How to turn off ads on your smartphone: a simple way for Android and iPhone.

Pop-up ads can interfere with the use of your smartphone and overload the device. There is a universal way to reduce ad personalization on both iPhone and Android devices — for free and in just a few steps.

How to turn off personalized ads on your smartphone

On Android, you need to open 'Security and Privacy' — 'Privacy Settings' — 'Ads'. Then go to the 'Advertising Privacy' section, turn off all three switches (by default, they are on), then tap 'Delete advertising identifier' (or 'Reset advertising identifier') and confirm the action.

On iOS, select 'Settings' — 'Privacy & Security' and at the bottom, select 'Apple Advertising'. In this menu, turn off the 'Personalized Ads' switch.

After these settings, your device will either stop creating your advertising profile or will recreate it — without considering previous activity. The number of ads may remain unchanged, but they will be less personalized and less distracting.

You can completely get rid of ads by turning on airplane mode — ad blocks are mainly loaded from the Internet, and without a network, they do not appear. Alternatively, you can specify an AdGuard server in your DNS settings.

Let us remind you that the green dot that sometimes appears on the Android status bar is not a system anomaly or a display defect. It is a standard indicator with a specific purpose.

We also wrote that you can free up your smartphone's memory without losing important photos or videos. A few simple actions can free up dozens of gigabytes in just a few minutes.

Don’t you like annoying ads on your smartphone? Some simple settings can make life easier and improve the user experience.