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Re: Annoying news and ads from Google app

From "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>
Newsgroups comp.mobile.android
Subject Re: Annoying news and ads from Google app
Date 2024-12-09 14:56 +0100
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On 2024-12-09 01:12, Andrew wrote:
> Carlos E.R. wrote on Sun, 8 Dec 2024 22:27:59 +0100 :
> 
>>>>> More than once, I've swiped left or right on a screen and been dumped
>>>>> into a page with the Google header and a bunch of ads and clickbait
>>>>> news items
>>>>
>>>> Sorry, I should have Googled (!) before posting. It's called
>>>> Discover
>>>
>>> It would be more useful if it showed news articles before they get 36 
>>> hours out of date and avoided showing new stories behind paywalls.
>>
>> When I hit a pay wall after an item in discover, I hit the three dot 
>> menu, then "report this" as "other".
> 
> Thank God I've never seen any of this ad stuff but may I ask what app 
> people are using that brings up these full-page ads on their Android phone?
> 
> When the OP says "Google app" in the subject line, is that the Google
> Search App (I don't have it so I can't confirm with a package name).

I am talking of "Discover".

-- 
Cheers, Carlos.

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Annoying news and ads from Google app Stan Brown <the_stan_brown@fastmail.fm> - 2024-12-08 07:16 -0800
  Re: Annoying news and ads from Google app Stan Brown <the_stan_brown@fastmail.fm> - 2024-12-08 07:35 -0800
    Re: Annoying news and ads from Google app Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2024-12-08 18:09 +0000
      Re: Annoying news and ads from Google app "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2024-12-08 22:27 +0100
        Re: Annoying news and ads from Google app Andrew <andys@nospam.com> - 2024-12-09 00:12 +0000
          Re: Annoying news and ads from Google app Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2024-12-09 09:02 +0000
            Re: Annoying news and ads from Google app Andrew <andys@nospam.com> - 2024-12-09 22:21 +0000
          Re: Annoying news and ads from Google app "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2024-12-09 14:56 +0100
            Re: Annoying news and ads from Google app Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2024-12-09 14:37 +0000
              Re: Annoying news and ads from Google app AJL <noemail@none.com> - 2024-12-09 15:32 +0000
                Re: Annoying news and ads from Google app Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2024-12-09 15:53 +0000
                Re: Annoying news and ads from Google app AJL <noemail@none.com> - 2024-12-09 17:24 +0000
                Re: Annoying news and ads from Google app Andrew <andys@nospam.com> - 2024-12-09 22:22 +0000
                Re: Annoying news and ads from Google app Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2024-12-09 22:42 +0000
                Re: Annoying news and ads from Google app Andrew <andys@nospam.com> - 2024-12-09 23:06 +0000
                Re: Annoying news and ads from Google app Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2024-12-10 05:17 +0200
                Re: Annoying news and ads from Google app AJL <noemail@none.com> - 2024-12-09 16:55 -0700
                Re: Annoying news and ads from Google app AJL <noemail@none.com> - 2024-12-09 16:55 -0700
                Re: Annoying news and ads from Google app Andrew <andys@nospam.com> - 2024-12-10 05:37 +0000
                Re: Annoying news and ads from Google app AJL <noemail@none.com> - 2024-12-09 23:46 -0700
                Re: Annoying news and ads from Google app "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2024-12-10 13:08 +0100
                Re: Annoying news and ads from Google app AJL <noemail@none.com> - 2024-12-10 08:51 -0700
                Re: Annoying news and ads from Google app Andrew <andys@nospam.com> - 2024-12-11 01:47 +0000
                Re: Annoying news and ads from Google app Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2024-12-10 13:37 +0000
                Re: Annoying news and ads from Google app AJL <noemail@none.com> - 2024-12-10 08:51 -0700
              Re: Annoying news and ads from Google app "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2024-12-09 16:50 +0100
    Re: Annoying news and ads from Google app Nil <rednoise9@rednoise9.invalid> - 2024-12-08 13:26 -0500
      Re: Annoying news and ads from Google app Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2024-12-08 18:54 +0000
        Re: Annoying news and ads from Google app Nil <rednoise9@rednoise9.invalid> - 2024-12-08 19:27 -0500
          Re: Annoying news and ads from Google app Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2024-12-09 09:18 +0000
        Re: Annoying news and ads from Google app Andrew <andys@nospam.com> - 2024-12-09 02:31 +0000
    Re: Annoying news and ads from Google app Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2024-12-08 22:37 +0100

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