How to Block Ads on an Android

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Last Updated: April 13, 2020

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This wikiHow teaches you how to block ads from the Chrome or Firefox browser apps on Android.

Method 1

Method 1 of 2:

Blocking Ads in the Chrome App

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Look on your home screen or in the app drawer for a colorful circle icon with a blue filled circle inside.
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This is in the top right corner.

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This is near the bottom.
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This is under "Advanced" near the bottom.
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This is near the middle, indicated with a white box.
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Tap the switch to turn it off

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. It will be gray and switched to the left when off.
- This will only block ads on sites that regularly show intrusive or misleading ads. Other ads will continue to show, as outlined by Google's Better Ad Standards ^{[1]
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Method 2

Method 2 of 2:

Using Adblock Plus for Firefox

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Look for a fox icon on your home screen or in the app drawer.
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This is in the top right corner.
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This is near the middle of the menu.
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This is at the bottom of your add-on list.
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Tap on the search bar at the top and type "adblock plus".
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It should be at the top with a stop-sign icon that says "ABP".
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This will add the extension to your Firefox browser app.
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Change the settings to block all ads. By default, the ad blocker will still allow some non-intrusive ads. If you wish to block all ads, do the following:
- Tap on the 3 vertical dots in the top right corner of the Firefox browser.
- Tap Adblock Plus .
- Tap the switch off next to "Allow some non intrusive advertising". This is at the bottom.

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