Last week, the Android TV community was up in flames over the revelation that ads had suddenly started appearing on homescreens. Users are outraged at the situation, but it might not be quite as bad ...

Ads on Android TV and Google TV have always been moderately tame compared to other smart TV platforms, as they exclusively showed advertisements for TV shows and movies. But slowly, Android TV and ...

Are you wondering how that mysterious icon ended up on your Android phone’s start screen? Annoyed at the ads clogging your notification bar? You aren’t alone. Thousands of Android apps now include ...

There's been a rumor running rampant on the interwebs that yet another new advertising platform for the Android operating system and Jack Wallen looks into the rumor and concludes that (at least on ...

‘The purpose is to help you discover new apps and contents for your TV’ ‘The purpose is to help you discover new apps and contents for your TV’ is a reporter with five years of experience covering ...

Your Android phone used to be an ad-free paradise–a place where you could play games, check email, and make a few calls, all without being bothered by those pesky sales pitches that have taken over ...

Chinese smartphone company Xiaomi has admitted that it shows ‘unobtrusive‘ ads in its MIUI skin for Android, which is present on almost all its phones. It said in a statement to The Verge: Advertising ...

It's great when manufacturers add things such as HDR support, fixes, or performance patches to smart TVs. But Google's latest schtick is infuriating users. The ads began appearing after Google pushed ...

The apps had been installed more than 1.5 million times and were on the Play Store for almost a year, researchers say. Alfred Ng Senior Reporter / CNET News Alfred Ng was a senior reporter for CNET ...

Ads are one of the ways to keep some websites and app developers afloat. They keep costs down and enable free content. Some ...

Our poll breaks down how readers are dealing with YouTube ads, from paying for Premium to third-party apps and beyond.

Think your Android phone is just a pocket-sized portal to memes and texts from your aunt? Think again. Lurking in the digital ...