please help with ads - Nexus 5 General

Not strictly nexus 5
95% of the time I load the nexus 5 general forum I get a load of browser redirects which end with me having to close the tab.
I don't t do anything other than load the page.
The redirect goes via a slimspots bla bla address then on to various other crap.
There is currently a thread running on chrome product support forum regarding this problem on various sites and phones and is possibly a rougue ad.
Can any admins/mods XDA guru's advise on this please?
I'm currently nexus5 stock with very few apps installed and even happenes after factory reset.
Thanks and sorry for off topic but since it affects this forum thought I would post it here.

jenreban said:
Not strictly nexus 5
95% of the time I load the nexus 5 general forum I get a load of browser redirects which end with me having to close the tab.
I don't t do anything other than load the page.
The redirect goes via a slimspots bla bla address then on to various other crap.
There is currently a thread running on chrome product support forum regarding this problem on various sites and phones and is possibly a rougue ad.
Can any admins/mods XDA guru's advise on this please?
I'm currently nexus5 stock with very few apps installed and even happenes after factory reset.
Thanks and sorry for off topic but since it affects this forum thought I would post it here.
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Check if "Block Pop Ups" option on chrome is enabled
Check if some app doing this
Root and install Adaway which is the best ad blocker. Period.

jenreban said:
Not strictly nexus 5
95% of the time I load the nexus 5 general forum I get a load of browser redirects which end with me having to close the tab.
I don't t do anything other than load the page.
The redirect goes via a slimspots bla bla address then on to various other crap.
There is currently a thread running on chrome product support forum regarding this problem on various sites and phones and is possibly a rougue ad.
Can any admins/mods XDA guru's advise on this please?
I'm currently nexus5 stock with very few apps installed and even happenes after factory reset.
Thanks and sorry for off topic but since it affects this forum thought I would post it here.
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Root > Adaway > Profit

Thanks for your post. We have a thread for this type of thing here
Intrusive ads? Post here!
It looks like other people are having similar issue. I'll make sure the Administration sees this. I think our only recourse is to identify the exact ad and complain to the ad providers.
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Tubedroid

Does anyone have the last apk for it?
I originally bought it when it wasn't on the market, but lost it any help would be much appreciated.
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I'd contact the developer for that app. Asking for paid apps here is a no no.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but Google has long since banned any apps that download videos from Youtube. Apparently it was a violation of the user agreement. Hence the disappearance of a bunch of YouTube downloaders and built-in features from apps like Dolphin HD. You can however get rolle3k's YouTube Ripper here.
Sorry about that, need to read over the forum rules again. I'll be sure to check out YouTube ripper thanks guys.
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Market 3.0.26

If you don't have it here it is. This is the newest version of the market. Im posting it because its such a major update and I know people are gonna want it early instead of waiting for it to show up in roms. I've tested it on Apex (latest version) and it is working perfect. I do know that the movies wont play on rooted devices so dont rent or buy movies. But that isn't a program issue that's a restriction that Google has imposed on us and considering everyone reading this is gonna have a rooted phone, most likely, its important I tell (warn) you about it. Also if for some reason you have an issue with me posting this don't bother me about it. Im just posting it for the people that want it. Also if for some reason you dont know how to install just go into the system apps folder then remove the old market and paste this one.
EDIT.... There is another thread that I didn't notice before I posted this so if you wanna download from that thread that's fine. Its all the same though.
Love it
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA App
pwnerman said:
If you don't have it here it is. ....
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Not an issue with you posting just saying that it is a duplicate.
Posted this two days ago search before you make a new post it has also been on the portal since yesterday
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1166325
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/new-android-market-hits-the-streets/
mrevankyle said:
Not an issue with you posting just saying that it is a duplicate.
Posted this two days ago search before you make a new post it has also been on the portal since yesterday
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1166325
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/new-android-market-hits-the-streets/
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o well your thread didnt show up in the similar thread box before i posted this so more the better lol
It has been on the first page of themes and apps for the past two days often right after the stickies but w/e i know that related topics search can be a finiky mistress sometimes
mrevankyle said:
It has been on the first page of themes and apps for the past two days often right after the stickies but w/e i know that related topics search can be a finiky mistress sometimes
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read the edit in the OP. Fair enough?
This new market is baked into the rom that Im currently, and I've gotta say that it seems so much smoother than the last android market release, and the layout of the apps and info makes it a much more pleasant experience IMO. Thanks for posting the .apk

