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android-ad-cleaner

by rddmwmddr

A tool that switches off adverts, trending searches, news feeds and marketing notifications on Chinese-brand Android phones (Xiaomi, OPPO, OnePlus, vivo, Honor and others). It works over a USB debugging connection without rooting, and changes can be reversed.

New and promisingUnder two months old. Expect rough edges and fast changes.

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Stars
3.9k +1335 a day
Licence
MIT
Runs on
Your computer
Setup
Easy
Language
Python
Age
4 days

What you can do with it

  • Turn off personalised adverts, ad tracking and recommendation services in the phone's system settings
  • Switch off marketing notification channels app by app while keeping order, delivery and update alerts
  • Restore the changes later using the backup made before anything is altered

Make money with it

Someone could offer a small paid phone clean-up and set-up service for local customers with new Android handsets.

An idea, not financial advice. Check the licence before charging for anything built on it.

Ways a business could use it

  • Clean up company or staff Android phones so adverts and promotional pop-ups do not distract from work
  • Offer a paid phone set-up service for customers who buy Chinese-brand Android handsets

Can you use it commercially?

Free to use, change and sell, including in paid products. Keep the copyright notice.

Not legal advice. Read the project's licence file before building a product on it.

Getting it running

Download the Mac or Windows desktop app from the Releases page and plug in the phone with USB debugging on, or run the Python scripts after installing the requirements with pip.

Follow the official instructions in the project README.

Things to check

  • Documentation and interface are in Chinese only
  • Only works on tested phone models; many are marked as awaiting real-device checks
  • Requires turning on developer mode and USB debugging, which should be switched off afterwards
  • Does not support native HarmonyOS devices
  • Relies on automated screen taps that may break with system updates
  • Windows installer is unsigned and triggers a SmartScreen warning

Who's talking about it

Checked 28 Oct 2026. Summary drafted by AI from the project's README.

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