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What the hell!
- Thread starter croid
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yep its called adware. it usually comes with an app your recently installed. i would delete any apps you installed recently starting with the most recent and work your way backwards. also before deleting i would delete cache and data first for the app and then uninstall the app.
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Thanks ocnbrze! I found the culprit. When the ad came up, I tapped the recent apps button, scrolled to the ad, tapped the ad's icon at the top and tapped App info and found it was a barcode scanner app. Uninstalled the POS and problem solved. Funny thing is it wasn't recently installed. It's been installed for a long time and just started throwing up the ads today. Go figure!
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The developer wanted to monetize. I miss the just doing because we can people. Lots of good stuff free back in the day.
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I wonder how PhotoBucket is doing? When they monetized they blocked anything you posted using them with a request for money. The images were gone.
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Note that you can scan QR codes with Bixby Vision: https://www.samsung.com/ca/support/mobile-devices/bixby-what-is-bixby-vision-and-how-do-i-use-it/
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