Issues with XDA forum

First, thank you for giving us this awesome community. I just have a couple minor issues that I'd like you to consider.
1) The new emoticons are very childish looking. Though I do like this one--> :cyclops:
2) "Sorry, you are limited to 8 thanks per day" is very annoying because whenever a new phone comes out and Dev comes on strong, I may need to give thanks up to 20 times a day.
3) There is no option to go back to the subforum I'm in. So if I'm on page 3 of a thread, I can't just click the back button on my browser to go back to the main page. I have to scroll all the way up to click on the subforum name to load the subforum.
4) None of the sub forums are listed alphabetically.
5) Mobile signatures are always placed inside when I quote someone. And there is no line in someones post to indicate something is their mobile signature. Gets a little confusing sometimes.
As you can see below, there is a line above my signature. It's not like that from the XDA app. And my signature is not quoted but it would be if I were on the XDA app.
CZ Eddie said:
First, thank you for giving us this awesome community. I just have a couple minor issues that I'd like you to consider.
1) The new emoticons are very childish looking. Though I do like this one--> :cyclops: Deal with it
2) "Sorry, you are limited to 8 thanks per day" is very annoying because whenever a new phone comes out and Dev comes on strong, I may need to give thanks up to 20 times a day. Prevents thanks spamming. It was unlimited, until people just went around giving thanks for no reason, this way you choose who you give thanks to, also, thanks dont make your e-peen bigger.
3) There is no option to go back to the subforum I'm in. So if I'm on page 3 of a thread, I can't just click the back button on my browser to go back to the main page. I have to scroll all the way up to click on the subforum name to load the subforum. Look for archer's toolbar extension. I have it. He included a button which you click that takes you to the top. Then you can click the subforum name.
4) None of the sub forums are listed alphabetically.There's usually like 5 of them anyway
5) Mobile signatures are always placed inside when I quote someone. And there is no line in someones post to indicate something is their mobile signature. Gets a little confusing sometimes.
As you can see below, there is a line above my signature. It's not like that from the XDA app. And my signature is not quoted but it would be if I were on the XDA app.
The mobile sigs are just added text. Remember signatures for emails? You type in the text you want to show up, and when you compose a new email the text is already there, and you can modify it. Same with app sigs.
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Answers (my trolling) in BOLD
Much of what you've asked has been answered above (thanks jaszek). For many other topics, and the relevant forum, have a look at "About xda-developers.com". That forum is dedicated to discussion about the site itself.
With that said, thread closed.

[Q] Are there any mods/hacks/anything yet? Also a few other questions.

