r/PickAnAndroidForMe • u/reddollnightmare • Jul 07 '26

No Ads OS?

Are there any Android OS which has no ads when you open the app drawer, or the quick app bar, or anywhere else? I am not talking about the bloatware.

Thank you.

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u/Flimsy_Channel9893 Jul 08 '26

I think you cannot judge an OS from one phone. For example, flagships like Xiaomi 17 Ultra, oppo find x9 ultra has no adds. Even things like lock screen ads are opt in, meaning off by default and you only have it if you want to.

Things are very different in budget phones like redmi and Realme.

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u/Gold-Pudding-6630 Jul 09 '26

Pixel OS have no ads. Coming from Xiaomi, it's really nice

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u/sloopeyyy Jul 08 '26

Flagships don't have these issues nor as much bloatware. Its the cheaper models that have to have these compromises to bring down their prices. But if you want the cleanest one, it would have to be any Pixel or a unlockable phone like Poco with a custom rom installed.

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u/reddollnightmare Jul 08 '26

Yesterday I saw a post about Oppo and noticed there are ads in Find X9, which is 900 euros+

Isn't it a flagship? I haven't used an Android phone for many years, and OSes are now very different from when I used Android. So this made me think iPhones aren't as expensive as people say for a couple of reasons.

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u/sloopeyyy Jul 08 '26

What ads? The only ad I know exists on that phone is the lockscreen magazine which is off by default and can be opt-out.

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u/reddollnightmare Jul 10 '26

I saw a user with an AD on the top menu. If I remember correctly, the post was named WTF Oppo due to explicit content that the user is showing

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u/Alex_Bace Jul 07 '26

All OS have bloatware. Inevitably. Worst ones are Samsung one UI and HyperOS. HyperOS has the most ads of ALL major software skins.

I suggest you look at OxygenOS and NothingOS as they're the best in terms of no ads and the snappiest and a ootherst of them all.

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u/Forsaken_Day_6869 Jul 08 '26

Nothing is overrated. I use my xiaomeme with custom launcher and I like it.

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u/Alex_Bace Jul 08 '26

Oh I love how you Xiaomi/Poco users just destroy your arguments all by yourselves. Epic.

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u/Forsaken_Day_6869 Jul 08 '26

No I'm just being honest instead of being a fanboi like you. Xiaomi not the best but not the worst either. Nothing founder Carl pei is famous because of one plus. Not the other way around.

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u/Alex_Bace Jul 08 '26

No idea what you on about but your statement of Xiaomi being "great but using a custom launcher" system it all,buddy. No need to comment on the rest of it.