Hi all, I've just recently upgraded to the Nexus 6P from a Nexus 5.
I love the new phone, even though the larger size is still something I'm getting used to haha. Recently I've started noticing AdChoices everywhere I go in Chrome. While it's annoying having to scroll to get past them, i didn't really notice anything until I started getting hit by these full screen ads that sit on top of the page and block the content I'm trying to see. I also can't find a minimize or close button, the closest thing is the expand AdChoices arrow but it doesn't remove the ad.
I went back to my Nexus 5 and accessing the same page from Recent Tabs or History in Chrome does NOT show the AdChoices at all, not even the embedded ads that I need to scroll through. The Nexus 5 is still on Lollipop and rooted though, whereas the 6P is unrooted and up to date on updates.
So my question then is can I remove AdChoices from Android Chrome? Is this something that is native to Marshmallow? Is this perhaps because of an app that I installed? Also curious to know what other user's experiences are and how they combat this issue. Would rooting and AdAway solve this issue? I may reconsider rooting if that's the case.
Thanks all!
eonitwat said:
Hi all, I've just recently upgraded to the Nexus 6P from a Nexus 5.
I love the new phone, even though the larger size is still something I'm getting used to haha. Recently I've started noticing AdChoices everywhere I go in Chrome. While it's annoying having to scroll to get past them, i didn't really notice anything until I started getting hit by these full screen ads that sit on top of the page and block the content I'm trying to see. I also can't find a minimize or close button, the closest thing is the expand AdChoices arrow but it doesn't remove the ad.
I went back to my Nexus 5 and accessing the same page from Recent Tabs or History in Chrome does NOT show the AdChoices at all, not even the embedded ads that I need to scroll through. The Nexus 5 is still on Lollipop and rooted though, whereas the 6P is unrooted and up to date on updates.
So my question then is can I remove AdChoices from Android Chrome? Is this something that is native to Marshmallow? Is this perhaps because of an app that I installed? Also curious to know what other user's experiences are and how they combat this issue. Would rooting and AdAway solve this issue? I may reconsider rooting if that's the case.
Thanks all!
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You can try Adguard. It doesn't require root and filters mostly all of the ads out.
Root and Adaway is what what I use and works great. Using January version now and although I don't use Chrome it pretty much squashes the ad problems on my device. Also if you root you can install busybox to system/xbin and use themes via layers manager and they work great on stock. No problems at all.
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Thanks for the answers, I was so excited at the new phone that I started setting it up before I remembered that unlocking the bootloader wipes the phone, so I've been putting it off lol.
On a side note, does anyone know if this is just Google's path moving forward? Again I can live with the ads, but not when they block the page and I can't read the article even on reloading. That's just not okay...
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Has anybody been using this browser on Nexus 4? I started and I really like it; less hangups than chrome, better interface (I like the disappearing url bar) than dolphin imo.
However, I noticed that it seems to be giving a wakelock any time a page has been opened, but the window has not been cleared from the recent apps list (this is all according to BBS).
I was just wondering if other N4 users had experienced this or used this app, and what your opinion on it was. Also, is there a different browser for the N4 you guys would recommend?
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Has anybody been using this browser on Nexus 4? I started and I really like it; less hangups than chrome, better interface (I like the disappearing url bar) than dolphin imo.
However, I noticed that it seems to be giving a wakelock any time a page has been opened, but the window has not been cleared from the recent apps list (this is all according to BBS).
I was just wondering if other N4 users had experienced this or used this app, and what your opinion on it was. Also, is there a different browser for the N4 you guys would recommend?
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I use Boat Browser, supports flash player and loading time is quick imo. Also has a very nice UI.
Go launcher team...
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I`m a next browser user. Realy like it, fast and easy to use. And when i browse the web i get a popup message to use tapatalk if the web site support it. I know chrome also got this, but i find it not to work so well.
Yes, i have noticed that it got some wake locks. But not for long, its also possible to exit the app easy from setting menu
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I had been using Next for a while now. But a couple days ago I replaced it with Firefox because Next had trouble downloading some files from Drive. If there was other aberrant behavior it wasn't noticable to me in use.
