Questions tagged [popup]
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Samsung Internet open links on it own and pop up as picture in picture
My phone pop up ads page every 5 minutes in Samsung Internet as picture in picture mode, I tried to find any app doing this but nothing was found, any idea on how to get rid of this?
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Ads popping everywhere on Android 10 [duplicate]
I have a simple Oppo A15 running Android 10 ColorOS 7.2.
It worked fine for many years but a week ago I started having some issues with ads popping everywhere. When using Chrome or any other app; as I ...
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YouTube app asked me to turn on notification
Yesterday, I opened my YouTube app in my Redmi Note 11, but it had a pop-up saying something like “Don’t miss the new videos, turn on YouTube notifications.” I didn’t click anything on this pop-up, I ...
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How to enable Android USB Debugging option without the "Allow USB Debugging" popup?
When we enable USB Debugging, there is automatically a popup that asks whether you want to authorize the PC to access the phone via USB Debugging. How do I enable it without the popup? Is there a ...
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Display message on Android TV sent over network
I have several Android TV boxes driving TVs in my house. I switched them over from Kodi.
I used to send a message to Kodi (using Netcat) from a Linux box that runs a phone system. When a call ...
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Get rid "Start voice call?" confirmation dialog on WhatsApp voice call
Every time I want to call someone on WhatsApp, a popup appears asking:
Start voice call?
Cancel Call
When I click on the call button, clearly I want to call that person, this pop-up is an ...
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How can I disable the "Install update to keep device running smoothly" notification?
Once every few weeks, I get this notification to update the device after unlocking my phone.
I have automatic updates disabled in system settings as well. Hoping there is a service that a "root ...
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Why is there a box floating on top of my other apps?
I'm coming back to Android after many years, and trying to manage Notifications. That's supposed to be accessible by holding a finger on a notification and a menu will pop up allowing you to adjust ...
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How to setup Android Chrome to translate highlighted text via the pop-up Google search?
How to set up the little pop-up bar down below the screen, which generates a quick Google search whenever a word or phrase has been highlighted, to automatically translate what has been selected. That ...
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Android 12 popup over the keyboard (screenshot)
I'm having an issue with Android 12, on a Samsung Galaxy 22 Ultra. It is showing some kind of popup over my keyboard and it sits there way too long so I can't continue with what I was doing and I ...
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Gapps has stopped. How to fix? [closed]
Good Morning.
Yesterday I was excited to flash CyanogenMod 12.1 in my other Android device.
The process was the same and I did everything correctly. Unfortunately, after flashing Google Apps, the ...
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"Listening..." screen suddenly popping up on Android 6: what is it, how to disable?
Every now and then, some Google "Listening..." screen pops up , like this:
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FYI: my device is a Nexus 5X with the latest stock Android 6
I have no idea what this is, and worse: I ...
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Wi-Fi scanning popup won't stop appearing in Huawei Honor 9 Lite
A few days ago, I started getting a popup message on my Huawei Honor 9 Lite which read
By turning on Wi-Fi scanning, apps and services can scan for Wi-Fi networks at any time, even When Wi-Fi is off.
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"[app name] appears to be infected. Immediate uninstallation is advised" pop-up on Huawei devices
I just got a pop-up on my phone, Huawei P30 lite running Emui 10.
It was approximately:
Asana appears to be infected. Immediate uninstallation is advised.
I do not use Asana currently so uninstalled ...
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Pop-up dialog from the SIM card appears on lockscreen
My SIM carrier occasionally sends ads in the form of pop-up dialog, like the ones you get after entering a USSD code. However, they appear on the lock screen too and will keep the screen awake ...
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how to block an OS app popup?
Something on my smartphone sends a message once a day, sometimes I see a tiny fast dark background popup on the bottom saying it is doing so.
Such application seems related to the SIM card, as the ...
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How to disable pop-ups and notifications?
I have Android 5.1. I use my phone as navigation when I`m driving and I need to disable all notifications and pop-ups. I know I can block notifications from settings, but this takes too much time to ...
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What does it mean an ugly pop-up with an smiley face on my lock screen?
I've been getting pop-ups in the lock screen of my "Huawei Honor 6X" like this:
The notifications appear at random times. There is nothing else on the pop-up other than the smiley face made of ASCII ...
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Intrusive Google Play Store advertisements appear as soon as I start charging my phone
I get these types of full screen ads as soon as I charge my phone:
I don't even have to unlock the screen, the ad sound starts playing as soon as I plug in my phone. In order to get rid of it, I ...
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Turn off "Unfortunately [app] has stopped" popup
I'm wondering if it's possible to disable this popup. I've an old phone that I use rarely where I uninstalled some critical apps, that I don't use. Phone works flawlessly apart from constant popups. ...
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Android Chrome Password Pop-up
Does anyone know how to eliminate this annoying pop-up (see screenshot) in Chrome that has a separate window for passwords? I know it can be done but I can't find it and any every time I search for it,...
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How to disable amazon **pop up** notification
I am using the new Moto One fusion plus.
The notification only appears as a pop up and doesn't not appear in the notification bar. I have been annoyed by the notification and have even uninstalled the ...
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How do I disable this MTP connection popup upon USB cable connection?
This appears whenever I plug it in:
I have gone through all settings, tried everything. I want the MTP mode to stay on (I have no desire to enable Mass storage). I know how to invoke this window ...
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Popups, dialogs, notifications, toasts: what's the difference?
I'm trying to troubleshoot a problem with an unwanted pop-up message, and the person who's trying to help asked what kind of pop-up it is. It's just a message on the screen, what difference does it ...
