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how to block pop ups on ipod touches

My mom wanted to to help her on candy crush saga on my computer, so i did. and now my ipod touch 4th gen keeps getting the ad things for candy crush saga.. what do i do? is it a bad thing?

iPod touch, iOS 6.1.3

Posted on Jul 2, 2013 2:21 PM

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Jul 3, 2013 3:47 AM in response to akeesler

That is a special kind of text message that should only be able to be sent by your cell phone's carrier (eg, Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, etc). Some carriers have allowed these texts to be sent by anyone, though abuse has resulted in most of them ending that practice. Hackers sometimes find a way to get through anyway. Report it to your carrier.

Jul 3, 2013 9:00 AM in response to thomas_r.

Duly reported to AT&T, they have not received reports of it and there is nothing on their community site. I do not know the details of how the "free" text apps work but the first report I saw of this was on a 4th Generation iPod Touch, there is now a 5th Generation report and an iPad. I did not get it on my iPad. The only one I've seen getting it multiple times is this one with the 4th Generation Touch.


Thought possibly it was sliding in behind the last carrier update but those would not go to a Touch.

how to block pop ups on ipod touches

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