Block Ads with an AdBlocker in Microsoft Edge on Android

You don't need an extension to stop most ads in Edge for Android. The browser includes a filter that hides banners and pop-ups breaking the Better Ads Standards, and the toggle sits deeper in settings than most guides show.

If a site refuses to load until ads are allowed, permit ads on that one page and leave the global filter running. For stricter blocking, install a full ad blocker extension from the in-app store.

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Turn on the built-in ad blocker in Microsoft Edge on Android

You don’t need an extension to stop most ads in Edge for Android. The browser ships with a filter that hides ads breaking the Better Ads Standards, and it runs on every page you open.

1. Open the Microsoft Edge app on your Android phone.
2. Tap the menu in the bottom toolbar and choose Settings.
3. Tap Privacy and security.
4. Tap Site settings.
5. Scroll to the Content section, then tap Block ads.
6. Turn the Block ads toggle on.

Edge now hides intrusive banners and pop-ups on every page you load. Sites that follow the Better Ads Standards still show their ads. Need the filter off later? Come back to this screen and flip the toggle back.

The Block ads toggle is all-or-nothing. Switching it off affects every site you visit, not just the page in front of you.

Allow ads on a single site when a page refuses to load

Some news sites and small blogs detect the ad blocker and refuse to render anything until ads load. You don’t have to switch the global filter off to read them.

Edge no longer keeps a Whitelisted Websites list inside the ad blocker setting. You allow ads one site at a time from the address bar icon, the same panel where you manage other site permissions in Edge on Android.

1. Open the site where the content is missing because of the ad blocker.
2. Tap the padlock or icon at the left of the address bar.
3. Tap Site settings.
4. Find Intrusive ads and switch it from Block to Allow.
5. Reload the page. Ads load on this site only. Every other site keeps using the filter.

You’ll know it worked when the page reloads with its full content. To put the site back on the filter later, repeat the steps and switch Intrusive ads back to Block.

Install a third-party ad blocker extension in Edge on Android

Edge for Android added an in-app extensions store in March 2025, so the built-in filter is no longer your only option. If it is not aggressive enough for you, install a third-party ad blocker such as AdGuard, SponsorBlock, or any uBlock Origin build that ships to the mobile catalog.

The catalog keeps growing, so check the store occasionally for new arrivals.

1. Open Microsoft Edge on your Android phone.
2. Tap the More menu and pick Extensions. If the menu item is missing, update Edge from the Play Store first.
3. Browse the curated store or use the search box at the top.
4. Tap the extension you want, then tap Add or Get.
5. Accept the permission prompt. The extension icon appears next to the address bar or inside the Extensions menu.

You’ll know it worked when the extension icon appears next to the address bar or inside the Extensions menu. Tap the icon to switch the blocker off for the current page, or to add that site to the extension’s own allowlist.

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Bottom line

Most people only need the built-in filter. Open Settings → Privacy and security → Site settings, turn Block ads on once, and leave it alone.

If a site refuses to load, allow ads for that one site from the address bar icon instead of disabling the global filter. Want stricter blocking? Install a full ad blocker extension from the in-app store.

For the same job on a PC, see the guide to blocking misleading ads in Edge on computer.