ISSUE 44 • ANDROID ADVISOR 95HOW TOphone, but even if you wish to stick with Chrome you
can banish pop-up ads. Here are tricks to try to get
yourself a much happier, ad-free browsing experience.
You can also check out the best mobile browsers
there are to choose from.
Use the Opera browser
This is by far the simplest way to avoid adverts while
browsing on Android, since the free Opera Browser
now contains a built-in ad blocker. However, it might
not be an ideal solution for you if you use Google
Chrome or Firefox on your other devices (if that’s the
case see our third tip).
You don’t need to do anything special – just install
Opera and use it like any other browser, with none of
the hassle of ads. You can download Opera Browser
free from Google Play at tinyurl.com/bstpcu3.
Install the free Adblock Browser
Another alternative to your current browser is the free
Adblock Browser, made by the same company as the
notorious Adblock desktop extension.
You can download the Adblock Browser free from
Google Play at tinyurl.com/y8kLtn8q.
Block pop-up ads in Chrome
If it’s only the pop-up ads that bother you and you’d
rather not have to install a second browser ,then these
can be blocked in Google’s Chrome browser. Launch
it, tap on the three dots at the top right of the screen,
then choose Settings, Site Settings. Scroll down to
Pop-ups and ensure the slider is set to Blocked.