One thing that’s common among “free” apps is ads. No matter what genre of app it is: a game, a utility, or a media streaming app. As long as they are free, they serve you an unhealthy number of ...

In the coming weeks, Google will officially debut Android developer verification, which will require app makers outside the ...

I still mourn about these five open source apps that vanished from the Play Store. AdAway is a system-wide ad blocker. It’s ...

Unless you're using an ad blocker on your Android device, you're bound to run into at least one ad while scrolling on your mobile browser or playing games. They're incredibly annoying, yes, but they ...

Woman holding phone while surrounded with items to add to cart - Stock-Asso/Shutterstock Unless you're using an ad blocker on your Android device, you're bound to run into at least one ad while ...

Reportedly, YouTube users report missing comments and video descriptions, with anti-adblock measures suspected as the platform continues its crackdown on ad blockers and browser loopholes ...

Meta has filed lawsuits to fight deceptive advertising by firms in Brazil, China and Vietnam, The Hacker News reports. It has also sent cease-and-desist orders to eight marketing consultants who ...

PCWorld reports that YouTube is deliberately disabling core features like comments and descriptions for users with active ad blockers installed. These aggressive anti ...

A new exploit, dubbed "Qualcomm GBL exploit," is being chained with other exploits to bring bootloader unlocking to several flagship phones.

Many of the ads you see originate from a service called MSA (MIUI System Ads), which is a telemetry-linked background app responsible for displaying recommendations and ads system-wide. Turning this ...

Google blocked more than 1.75 million policy-violating apps from reaching Android users in 2025 and banned over 80,000 malicious developer accounts, according to its annual Android and Google Play ...