my Play Store apps and use Gmail with it frozen.
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It's part of Google Play Services. Freeze it with TiBu and Google Settings goes away.
But, I'm sure some Google stuff won't work after that.
Though I was just able to update my Play Store apps and use Gmail with it frozen.
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I take out G+ the first thing... but I can't post any reviews on market...
Hello titanium back up...
goodbye google+
I have no google + act, no fakebook either.
My memory is pretty good and I dont need google or fakebook deciding how i run my life or how many passwords i have.
Dont you realise that this is the number one thing anti hacking experts tell you:
Dont use just ONE pass word.
Thank god for custom roms and TBu.
Imho this is unecessary intrusion on my privacy... iknow i know its google privacy is a pipe dream, but i dont want to be forced into allowing app makers, software makers or others knowing when and where i sign in.
One big happy logging into everything family?
No thanks, and i know im not alone on this.
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It's part of Google Play Services. Freeze it with TiBu and Google Settings goes away.
But, I'm sure some Google stuff won't work after that.
Though I was just able to update my Play Store apps and use Gmail with it frozen.
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Actually i have all samsung all google except play store frozen or removed.
Doesnt effect anything. But it makes me happy!
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freakboy13 said:
Hello titanium back up...
goodbye google+
I have no google + act, no fakebook either.
My memory is pretty good and I dont need google or fakebook deciding how i run my life or how many passwords i have.
Dont you realise that this is the number one thing anti hacking experts tell you:
Dont use just ONE pass word.
Thank god for custom roms and TBu.
Imho this is unecessary intrusion on my privacy... iknow i know its google privacy is a pipe dream, but i dont want to be forced into allowing app makers, software makers or others knowing when and where i sign in.
One big happy logging into everything family?
No thanks, and i know im not alone on this.
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+1
Been reading this right from the days of my college more than a decade back.. NEVER use same password for multiple accounts...
I consider this on lines of "one idea can change your life" applied to this as "one password can ruin your life".
diablo009 said:
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Been reading this right from the days of my college more than a decade back.. NEVER use same password for multiple accounts...
I consider this on lines of "one idea can change your life" applied to this as "one password can ruin your life".
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While I agree for the most part I prefer these generic sign ins for things like forums or 9gag where there is no private info to be gained from getting into it and having a dozen logins and passwords for sights like these is bit unnecessary. In theory I can understand the idea for sights where purchases are made as well since you are logging on to the same account for everything there aren't dozens of places that have a credit card on file. However then you get into the one login problem and other security issues as well.
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I dont mind that every thing google ie: play store, gmail, youtube, etc . Is all linked; but for an app or anything else that has no relation to said parent company, thats what bugs me.
Google doesnt need to know i opened up
TiBu and cooled off most of their aps like I was Mr Freeze. Google sure as hell doesnt need to know im playing atomic bomber.
I mean whether you realize/accept it or not, you are already automatically ALWAYS logged in from the first time you turn on or FR your phone. Either that or your logging into play store every single freakin time, not to mention the whole contact thing, sync etc.
I mean really google what more do you want from us?
I dont have a soul ( hey i got a good deal ) so not sure whats next.
"I'm sorry sir you MUST log into your google account in order to use the washroom facilities."
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First things I do:
1. disable backup to my google accounts when creating any of the google accounts
2. freeze out all google and samsung apps
3. disable ad mob for history based ads
4. Save my contacts on phone, and don't sync them to google
that thing appeared in my app drawer today as well and I was starting to freak out :|
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Has anyone else had issues with this... I'll call it problem, but by the way it behaves, it seems more like its a bug.
It has only been something I've seen on Marshmallow. Try to install an app, and its 50/50 whether or not you get "screen overlay detected"
Try to give an app permission, "screen overlay detected".
I should also point out that it isnt just restricted to HTC. My partners (now apparently ticking time bomb) s7 has also had the issue
You can disable as many screen overlays as you like, it still doesnt go away.
I've noticed now, too, that anytime a chat head from facebook messenger is on screen when I try to do something like install an app, it will spit out that problem until I close the chat head. Which was never an issue, ever, before.
Where has this thing come from and why is it even a problem for Android?
Those chat heads on the messenger as well as light filters, as e.g. CF.lumen, are always screen overlays. Those overlays could read out the whole screen, and thus as well what you're typing into banking apps or similar. Thus Google updated the privacy policy of their devices in Marshmallow, ending up in this specific error message. Sometimes it's enough to just turn the screen overlay of via settings > apps, regarding Apps like FB Messenger, CF.lumen, and the like, on other times and Apps you got to reboot the device after done so, or disable the overlay within the Apps settings as well, and seldomly you got to uninstall such an App to get the problem sorted for the time being. At least that's what I could find out searching the web.
