Advertisements in start up screen.

[Chromaphyo]

Sinds the last system update to build 32.4.A.1.54,  I am having ads in my startup screen. 

This has never happened before.

The ads seem to be generated by Google,  and no matter what changes I make in the ad-settings, or the various app-settings, they won't go away. 

I think that I have tried just about everything that I can think of, apart from a complete factory reset. I was hoping to avoid that.

Suggestions anyone? 

[ChloeS]

Hi @Chromaphyo

Welcome to the community! 

Sorry to hear about that, can you show me a screen shot of the adds you are seeing so I can help out? 

[Chromaphyo]

Example 1

Example 2

@ChloeS 

Thanx for your response.

The adds are nothing special as you can see. They are exactly the same as the ones that I get in various free apps. 

What particulary annoys me is that I have to work my way through one, before I can even use my phone. 

[Uliwooly]

@Chromaphyo

That seems to be a third party app acting up, try this

Boot in safe mode and report back, if you don't experience the same issue then it is indeed a third party app causing this. 

[Chromaphyo]

@uliwooly

I have booted the phone in safe mode and I haven't seen the adds while in safe mode for several hours. 

If you are right, and it is a third party app, then I have to find out which one. 

Is there a quick way to go about this, or is it just working my way through every  app one at a time and see what happens.

[Uliwooly]

@Chromaphyo

There isn't a way to figure out the culprit BUT you could open the app drawer > menu > sort apps > by date 

that way you can start uninstalling the newest apps first

[Chromaphyo]

@uliwooly

That is what I am going to do. It is going to take me a few days because the adds turn up at irregular intervals. 

If this fails then I am going to reset the phone.

Thank you for your input.

Regards, Geert (chromaphyo)

[Uliwooly]

@Chromaphyo

Don't forget to share which app was causing the issue so other users could take advantage of the info

[Chromaphyo]

Sorry, my bad...

I started to remove the apps one by one, as suggested. 

The adverts stopped appearing after the removal of KALENDER +.

I have replaced it by another scedular app and I have not seen any more adds in my startup screen,  and maybe I am just imagining things, but I am thinking that I am seeing less adds overall. 

Thank you for your help.

Regards Geert. (Chromaphyo)

[Uliwooly]

@Chromaphyo

Anytime