How to Access and Manage Advertising IDs on:

Popular mobile operating systems provide advertising identifiers that can be accessed and used by apps. These identifiers are commonly used to help tailor digital advertising to user interests across mobile applications. The operating systems that provide these identifiers offer settings that allow you to manage or limit how they are used. 

Below are instructions explaining how to access and manage the use of your advertising ID on mobile devices using the Google Android, Samsung, and Apple iOS mobile operating systems. You can also follow instructions for adjusting privacy settings on web browsers and TVs.

These instructions are provided for informational purposes only, and may not be fully complete, accurate, or up-to-date. Privacy settings for different versions of the same type of device or operating system may vary. The NAI is not responsible for the functioning of mobile device privacy settings.

Updated September 15, 2025

Control Advertising ID on Android Devices

One way to manage your privacy while using a Google Android mobile device is to manage its use of the advertising ID for interest-based ads. 

The steps outlined below apply to Android 16 OS.

1. Delete or Reset Your Advertising ID 

Allows you to control whether apps on your Google Android device can use your advertising ID.