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Dialogs of Apps don't show
I am running stock Android 7.1.1 on a Moto Z Play.
Recently I noticed that popup dialogs from apps running in the background or also in the foreground don't show automatically any more.
So, e.g. I ...
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How to disable popup/heads up notifications globally in Android 9 Pie? [duplicate]
I recently upgraded to a Samsung Galaxy S9 with Android 9 Pie installed. It has an annoying feature, each time I e.g. get a message via Telegram, a pop-up window appears over any other application I ...
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Keeping Gboard open while multitasking
I'm using an Android 10 Samsung device that supports multitasking using pop-up windows. I'm trying to type on the main window with a YouTube window in the foreground. The keyboard keeps closing ...
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How to completely block popups / dialogs from WhatsApp without deleting the app?
I have a Nexus 5 phone with Android 6.0.1 and I'm trying to use it for time-lapse videos ("Lapse it" app) which means it needs to be on for many hours undisturbed.
The problem is that ...
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How do I get rid of "the connected device is unable to access data" notification
When I connect my phone to my job computer the phone shows a "the connected device is unable to access data" dialog from time to time. I think this is just annoying - if I want to access files from my ...
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How can I disable the confirmation pop-up when uninstalling an app?
I have multiple apps that I want to uninstall but it becomes really tedious having to sit and watch as each individual one uninstalls and confirm deletion one at a time.
I have a Samsung a50
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Accessibility menu keeps appearing
On my Moto G4 the Accessibility settings menu keeps popping up, and I can't make it go away. The only thing that works temporarily is to put the phone on standby, then reopen and the phone works ...
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Floating Ads Popping Up On Screen
As of a couple of days ago, I've been noticing a particular floating ad on my screen. It keeps popping up occasionally.
I've googled it and have removed the apps I've installed in the last couple of ...
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Unknown popup message with a text input, "cancel" and "send" buttons, but without notification entry
Recently I received multiple popups that looks like this:
The popup has a high priority since I can't do any other thing when the popup is displayed. It also doesn't appear in the notification. ...
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How to block Criteo popups ads?
I have a samsung s6 with android 7.0 and recently I have get some popup ads showing up in full screen mode when entering an app on my phone.
I tried to delete recently installed apps but the problem ...
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USB Connections Pop-up is missing
So I had this problem around when I started to root my phones (which is recently). Usually there's 2 pop-up that would shown up whenever I connected my phone to computer, but after I rooted it the pop-...
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How to prevent phone operator from opening spam popups?
My phone operator, Movistar Argentina, is sending a lot of spam. I managed to block most of the SMS, however it has now also started opening ad popups on my phone (see below).
I've looked at How do ...
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Popups with promotion
Sometimes, I'm getting popups on my Samsung S8 with promotions. Especially it is annoying during navigation with Google Maps. How to disable popups? How to know which application is responsible on ...
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If an application halts, I would like push notification, no pop-up
Each time an application halts, a pop-up appears, whose OK button is grayed out for one second. It blocks the screen. This can be really annoying.
If there is no possibility to get rid of that popup, ...
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Constantly showing a popup - "unfortunately, YouTube has stopped"
I have an HTC desire 826 dual sim smartphone(Android 5.1) and a few days ago it showed a pop-up with a message saying something like "Youtube app might harm your device". So I have uninstalled youtube ...
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Battery Popup at 25%
I seem to have run into a bit of a challenge on one of our Android/Samsung devices...
On the device, regardless of what's open, when the battery reaches 25% on discharge, the below screen pops up ...
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Battery Popup at 25% english with system in spanish. Possible malware?
First of all, I know this question is duplicated, (this is the original question: Battery Popup at 25% ) but I can't comment or add any reply and I have some information that could be useful to ...
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25% battery warning popup [duplicate]
I know this is a duplicate of past questions... But I've tried the suggestion in the first question and it didn't work. And I can't reply to the initial post, so I have to make a duplicate.
My power ...
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What should I do about this pop up on my android device?
Any ideas what this is? It keeps popping up randomly on my device. I can be completely ignoring my browser, and going through my gallery and apps and it pops up.
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How does Touchpal show circle on homescreen without "draw over apps" permission?
I use the Touchpal keyboard application. For me, this keyboard works best.
Some of you might be familiar with the lucky locker or daily summary crap they keep on showing on this otherwise great app.
I ...
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how to disable automatic pop up of keyboard while exiting text
I have android 5.1 on my samsung mobile. I have Ms word app on it. When i tap anywhere in any opened word document, automatic android keyboard pops up. This is very annoying during reading the ...
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I have a pop up every time I open my phone
Can someone please tell me what app is causing this pop up every time I open my phone? It's annoying, because I have to click on it every time just to use my phone. I've attached a screenshot.
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How to get rid of annoying pop up ads?
When I connect the internet and open any app, a pop-up ad appears randomly.
Ads are still showing, although I did factory reset the phone (all installed apps removed) as well. I also tried to remove ...
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How to get rid off annoying android pop ups [duplicate]
Purchased LG Stylus 2 Plus 10 days back. Have got frustated with annoying pop up ads by android. Have started hating Google Play store due to these ads..
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How do I disable a screen overlay
I recently purchased a Samsung S7. I placed it on charge last night and this morning when I went to check my messages I keep getting a popup/overlay displaying a playboy style icon with a close box ...
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I see repeated annoying pop-up messages claiming I have viruses. When I click "Remove Virus", I'm sent to the Google Play store. What should I do?
this pops up whenever I lock my phone and unlock it. How do i fix this?
I'm using a Samsung Galaxy Note 3. When i click on 'remove virus now' it redirects me to a page on google play store which ...