I use Chrome, but you can try Firefox or Opera. Every browser has its own advantages and disadvantages.
Hi,
I'm running stock 4.3 on my Nexus 4 (unrooted). Recently I've been getting this "No Client" notification popup at the bottom of my screen, it's independent of the app or window I'm on. It's driving me mad, I really don't know what it is.
Can anyone help?
Anybody with any clues? Ideas about suspect Apps or settings?
its one of your apps, 100%.
How do I find out which app?
you can uninstall your apps, then install them one by one until you find the guilty app. or you can go through all your apps settings until you find it.
simms22 said:
you can uninstall your apps, then install them one by one until you find the guilty app. or you can go through all your apps settings until you find it.
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I'm thinking I should look for an app running in the background? Or can the popup/alert show up from any app? Oh boy, I have a lot of apps, it's gonna take a while!
This is driving me nuts..ive uninstalled/reinstalled most of my apps..and i still get this nagging popup!!
Do you use "Android Widget Pro" ?
Happens on my stock Nexus 5 as well.
Happening on my stock Nexus 7 2013 more and more frequently. Hopefully someone can identify the guilt app so I don't have to rebuild.
And no I don't use Android Widget Pro.
This has been bothering me for months. It has to be an app but I have no idea which one. I have over 200 apps installed so although the uninstall/reinstall idea would be effective, it is not practical for me. If the message was consistent maybe, but its not. Anyone with less apps installed want to try?
Same for me on my Nexus 4. Getting insane!!!
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how about a screen shot of what you are seeing? I'm not getting the popup on my N4 or N7.
metpage said:
how about a screen shot of what you are seeing? I'm not getting the popup on my N4 or N7.
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Well it pops up and quickly dissapears again.
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I am getting this with my Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet. I wonder what causes this. It makes Android feel unpolished.
I have this on my XDA 1. As i don't have many apps I'll list them below and see if you notice any the same. hope this helps/works.
flashlight
4od
amazon
argos
arseblog
asda
autotrader
bbc iplayer
bbc media player
bbc weather
bitstrips (DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS IS?)
chrome
daily mail
digital alarm
draw free
dropbox
ebay
edudroid
forget it, i've got more apps than i thought....
I unlocked my bootloader, rooted and installed CM. Installing my apps day by day and the stupid toast started appearing last night. I'll try to narrow down the app based on the time of install.
Right now I'm suspecting Pocket Casts.
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I unlocked my bootloader, rooted and installed CM. Installing my apps day by day and the stupid toast started appearing last night. I'll try to narrow down the app based on the time of install.
Right now I'm suspecting Pocket Casts.
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Got the issue on my 2013 Nexus 7, unrooted. I'm not using Pocket Casts, using BeyondPod as a podcast client.
How about greader pro? I've been reading on another thread that turning location options off then on again in Google Settings sorts the problem.
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No not using that app either. Mine is becoming more frequent, its annoying but not annoying enough to do a factory wipe. Hopefully someone will narrow down the issue to an app or setting soon!
Didn't find anything search wise about this....but since updating manually, adaway doesn't work. It would always be 3/4 done and never reboot my phone. I'm sure it's because the last update for adaway was like Feb 2014. Chrome shows ads, which is frustrating to me because ads affect webpages loading and finishing!
Tried adblock plus, but that too isn't stopping Chrome from showing ads (and the notification bar was annoying, but I know how to turn it off...)
Any suggestions? Right now I'm camped in Firefox Beta until I can get a suitable way of blocking ads...
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Didn't find anything search wise about this....but since updating manually, adaway doesn't work. It would always be 3/4 done and never reboot my phone. I'm sure it's because the last update for adaway was like Feb 2014. Chrome shows ads, which is frustrating to me because ads affect webpages loading and finishing!
Tried adblock plus, but that too isn't stopping Chrome from showing ads (and the notification bar was annoying, but I know how to turn it off...)
