In the Safari app
on your Mac, choose , then click Websites.Click Pop-up Windows on the left.
If you don’t see Pop-up Windows, be sure to scroll to the bottom of the list.
If there are websites listed below Configured Websites, and you want to change the settings for these sites (for example, they’re set to Allow, but you want to change them to Block), select each website, then click Remove.
If you don’t see Configured Websites, either you haven’t set pop-up blocking for any sites yet, or you’ve cleared the list.
Click the “When visiting other websites” pop-up menu, then choose one of the following:
Allow: Pop-ups for the websites appear.
Block and Notify: Pop-ups for the website don’t appear, but when you visit a website with blocked pop-ups, you can choose to show them by clicking the Show button
in the Smart Search field.Block: Pop-ups for the websites don’t appear.
If you block pop-ups on a website, but you continue to see pop-ups on the website, you might have unwanted software on your Mac. See the Apple Support article About pop-up ads and windows in Safari.
By default, Google Chrome blocks pop-ups from automatically showing up on your screen. When a pop-up is blocked, the address bar will be marked Pop-up blocked
If you still get pop-ups after disabling them:
- You may have previously subscribed to receive notifications from a site. You can block notifications if you don’t want any communications from a site to show up on your screen.
- Your computer or phone may be infected by malware. Learn how to get rid of malware.
Turn pop-ups on or off
- On your iPhone or iPad, open the Chrome app .
- Tap More Settings .
- Tap Content
Settings Block Pop-ups.
- Turn Block Pop-ups on or off.
Allow pop-ups for a specific site
Not all pop-ups are ads or spam. Some legitimate websites display web content in pop-up windows.
- On your iPhone or iPad, open the Chrome app .
- Go to a page where pop-ups are blocked.
- At the bottom, under "Pop-ups blocked," tap Always show.
Fix issues with pop-ups
If you're on a page with a pop-up or dialog that won't go away, try these steps:
- Turn on your phone's airplane mode.
- Quit Google Chrome.
- Close the tab with the bad pop-up or dialog box.
My site's popups are being blocked
Chrome blocks pop-ups that users might not find useful.
If pop-ups are being blocked on a site that you own, visit the Abusive Experience Report. In the report, you'll learn if there are any issues found with your site that you can address
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By Rich Hall Updated 05/17/2022 * This post is part of iPhone Life's Tip of the Day newsletter. Sign Up. * Is the pop-up blocker for Safari stopping
pop-ups you actually need? You may need to enable pop-ups in your iPhone settings. Conversely, if you've been having trouble with pop-ups on your iPhone whenever you try to browse online, you're probably hoping for a way to block pop-ups on Safari. Luckily, your iPhone does have a way to disable pop-ups in Safari so that you don't have to deal with these annoying interruptions anymore, and if that's what you're looking for, feel free to skip directly to our directions on
how to block pop-ups in Safari. Related: How to Turn off Frequently Visited Sites in Safari Note that this article doesn't cover how to disable in-app rating requests on the iPhone; you will need to do that in the App Store settings, and if you're looking to learn more about browsing settings on your iPhone or other devices, our free Tip of the Day newsletter can help. If you find that pop-ups you actually want are being blocked, you can allow pop-ups while you're using a particular website. You can simply turn off
pop-up blocker on your iPhone while you browse that site and then switch it back on! To disable the pop-up blocker, follow these steps. For one of Apple's simpler settings, Pop-up Blocker for iPhone can make quite a difference in your experience while browsing on Safari. Let's get started learning how to turn on the Safari pop-up blocker on your iPhone so you can browse the web in peace. There may still be a few sneaky pop-ups that get past this setting when it's enabled, but taking this step should drastically reduce the amount of pop-ups you encounter while browsing the web on your iPhone. Master your iPhone in one minute a day: Sign up here to get our FREE Tip of the Day delivered right
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