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silegeek said:
Where has this thing come from and why is it even a problem for Android?
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It's so malicious apps don't replace the install button with something else (like an install button to install something else).
It's quite clever if you think about it.
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It's so malicious apps don't replace the install button with something else (like an install button to install something else).
It's quite clever if you think about it.
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In theory I would say it's clever. In practice, it doesn't distinguish between safe apps that are harmless and those that aren't.
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In theory I would say it's clever. In practice, it doesn't distinguish between safe apps that are harmless and those that aren't.
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How does the system know if an app is safe or not..?
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How does the system know if an app is safe or not..?
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Since Facebook messenger (and pretty much all my apps, most of which don't even have screen overlays but are in the list for it) was downloaded from Google play, I would imagine it isn't difficult to implement a system that flags it as safe.
If an app is installed via an apk, even if it is safe, I would understand more the need for concern. You never know, etc.
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Since Facebook messenger (and pretty much all my apps, most of which don't even have screen overlays but are in the list for it) was downloaded from Google play, I would imagine it isn't difficult to implement a system that flags it as safe.
If an app is installed via an apk, even if it is safe, I would understand more the need for concern. You never know, etc.
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It would be difficult to implement a system like that. You never know which app is fake or real. Maybe it was a modified version of the app, you'll never know.
Either way, the feature is there and if you want to install an app just quickly turn off your overlay. Not exactly a big problem.
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I've been getting a small pop-up add, usually from Microsoft, after every call I make. Anyone else getting them or know how to stop them?
Do you have any Microsoft related apps installed on your phone?
think about what apps youve installed in the past
go through them one by one and figure it out
quiet_kisho said:
I've been getting a small pop-up add, usually from Microsoft, after every call I make. Anyone else getting them or know how to stop them?
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As stated above you have installed an app that is spamming your phone with adds.
airmaxx23 said:
Do you have any Microsoft related apps installed on your phone?
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flex360 said:
think about what apps youve installed in the past
go through them one by one and figure it out
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nrage23 said:
As stated above you have installed an app that is spamming your phone with adds.
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You're right, it was a Microsoft app, Outlook. It's strange though, I had it installed on my Oneplus One and I never got the adds. Maybe it was the latest update or something.
Edit: The ads came back after uninstalling Outlook.
quiet_kisho said:
You're right, it was a Microsoft app, Outlook. It's strange though, I had it installed on my Oneplus One and I never got the adds. Maybe it was the latest update or something.
Edit: The ads came back after uninstalling Outlook.
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Didn't know this but good to know not to install Mickeysoft apps on my phone, I use touchdown expensive but great
Its not apps. Its a website you visited that's spamming you. Clear your history and cookies all that good stuff and it should get rid of the problem.
I had the same issue and this is what I was told
That's how I solved this issue on my LG V20 running Nougat:
Go to:
Settings / General / Google Services / Ads / Opt out of Ads Personalization
My 2 cents
Is anyone else getting random ads popping up in apps?
Nope. Nothing new here.
Have you installed any new apps lately?
Some of the free apps will plague you with adware.
Sucks, because some nasty devs will get their app reviewed by hundreds of fake people giving it 5 stars just so they can get you to install the crap.
I cringe whenever I install a new live wallpaper because those are notorious for this.
CZ Eddie said:
Nope. Nothing new here.
Have you installed any new apps lately?
Some of the free apps will plague you with adware.
Sucks, because some nasty devs will get their app reviewed by hundreds of fake people giving it 5 stars just so they can get you to install the crap.
I cringe whenever I install a new live wallpaper because those are notorious for this.
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Just to make sure i understand, android apps now can install adware that allows it to run and show ads right ontop of other apps?
dy2592 said:
Just to make sure i understand, android apps now can install adware that allows it to run and show ads right ontop of other apps?
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Install AdAway and use the Adware Scan feature, then uninstall the apps that could show the ads
Cool, I never noticed the scan-for-apps feature there before!
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Install AdAway and use the Adware Scan feature, then uninstall the apps that could show the ads
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CZ Eddie said:
Cool, I never noticed the scan-for-apps feature there before!
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Thanks. Will try out adaway and report back.
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Thanks. Will try out adaway and report back.
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Ah, I remember in 2014 I had a Droid RAZR M, and it was my first Android... Got dupes into installing some god-awful battery app, and it uninstalled itself after getting me to let it be an administrator; although, it was still there running. But it would never show up in settings in my apps list, so I couldn't "remove it", and on the play store it would say it was installed... Did this same thing, and it also would take me to a random page whenever using the play store... Had to do a complete factory reset... Was AWFUL