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Re: Annoying news and ads from Google app

From Stan Brown <the_stan_brown@fastmail.fm>
Newsgroups comp.mobile.android
Subject Re: Annoying news and ads from Google app
Date 2024-12-08 07:35 -0800
Organization Oak Road Systems
Message-ID <MPG.41bf5c9eb2a88545990399@news.individual.net> (permalink)
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On Sun, 8 Dec 2024 07:16:45 -0800, Stan Brown wrote:
> 
> Pixel 8a, Android 15
> 
> 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, none of which I want. It appears to be the Google app, 
> not Chrome, though I'm not 100% sure of that. 
> 
> Is there some way to turn that off?

Sorry, I should have Googled (!) before posting. It's called 
Discover, and it can be turned off in the Google app's own Settings 
menu.

https://www.androidpolice.com/disable-google-discover-android/

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Stan Brown, Tehachapi, California, USA         https://BrownMath.com/
Shikata ga nai...

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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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