Find the popup ad source
Optional live detection uses Usage access to record which app jumped in front of you when a popup appeared.
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Popup Ad Detector: App Finder
Random full-screen ads on your home screen or lock screen? Find the installed app that is causing them, reveal hidden apps, and remove the source.
Overview
What Popup Ad Detector does
Popup Ad Detector: App Finder is a free Android app developed by Elevate Mobile Group LLC and available on Google Play.
Popup Ad Detector: App Finder helps you identify the installed app that may be showing unwanted popup ads outside the app you are using. Optional live detection notes when an app puts itself in front of what you were doing, so the next surprise ad has a name.
It also reveals apps without a launcher icon, lists apps with powerful permissions such as Display over other apps, Accessibility, Usage access, and Device admin, and sorts apps by install date so you can check what you installed most recently.
- Developer
- Elevate Mobile Group LLC
- Platform
- Android (see Google Play for supported versions)
- Category
- Tools
- Price
- Free.
- Last updated
- October 6, 2026
- Package name
- com.elvatemobilegroup.deceptiveads
- Official download
- Popup Ad Detector: App Finder on Google Play
Features
Everything in Popup Ad Detector
Hidden app finder
List installed apps with no launcher icon or a disabled launcher entry, then inspect them before acting.
Powerful permission check
See which apps can draw over other apps or use Accessibility, Usage access, or Device admin.
Recently installed apps
Sort by install date to check new apps first when popup ads start suddenly.
App risk details
Every result shows the reasons behind it: hidden launcher status, powerful permissions, install source, and detected popup activity.
App manager
Search apps, open App info, mark trusted apps as safe, and start the standard Android uninstall for apps you no longer want.
Screenshots
Inside the app
Official screenshots of Popup Ad Detector: App Finder for Android.
How it works
Get started in three steps
- 1
Scan your apps
Open the app to list hidden apps, powerful permissions, and recent installs.
- 2
Turn on live detection
Optionally grant Usage access so the next popup ad is linked to the app that caused it.
- 3
Review and remove
Check the risk details, mark trusted apps as safe, and uninstall the source.
FAQ
Popup Ad Detector questions, answered
Still need help? Email support@elevatemobilegroup.com or visit support.
How do I find which app is showing popup ads on Android?
Turn on live detection in Popup Ad Detector. When a full-screen ad appears outside the app you are using, the app that came to the front is recorded so you can review and uninstall it.
Are hidden apps always harmful?
No. Some Android system apps and background services have no launcher icon. Always review the details shown before removing anything.
Does Popup Ad Detector upload my list of installed apps?
No. App analysis runs on your phone and your installed-app list is not uploaded to us.
Can I turn off live detection?
Yes. Live detection uses Android's Usage access permission, which you grant in Settings and can turn off at any time.
Will the app uninstall apps automatically?
No. It opens Android's standard uninstall screen and you confirm every removal yourself.
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