Any suggestions? Right now I'm camped in Firefox Beta until I can get a suitable way of blocking ads...
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Do you have reduce data usage on in chrome under bandwidth settings? That feature sends all traffic through Google's servers and would bypass any ad block software you used. Adaway works fine for me on 4.4 with chrome.
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I did set that up...
I'll turn it off and see what happens
Works!!!!
Whew....because ads are sometimes the worst. I hate flashing things in my face or the auto play types
I am on 7.1.1 beta build NMF26F. I am seeing some issues when scrolling within chrome, amazon app, google app. After searching for some results, when I try to scroll down the page, it automatically scrolls to the top of the page. No mater what I do, it doesn't go down the page. Only solution I found was to clear the app from recent tasks and open it again and start the search again. If lucky, it works else the same issue. Any one have any suggestions or tips? Did you guys see this issue? It has been happening since a month or so. Phone is not rooted or unlocked.
raghu007 said:
I am on 7.1.1 beta build NMF26F. I am seeing some issues when scrolling within chrome, amazon app, google app. After searching for some results, when I try to scroll down the page, it automatically scrolls to the top of the page. No mater what I do, it doesn't go down the page. Only solution I found was to clear the app from recent tasks and open it again and start the search again. If lucky, it works else the same issue. Any one have any suggestions or tips? Did you guys see this issue? It has been happening since a month or so. Phone is not rooted or unlocked.
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does this for me too. I'm in.cm14 though with franco kernel.
Been happening to me for several weeks also. No idea what's causing it
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raghu007 said:
I am on 7.1.1 beta build NMF26F. I am seeing some issues when scrolling within chrome, amazon app, google app. After searching for some results, when I try to scroll down the page, it automatically scrolls to the top of the page. No mater what I do, it doesn't go down the page. Only solution I found was to clear the app from recent tasks and open it again and start the search again. If lucky, it works else the same issue. Any one have any suggestions or tips? Did you guys see this issue? It has been happening since a month or so. Phone is not rooted or unlocked.
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Actually there's an easy fix for that, paste this in chrome search bar and activate it
chrome://flags/#enable-scroll-anchoring
GKti22 said:
Actually there's an easy fix for that, paste this in chrome search bar and activate it
chrome://flags/#enable-scroll-anchoring
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Tried that too but no luck. It's happening in other apps too. I was using chrome dev. Uninstalled that for now. So far no issues.
Try HEBF on play store
I just got a replacement brand new 6P because of the battery problems and the scrolling is perfectly smooth and fast on 7.1.1. With my old affected 6P it was poor and laggy. Not sure why or how this can be linked but that's the case.
Ever since I bought this phone new in 2018 I've been extremely disappointed with it's performance. Lately I've been experiencing some extreme graphical glitching and lagging using the Amazon app. I just decided to freeze the amazon app. I recently did the thermal paste mod and noticed some slight Improvement. However after freezing Amazon I feel like I have a brand new phone. Has anyone else experienced problems with the Amazon app on the LG v20. I'm from the USA.
I'm attaching some screenshots. The App basically just flickers between various pictures. Or worse stays on the first picture. I edited\blurred my name and address.
I've used the Amazon shopping app in the US on my US996USC rooted with dirty santa and supersu since sometime in 2017 without issue. My wife has a VS995 (Verizon) rooted via dirty santa and magisk and has the Amazon app working without complaint (if an issue was there I'm sure I would hear all about it). What version of the V20 do you have?
Maybe some of the stock software on your version of V20 is conflicting with the Amazon app. Do you get the same slowdown / flicker if accessing Amazon via Chrome,Firefox, etc? Or maybe just force shutdown the Amazon app when not using it to obtian the performance benefits.
Also I deleted Facebook and a number of other stock applications I do not use (easy when rooted, somewhat harder without). Also I use greenify (works on unrooted phones) to cause most apps to sleep when I am not using them. Maybe one or the other might also help.
No problems on my side, either. OP, I noticed that you are using the Second Screen Status Bar mod and are hiding the regular status bar. Do you think the Amazon app may be clashing with that somehow?
