Play store ads over keyboard

[Mick927]

Any time I type on anything even now I get ads from the play store above whatever word I am currently typing, if I type "card" my suggested words bar has that word along with words like it as it should, but a white box appears above the suggestions box above that word with the play store logo, if I touch it I get a half or full screen ad for any popular game or app that has anything to do with a card, solitaire for example.

 

[mikedt]

What keyboard is it, some "free" adware one? Sounds like it could be the keyboard app itself doing it, if you're seeing contextual ads from the words you're actually typing. I know Sogou Keyboard can do this, but that is for Chinese input.

 

[Mick927]

What keyboard is it, some 'free' adware one? Sounds like it could be the keyboard app itself doing it, if it's showing you contextual ads from the words you're actually typing.

it does it with both the original and additional keyboards, I've been using the same keyboard since I bought the phone and this is happening recently

 

[Mick927]

it does it with both the original and additional keyboards, I've been using the same keyboard since I bought the phone and this is happening recently

I think you're right, the keyboard I use was auto updated, right about the time this started.

 

[mikedt]

I think you're right, the keyboard I use was auto updated, right about the time this started.

Keyboard is "free", but looks like they're monetizing it with keyword ads. It will almost certainly be using up your wireless data with the ads, so could actually be costing you real money as you type. Best find another keyboard I think, Swiftkey myself, but Gboard is good as well.

 

[Jhayzone]

Can you tell us what keyboard you are using so that we can all steer away from that app?