We have all been there. You click a link for a simple recipe, and suddenly your phone looks like Las Vegas. Banners drop from the top, a video starts playing in the corner, and the page jumps around so much that you accidentally click an ad for a blender you didn’t even want.
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It is annoying, but annoyance is actually the least of your problems.
Today, we are looking under the hood of your Android phone. Before I show you how to block these ads, you need to understand why this matters. Once you see how the modern internet works, you will never look at your mobile browser the same way again.
When you type a web address and hit “Go,” you probably think your phone is just asking a server to send you an article. But behind the scenes, in the milliseconds before that page loads, a frantic, invisible auction is taking place.
Your browser effectively shouts to the entire internet ecosystem: “Hey, I have a user here looking at sports news. They live in this zip code and were recently shopping for shoes. Who wants to show them an ad?”.
Computers bid against each other in real-time, a winner is chosen, and the ad is pushed to your screen. This happens in the blink of an eye, but there is a catch.
Ads aren’t just pictures anymore; they are heavy, complex pieces of software called “scripts”. When these scripts load, they eat up your:
Memory (RAM)
Processing Power
Battery Life
Mobile Data: You are literally paying for the data required to download the ads that annoy you.
It is the digital equivalent of the post office forcing you to pay postage for the junk mail they shove in your box.
The Invisible Auction: Why Your Phone Feels Slow
15 Apr 2024
I Tried The Vegas Loop (Video Episode)
I tried the Vegas Loop in a Tesla Model Y. Sharing my full experience.
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11 Apr 2024
Internet Plan Nutritional Labels, Gameboy on Apple Watch, TikTok Shop is Booming and More
Welcome to the HardwareSavvy Podcast, where we talk about the latest that took place in the tech world this week.
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10 Apr 2024
Is Apple Watch Data Plan Worth it? Google Vids, Neuralink Competitor and More
Welcome to the HardwareSavvy Podcast. In today's episode we will be discussing the coolest things that have happened today in tech. Neuralink competitor, Google Vids, does Google Gemini scans your Google Docs and more.
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9 Apr 2024
Google Pixel 8 Can Be Tracked Even When Off, Snapdragon Windows Laptops, BestBuy Geek Squad Layoffs
Welcome to the Hardware Savvy Podcast, today we are discussing the hottest topics of the week: New Samsung Galaxy One UI 6.1 features, New Snapdragon X Elite based Windows laptops are coming, BestBuy Geed Squad employees are getting laid off and Google Pixel 8 can now be tarcked even when it's off.
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8 Apr 2024
New OLED iPad and Opera Browser with Local AI
Welcome to the Hardware Savvy Podcast, today we are discussing the hottest topics of the week: Solar eclipse, Opera browser is the first one to add support for local LLMs that cold run on your PC.
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6 Apr 2024
Is Apple Vision Worth it Now? Amazon Drops Fresh and More
Welcome to the Hardware Savvy Podcast, today we are discussing the hottest topics of the week: Apple Vision Pro, Amazon drops Fresh stores, YouTube doesn't want AI to steal their user's videos and more...
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6 Nov 2022
4 Incredible iPhone Features Most People Don't Know
I am sharing with you 4 incredible iPhone features that most people don't know. You can use these on your iPhone and iPad right now
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1 Aug 2022
How to Stop Android Apps from Spying on You
Prevent ANDROID apps from accessing your camera, microphone and other apps from potentially spying on you (considering that's true).
My learning portal: https://hardwaresavvy.com
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29 Jul 2022
This Will Change How You Use Your Phone
The following Android feature will change how you use your phone, making it very effortless to use it.
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12 Jul 2022
Google is not Free
In this episode I talk about Google, how it monetize its "free" tools, how it affects you and how you can protect yourself from them.
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22 May 2022
Bidirectional Charging, Tesla and the Texas Heatwave
What does the Texas heatwave have to do with Tesla asking its EV car owners to charge less? All of that in todays episode.
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20 May 2022
YOUR Information is auctioned off about 1,000 TIMES PER DAY!
Did you know that your data is auctioned off about 1,000 times per day? Where does that data come from and how is it auctioned off? Take a listen to find out!
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19 May 2022
Facebook is SENDING $397 payments to its users!
Looks like Facebook got caught up in a privacy lawsuit and will be issuing the largest settlement that's ever been issued in a privacy-related lawsuit. Listen to the episode to find out why and if you will be getting one, too!
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18 May 2022
How your phone Bluetooth can be HACKED and how you could protect your Android privacy
A Bluetooth technology vulnerability allows Bluetooth devices such as cars, phones and door locks to be hacked. Also, Google is getting ready to reveal their My AD Center app, which should help you control your privacy better.
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17 May 2022
Is AI a marketing gimmick or a real thing? The answer might surprise you
In this episode I talk about the applications of artificial intelligence and how it makes its way to our everyday life.
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16 May 2022
Continuity and why is big tech trying so hard to SELL us on it?
The continuity between devices or apps is a very convenient way to get things done and track trends. It works great within the Apple ecosystem, but fails short on Android. Can it really make things better or we are just being lazy? Are we trading convenience for our privacy? More on that in the podcast.
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15 May 2022
Hardware Savvy Podcast (Trailer)
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