Turn off Personalised ads from the platform vendor on Sony Android (Xperia) 14
Advertising
Sensitivity 3/5
Default: On
Phones / Sony Android (Xperia) 14 / 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
- Needs
- account
How to do it
Open Settings, head to Google account settings under Data & privacy, open My Ad Centre, and turn personalised ads off.
Usually found under: Settings > Google > Manage your Google Account > Data & privacy > My Ad Centre
Menu names may differ by device and version.
What you lose
You will still see ads, but they will not be based on your profile and browsing history.
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.