Pop-up ads are the most annoying way of disturbing the user experience. While in past the pop-ups we mostly used by the banks and payment gateway merchants, however, these days the pop-ups are majorly used for hacking and redirecting to misleading sites.
Hence, the Safari browser has the feature to block the pop-ups and redirects by default. Just in case if any website (the authentic ones) request to allow popups, then you can go ahead and allow it.
Pop-ups and redirects are very annoying in general and have disturbed my time and again whenever I was working on an important project.
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But in most cases, blocking popups is the correct thing to do. However, in certain genuine cases, you can allow the pop-ups. But also be careful about the sites that you’re allowing.
How to Block Pop-ups and Redirect in Safari iPhone or iPad?
We can easily block the website pop-ups within the Safari browser with a single toggle button. This will block all the website popup and redirect that can lead to phishing sites or unwanted adverts.
Here are the steps on how to block pop-ups on iPad or iPhone:
- Open the Settings app on the iPhone or iPad.
- Scroll down and Choose the Safari browser for Settings.
- From Safari Settings, toggle the button to enable the Block Pop-ups option.
This will completely block all the pop-ups that are trying to load within the Safari browser.
How to Allow Pop-ups in Safari iPhone and iPad?
In some genuine cases, we can allow the popups for the website that we trust. For example, the payment gateways and merch sites that collect payments in pop-up windows. We can allow pop-ups on iPhone for certain such websites that we trust.
Here are the steps on how to allow popups on iPhone or iPad:
- Open the Settings app on the iPhone or iPad.
- Scroll down and select the Safari browser for Settings.
- From Safari Settings, toggle the button to disable the Block Pop-ups option.
This will enable and allow the pop-ups as well as redirects in the Safari browser for every website.
Bottom Line: Safari iOS Website Pop-up
The pop-up and redirect within the browser should be generally kept in blocking mode. The safari is by default set to block, however, we can temporarily allow the pop-ups from the Safari settings menu. But, you should be cautious when allowing the popup for security reasons.
Personally, I do not allow pop-ups from any website. However, when an authentic site like a banking site or any other site is in use, then I temporarily allow it for that time. However, one should allow popups on the iPhone or iPad when they are cent percent sure about the website.
Similarly, we can also block or allow pop-ups on the safari mac computer. As I mentioned, be careful while allowing the pop-ups as this can lead to phishing sites that can hack your credentials and data.
Let us know what is your default setting for the pop-up, is it blocked or allowed? Also, what is your thought about this feature on the safari iPhone?
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