Darrell KSR
02-01-2013, 08:56 AM
I have had this annoying notification pop up on my android phone the last several days. It is not a spam text message, but an actual spam "notification."
Did some research on it, downloaded some adpush detectors (I actually downloaded 3 different ones, because the first two detected no applications I used of the 194 I have that used adpush, and a 3rd one finally identified one app that uses adpush). Also downloaded an adpush blocker, but it didn't block the notifications.
The offending app was the official eBay app. I read a story that said eBay was removing ads from its mobile apps in 2013, so I thought it must be incorrect.
The spam notification popped up several times a day. I deleted the eBay app, and then reinstalled it.
Boom, spam notification continues.
I have it deleted now, and I have not received a spam notification recently. Will let it go another day or two and see if it kills the spam notiifications, but that's very disappointing to me. The official eBay app is easier to use than the desktop. I sold about 10 items last month with the app, bar scanner plugged in the information (mostly college text books and a portable XM radio) automatically, stock photo added, category selected, etc. Really cool. Plus it notifies when something you're watching is about to go off, when you've been outbid, when you've had bids on your things you are selling, when someone asks you a question, when somebody pays for the item they bought, etc. Ultra-cool app I'd hate to lose.
I probably sell something about twice a year on eBay, but it's fun to do, and with the app, I was "finding" other stuff in the house I could get rid of and have a blast watching, so I really don't want to lose it.
Anybody else have this issue with the eBay app?
By the way, I CANNOT believe a spam notification like that is effective. It is some bot that wants to chat. Really? Even a spam text message might have a better chance than a spam notification, wouldn't it?
Did some research on it, downloaded some adpush detectors (I actually downloaded 3 different ones, because the first two detected no applications I used of the 194 I have that used adpush, and a 3rd one finally identified one app that uses adpush). Also downloaded an adpush blocker, but it didn't block the notifications.
The offending app was the official eBay app. I read a story that said eBay was removing ads from its mobile apps in 2013, so I thought it must be incorrect.
The spam notification popped up several times a day. I deleted the eBay app, and then reinstalled it.
Boom, spam notification continues.
I have it deleted now, and I have not received a spam notification recently. Will let it go another day or two and see if it kills the spam notiifications, but that's very disappointing to me. The official eBay app is easier to use than the desktop. I sold about 10 items last month with the app, bar scanner plugged in the information (mostly college text books and a portable XM radio) automatically, stock photo added, category selected, etc. Really cool. Plus it notifies when something you're watching is about to go off, when you've been outbid, when you've had bids on your things you are selling, when someone asks you a question, when somebody pays for the item they bought, etc. Ultra-cool app I'd hate to lose.
I probably sell something about twice a year on eBay, but it's fun to do, and with the app, I was "finding" other stuff in the house I could get rid of and have a blast watching, so I really don't want to lose it.
Anybody else have this issue with the eBay app?
By the way, I CANNOT believe a spam notification like that is effective. It is some bot that wants to chat. Really? Even a spam text message might have a better chance than a spam notification, wouldn't it?