Mobile phone automatically opens the Internet: the most common causes & solutions

If your cell phone opens the Internet automatically, it only eats electricity and data volume unnecessarily. We show you how to prevent this in this practical tip.

Handy automatically opens the internet - you can do that

Below we tell you what you can do if your smartphone automatically opens the Internet:

• This may be due to an app. Dubious MP3 download apps in particular open the browser without asking to display annoying advertisements. You should uninstall such applications.
• Unwanted software may also have loaded onto your smartphone. This can either be malware or a virus, which then automatically opens the internet browser.
• Therefore, check your Android smartphone with an antivirus program and remove all finds from your smartphone. The same, of course, applies to iOS devices
• On Android, you can also check the phone for malware. The Malwarebytes AntiMalware app is suitable for this.
• If you cannot solve the problem in this way, we recommend that you reset the device. However, back up your data beforehand - how to reset your android or iPhone to factory settings can be found in separate articles.

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This practical tip is based on Avira Antivirus Security 1.5.15 and Malwarebytes Anti Malware 2.0.4.3 on Android 5.0.1 and Avira Mobile Security 1.5.13 on iOS 7. You can find out exactly what malware is in the next practical tip.