android-ad-cleaner
android-ad-cleaner is a desktop app that turns off ads, hot-search feeds, and marketing notifications on Chinese Android phones without root.
What it is good for
- Turning off ads and promotional notifications on a Chinese Android phone
- Stopping hot-search and news feeds on a phone's system screens
- Reverting phone privacy and ad settings changes with one command
At a glance
- Who it is for
- Setup
- Install a desktop app or browser extension
Level 3 of 5. Download and install it like any other app or extension.
- Cost
- Free and open source
- Type
- Agent app
- Tasks
- Works with
- Android phones with adb debugging, Mac, Windows, Claude Code, Codex, HyperOS
Momentum
- Rank this week
- #3
- Best rank
- #3 week 44, 2026
- Stars gained last week
- +4,666
- GitHub stars
- 5,805
GitHub numbers as of Nov 2, 2026. Updated weekly.
Ranking history
Official links
Setup steps are on the official pages. We do not repeat them here, since they change.
Questions
- Is android-ad-cleaner free?
- Yes. It is free and open source (MIT license).
- Do I need to know how to code to use android-ad-cleaner?
- No. Download and install it like any other app or extension.
- What does android-ad-cleaner work with?
- According to its own documentation, it works with Android phones with adb debugging, Mac, Windows, Claude Code, Codex, and HyperOS.
- What is android-ad-cleaner good for?
- Turning off ads and promotional notifications on a Chinese Android phone, stopping hot-search and news feeds on a phone's system screens, and reverting phone privacy and ad settings changes with one command.
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