Turn off Personalised ads from the platform vendor on Google Android 16
Advertising
Sensitivity 3/5
Default: On
Phones / Google Android 16 / Personalised ads from the platform vendor
Platform vendors use your account history and app store habits to decide which advertisements you see inside their own services. Turning this off does not reduce the number of adverts shown.
- Goes to
- Google, Apple, Samsung
- Default
- On
- Control
- Can be switched off
- Effort
- a minute or two
How to do it
Open Settings, go to Security & privacy, select More privacy settings, tap Ads, then Privacy Sandbox, and disable the ad measurement and topic toggles.
Usually found under: Settings > Security & privacy > More privacy settings > Ads > Privacy Sandbox
Menu names may differ by device and version.
What you lose
You will see less relevant adverts based on your app usage and browsing interests.
What is collected
Account profile data, app purchase history, content interactions, demographic estimates.
The system matches promotional messages to a user's inferred interests and past commercial activity.
Retention is not stated here. The sensitivity rating is this site's own estimate.