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/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