How to Stop Pop Ups on Android Chrome
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority
While many websites depend on revenue coming from ad banner impressions and clicks, it's a fact that some of these ads can be very annoying, and in a few cases, even malicious. Some ads are created by rogue pop-up pages, while others automatically start playing video or audio clips. Many more are guilty of just taking up too much of your phone's resources with overused animations.
What if you wanted to block ads on Android? Thankfully, there are several ways you can do that, and a couple of them just require that you make a few setting changes in your Chrome web browser.
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Editor's note: We've put together these instructions using a Pixel 4a with 5G running Android 12. Keep in mind steps might be different depending on your device and the Android version it's running.
Block pop up pages and ads in Chrome
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If you do use Chrome as your default web browser on your Android phone, and most of you do, you should be aware that in 2018, Google announced that Chrome would block all ads on websites if they use full-page interstitials. Sites would also see ads blocked on Chrome if they unexpectedly play sounds, or if they use a lot of flashing-style animation. However, some sites still use pop-ups to generate ads, and thankfully there's a way to combat them in Chrome.
- Open up the Chrome browser.
- Tap on the 3-dot menu in the top right corner.
- Tap on Settings.
- Scroll down to the Site Settings selection, and tap on it.
- Go into Pop-ups and redirects.
- Make sure the toggle is turned off.
- Go back to the Site settings section.
- Tap on Ads.
- Make sure the toggle is turned off.
Use Lite mode in Chrome
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There's another lesser-known method that could save you from seeing some annoying or malicious ads while using Chrome. Google Chrome's Lite mode keeps down data usage by accessing Google servers that compress websites before downloading them.
Google's compression servers are also used by Lite mode to detect and do away with web pages that may have harmful or malicious ads. While the sites may not look the same using Lite mode, they are safer to download and browse versus viewing the sites without this mode turned on. You'll also save some megabytes, if you care about that.
- Open up the Chrome browser.
- Tap on the 3-dot menu in the top right corner.
- Tap on Settings.
- Go into Lite mode.
- Toggle the feature on.
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Install ad-blocking extensions or use browsers with ad-blocking features
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority
While Chrome now has some ad-blocking features, it's not perfect. Another solution is to download ad-blocking extensions for Chrome. Of course, this is only an option for computer users. Some of the best ones include AdBlock and Adblock Plus (no relation), and they should do away with more annoying ads more effectively than using Chrome alone.
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Another method is to use another web browser with its integrated ad-blocking features. Some of the options available on Android include Brave, Opera, and even Adblock has its stand-alone web browser.
How to Stop Pop Ups on Android Chrome
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