Keyboard ads are your latest dystopian tech nightmare

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Banner ads are the last thing you'd ever expect to see (or want) included with your smartphone's on-screen keyboard.

Yet, that's exactly what some owners of HTC Android phones are discovering on their devices. The reaction to the big time screw up is unanimous: "What the hell is this doing here?"

Some HTC 10 and U11 users with the default TouchPal keyboard installed on their devices started noticing banner ads floating just above their keyboards.

It's exactly the kind of nightmare scenario a struggling phone company doesn't need. But hey, shit happens when you outsource the keyboard to a third-party developer instead of building your own. Read more...

More about Android, Smartphones, Htc, Keyboards, and Htc U11

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Keyboard ads are your latest dystopian tech nightmare Keyboard ads are your latest dystopian tech nightmare Reviewed by mimisabreena on Monday, July 17, 2017 Rating: 5

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