Allow or Disable Popup Blocker in Chrome on Android

Chrome on Android blocks pop-ups by default, which is the safest setting for everyday browsing. You can turn off that protection for all sites, or allow pop-ups on one trusted site. Both options sit under Settings → Site settings → Pop-ups and redirects.

When Chrome blocks a window, you can add the site to the allow list from the Pop-ups blocked notice or the tune icon next to the address bar.

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How to Allow or Disable Popup Blocker in Chrome on Android

Need a specific site to open a pop-up, but Chrome keeps blocking it? You can allow or disable the popup blocker in Chrome on Android two ways: switch the global toggle, or let one trusted site through without changing anything else.

Chrome blocks pop-ups and redirects by default, and the toggle under Site settings reads Blocked until you change it. Most pop-ups are ads, phishing traps, or fake download buttons. Leave the blocker on for everyday browsing.

There are times when you actually want pop-ups. A banking site may need a pop-up window to finish a transfer, a school portal may open a class link in a new tab, or a checkout page may rely on a redirect to confirm the order. When that happens, you can disable the popup blocker globally, or allow pop-ups for one trusted site without weakening protection elsewhere.

The path is the same in both directions: Settings → Site settings → Pop-ups and redirects. On older Chrome builds the menu shows a Content subheading in between, but Google has since flattened the layout on Android.

Turn the Pop-up Blocker On or Off for All Sites

Need every page to behave the same way? The global toggle controls every site at once. Flip it off to let Chrome open pop-ups and redirects from any site, and flip it back on to block them everywhere again.

1. Open the Chrome app on your Android phone.
2. Tap the More menu in the top-right corner and choose Settings.
3. Scroll to Advanced and tap Site settings.
4. Tap Pop-ups and redirects.
5. Toggle Blocked off to let sites open pop-ups, or toggle it back on to block them.

With the switch on, Chrome blocks every pop-up and redirect attempt across every site. With the switch off, every site can open new windows and redirect you without asking.

If you only need pop-ups for a specific site, skip to the next section. Leaving the global blocker on and adding a small list of allowed sites is the safer middle ground.

Allow Pop-ups for a Specific Site on Android

When Chrome blocks a pop-up on a page, it shows a Pop-ups blocked notice at the bottom of the screen. From there you can let that one site open windows without touching the global setting.

Open the page where the pop-up was blocked, then tap Always show at the bottom of the screen. Chrome adds the current site to its allow list and reloads the page so the pop-up can open.

For another path to the same result, use the page info menu:

1. Open the site you want to allow pop-ups for.
2. Tap the icon to the left of the address bar. On older Chrome versions, tap the lock icon instead.
3. Tap Permissions.
4. Find Pop-ups and redirects and choose Allow.

Either method adds the current site to Chrome’s allow list. To remove the exception later, return to Settings → Site settings → Pop-ups and redirects, scroll to the Allowed section, tap the site entry, and confirm the removal.

For a deeper look at what a page is allowed to do, see how to view site settings and page info in Chrome on Android. The same panel also controls camera, microphone, and notifications for the current site.

If the pop-up still does not appear, the page may need its desktop layout. Switch to the desktop site and try again, or see how to view the desktop site layout in Chrome on Android.

When to Keep the Pop-up Blocker On

Pop-up ads and forced redirects are still the most common way phishing pages land on your screen. If you turned the global blocker off for one site and forgot to turn it back on, every page you open afterwards can throw new windows at you.

For most users, the cleanest setup is to leave the global toggle on and allow exceptions only for the few sites that need pop-ups. Google recommends the same approach in its Chrome pop-up help page.

If you also want to control which sites can drop cookies or save form data, see how to allow or block cookies in Chrome on Android. Cookies and pop-ups sit in the same Site settings menu, so check both at the same time.

Incognito mode blocks pop-ups the same way a regular tab does. It does not bypass the blocker on its own. To open a private window, see how to open Incognito and new tabs in Chrome on Android.

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