I have quite a few questions. First, I know the device has been successfully rooted, but I'm not entirely sure what the means for us users. Have any impressive mods or hacks been released for the ChomeCast yet? Also, is it possible to stream from PC to my ChomeCast? And lastly, how does this affect battery life when streaming from an Android device?
You can stream Netflix, YouTube and chrome tabs to your device from your pc.
From an Android phone you can stream YouTube, Netflix and Hulu atm
It doesn't affect battery life at all, other than using the app since the chromecast is not actually receiving any data from the phone but from a server (Netflix, YouTube, Hulu) . Your phone only sends a link to the chromecast.
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AliMusa said:
I have quite a few questions. First, I know the device has been successfully rooted, but I'm not entirely sure what the means for us users. Have any impressive mods or hacks been released for the ChomeCast yet? Also, is it possible to stream from PC to my ChomeCast? And lastly, how does this affect battery life when streaming from an Android device?
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Have you looked at any reviews? Done any reading/research? Those are very basic questions, that could easily be found with minimal effort. This helps keep the forum from getting cluttered and the same questions from being asked again and again. The member here are less likely to help if you not putting much effort into finding answers. Just some friendly advice.
I will provide some assistance.
1. If you have a Chromecast with the original Firmware, not likely unless you got one of the early devices and it hasn't updated the firmware, then Yes it can be rooted. Device with newer firmware out of luck, at least for now.
There not much you can really do, even if you had a rooted Chromecast at this point.
2. You can cast YouTube and Netflix form the Chrome browser on your computer. You can also cast a tab form the Chrome browser and any content it may be running. There is also an experimental feature found in the Chrome Browser that will allow you to cast you desktop.
You can also drag and drop compatible media (Music, video) into an empty Chrome browser tab and have it cast to you TV.
3. I doesn't affect battery life on you android device. Your Android device just tells the Chromecast fetch the media from Netflix, YouTube or Hulu Plus and play it on you TV. After the media starts playing you could turn off you device and the Chromecast would continue to play the media.
RojasTKD said:
Have you looked at any reviews? Done any reading/research? Those are very basic questions, that could easily be found with minimal effort. This helps keep the forum from getting cluttered and the same questions from being asked again and again. The member here are less likely to help if you not putting much effort into finding answers. Just some friendly advice.
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After having read many reviews and articles on the internet about the capabilities, features and benefits of owning/purchasing a chromecast, I came to the realization that it offered very few, if any, of those things after the "update". Still, I had the same question as the OP and hoped that XDA might further my education on the matter. I assumed based on the date of their post, that the OP was as up to date as I was. So, I eagerly clicked on the thread hoping to find a friendly conversation about any possible progress, hacks, developer apps or current work arounds, but instead was met by what seems to have become the standard retort for anyone that has a simple question on xda. The only question you left out was, "did you even try searching?"
Honestly, I am not trying to be ugly or smart, but it seems like xda is an appropriate place to ask questions when someone has one. While I know that it seems like many are lazy and don't bother searching, reading or educating themselves before starting a thread and wasting precious forum space, sometimes it would be great to find real answers and and friendly responses without assuming the OPs back story. There, I got that off my chest and provided nothing useful to the conversation myself and suppose I am prepared for the backlash, but I'd rather continue my search for answers to my original question. Is there anyone out there making the Chromecast dongle worth buying and in return, accepting donation money from me for their work? OK. Off my soapbox, no offense and sorry for wasting thread space that is better left to developers than greedy users like me.
mountainloafers said:
After having read many reviews and articles on the internet about the capabilities, features and benefits of owning/purchasing a chromecast, I came to the realization that it offered very few, if any, of those things after the "update". Still, I had the same question as the OP and hoped that XDA might further my education on the matter. I assumed based on the date of their post, that the OP was as up to date as I was. So, I eagerly clicked on the thread hoping to find a friendly conversation about any possible progress, hacks, developer apps or current work arounds, but instead was met by what seems to have become the standard retort for anyone that has a simple question on xda. The only question you left out was, "did you even try searching?"
Honestly, I am not trying to be ugly or smart, but it seems like xda is an appropriate place to ask questions when someone has one. While I know that it seems like many are lazy and don't bother searching, reading or educating themselves before starting a thread and wasting precious forum space, sometimes it would be great to find real answers and and friendly responses without assuming the OPs back story. There, I got that off my chest and provided nothing useful to the conversation myself and suppose I am prepared for the backlash, but I'd rather continue my search for answers to my original question. Is there anyone out there making the Chromecast dongle worth buying and in return, accepting donation money from me for their work? OK. Off my soapbox, no offense and sorry for wasting thread space that is better left to developers than greedy users like me.
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The very first post in this section is a sticky which contains a section labeled, "Apps, Mods, Fixes, Rooting, Tutorials". It has links to a bunch pertinent threads. There is a reason it's a sticky. XDA would become useless if there where multiple post a day asking about the same subject.
I was being friendly. I informed him that he could easily find the answers he is looking for with a little effort and doing so would keep the forum clean and people would be more helpful. It was obvious they where new (only three post) and I tried to offer some friendly advice that will help them in the long run. I even tweaked my wording as to not be too harsh. then I went the extra mile and answered his questions.
Right on. Any word on the SDK being freed up yet?
Let it flo... now Free

XDA Duplicate with gibberish URL ( Probably a phishing site? )

Was searching to how to install substratum on much lineageos14.1, came upon this: dx66cje4yagq2fphykw0k5fq.bigcomrnerce.com
It's XDA... Although that gibberish got me worried
JulianoXDA said:
Was searching to how to install substratum on much lineageos14.1,.........
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That's a form of a "pay per click" website...
What it does is stores website information in a Metadata state with an applied url and then, after someone Google's something, it will pop in the results to attempt to get an individual to go to their link.
It's hard to explain but, those types of websites can, potentially, try to obtain what information they can get via the IP address of the individual.
I did notice that it's considered an "At Risk" website and should be avoided as much as possible.
I'm sure @MikeChannon would like to take note of this to investigate to have it added to the Blacklist of website URL's on XDA.
Thank you very much for bringing this to the attention of XDA!
Keep in mind that, if you see any XDA Forum Search Results that doesn't begin with "https://forum.xda-developers.com" to stay away from it.
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Unless asked to do so, PLEASE[/B] don't PM me regarding support. Sent using The ClaRetoX Forum App on my Apple Macintosh.
Yup, noted and we'll see what we can do to stop it.
Thanks
Mike

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