Pop up adverts on tablet

wazza

Got a samsung note tablet. The kids use it to download free games from playstore. It now at a stage where icons are added on the background which is for more games etc. Majority of the time when i switch on a pop up advert comes up asking if i want access to or if i want to install a game etc.

Is there a way of getting rid of this?

Thanks in advance for any replies.

Rikki

Disconnect the wireless.
I find when I use mine without internet access it stops the adds appearing.

Im_just_careful

Buy the kids another tablet !

I don't think they are made to be shared really.

It is the "nuclear option" but a factory reset and then re-downloading what you want will work. You won't loose any paid for content and the Play store will have a list of all the apps you have downloaded.

JJ_Egan

Some apps are advert sponsored as opposed to paid for .
They may show a start up ad a ad at the bottom of the page or an ad on closing the app .

paddyrg

The 'nuclear option' isn't a big deal. I've done it half a dozen times for assorted reasons. It will solve the problem once and for all for you, then be selective about what you reinstall. It's an hour, tops, and your machine will run like new for doing it.

Laz123

It may be a tracker. It won't do any harm to install and run RogueKiller and AdwCleaner.