Whosondephone said:
Ever since I bought this phone new in 2018 I've been extremely disappointed with it's performance. Lately I've been experiencing some extreme graphical glitching and lagging using the Amazon app. I just decided to freeze the amazon app. I recently did the thermal paste mod and noticed some slight Improvement. However after freezing Amazon I feel like I have a brand new phone. Has anyone else experienced problems with the Amazon app on the LG v20. I'm from the USA.
I'm attaching some screenshots. The App basically just flickers between various pictures. Or worse stays on the first picture. I edited\blurred my name and address.
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Hi, exactly the same issue that me, at least i' m not the only one... I' experience the same in amazonapp, also with Nine email and a app from a bank here in Colombia, This start like 20 days ago, before the apps works like a charm... Now glitches a lot when scroll.
This in an H990ds, stock oreo and rooted, but also i've an spare v20 h918 (tmobile), alpha omega rom oreo, and don't have issues, change the graphics default in developer options and nothing help.. Also low the clock speef in kernel adiutor, change at a New perfine battery yesterday... nothing.
If anybody knows or adress This isuue, please let us know... Greetings from Medellín, Colombia.
Mine works perfectly fine on LineageOS 18.1 (Android 11)
Whosondephone said:
Ever since I bought this phone new in 2018 I've been extremely disappointed with it's performance. Lately I've been experiencing some extreme graphical glitching and lagging using the Amazon app. I just decided to freeze the amazon app. I recently did the thermal paste mod and noticed some slight Improvement. However after freezing Amazon I feel like I have a brand new phone. Has anyone else experienced problems with the Amazon app on the LG v20. I'm from the USA.
I'm attaching some screenshots. The App basically just flickers between various pictures. Or worse stays on the first picture. I edited\blurred my name and address.
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Did you find out the cause for this? I have the same problem with the Amazon app but sometimes it happens elsewhere too. I don't have a v20 but running stock Oreo (8.0} on my axon 7.
The furthest I've gotten to fix it temporally is by choosing my address in Amazon and changing it back again. It seems like it's something to do with the address pop up message that causes the problem for me.
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Did you find out the cause for this? I have the same problem with the Amazon app but sometimes it happens elsewhere too. I don't have a v20 but running stock Oreo (8.0} on my axon 7.
The furthest I've gotten to fix it temporally is by choosing my address in Amazon and changing it back again. It seems like it's something to do with the address pop up message that causes the problem for me.
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There is a bug in the latest version of chrome and web view that makes the screen flicker on some apps. To fix this you need to disable chrome and enable chrome and check do not auto update in the play store.
There is another fix you have to install the updated graphics driver. This driver is for oreo only lgv20, after you flash in twrp you must wipe dalvik cache. You must have root to be able to install the updated GPU drivers.
[10/27][Adreno][OREO][Vulkan]Driver for Snapdragon 820/1[V313 REV23 | V330 REV3]
Darnrain1 said:
There is a bug in the latest version of chrome and web view that makes the screen flicker on some apps. To fix this you need to disable chrome and enable chrome and check do not auto update in the play store.
There is another fix you have to install the updated graphics driver. This driver is for oreo only lgv20, after you flash in twrp you must wipe dalvik cache. You must have root to be able to install the updated GPU drivers.
[10/27][Adreno][OREO][Vulkan]Driver for Snapdragon 820/1[V313 REV23 | V330 REV3]
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Thanks for this
Darnrain1 said:
There is a bug in the latest version of chrome and web view that makes the screen flicker on some apps. To fix this you need to disable chrome and enable chrome and check do not auto update in the play store.
There is another fix you have to install the updated graphics driver. This driver is for oreo only lgv20, after you flash in twrp you must wipe dalvik cache. You must have root to be able to install the updated GPU drivers.
[10/27][Adreno][OREO][Vulkan]Driver for Snapdragon 820/1[V313 REV23 | V330 REV3]
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Many thanks friend, just works like a charm (upgrading drivers), greetings from Medellín Colombia