How To Block Websites On iPhone: Good day! 👍 Mobile phones are a major revolution, there’s a 70% chance that your kids know a whole lot about your phone than you. Don’t stress it still, they might not know there’s a way to block websites on iPhone.
Apple has rolled out a feature for parents, with this you’ll be able to block your kids from accessing most sites through ANY web browser including Google Chrome.
From your Settings menu, you’ll be able to control the links an iPhone can open in its browser, the category of contents they can and can’t visit. This HowTo9ja DIY teaches you everything you need to know about this.
Note: These settings will block websites URLs on all browsers in your iOS device. It doesn’t work on just Safari, browsers like Google Chrome also will be affected.
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How To Restrict Specific Websites In iOS Device
This section shows you how to block specific websites on your iOS 11 downwards and iOS 12 upwards.
How To Block Specific Websites In iPhone/iPad Safari(iOS 11 down)
This feature allows you to block a particular site from opening in your iPhone’s safari browser.
Step 1:
Open your Settings; From your app tray, locate and open your Settings app.
Step 2:
Tap on General then Select the “Restrictions” option.
Step 3:
Tap on “Enable Restrictions“.(if your restrictions were Enabled already, you’ll not see this option – jump to step 6)
Step 4:
Create a 4-digit passcode that your kid or whoever wouldn’t be able to guess.
Step 5:
Re-type the 4-digits password to confirm it. (Don’t misplace this passcode)
Step 6:
Scroll down and locate the “Websites” option, select this.
Step 7:
In the “Never Allow” section, select “Add a Website“. This option is usually the last on the list.
Step 8:
Type the website URL you wish to block. Most websites have different versions for mobile phones and desktop computers, your iPhone will take into consideration the websites you type here.
Open the site on both a mobile and pc browser, confirm if the URLs on both browsers are similar, if they aren’t similar, get both versions and block them separately.
Step 9: Tap on “Done” to implement your settings.
Repeat the above process for every site you wish to block. If you notice that a particular site keeps getting through, visit the site on a mobile and pc browser and get both URL version and paste it in Restrictions.
How To Prevent Specific Websites On iOS 12
The steps are a little bit different.
Step 1:
Open your settings app from your app tray or app menu.
Step 2:
Tap on “Screen Time“.
Step 3:
Select “Content & Privacy Restrictions“.
Step 4:
Select “Content Restrictions“.
Step 5:
From the second section, tap on “Web Contents“.
Step 6:
From the “Never Allow” section, select “Add A Website”
Step 7:
Type the URL of the website you wish to block in the text field provided.
Step 8:
Tap on “Done” to confirm your settings.
How To Allow Specific Websites On Your iOS Device
This section covers instructions to allow ONLY certain websites to be accessed on your iOS 11 down and on your iOS 12 above.
How To Allow Specific Websites On iPhone/iPad Safari(iOS 11 down)
This is kind of extreme, here you limit your iPhone browser to a few sites,
Therefore, iPhone wouldn’t open any site that isn’t on your whitelist.
Step 1:
Open your iPhone’s settings app; Locate the Settings app from your App tray or Utility folder.
Step 2:
Tap on “General” and select the “Restrictions” option.
Step 3:
Select “Enable Restrictions” (if you have enabled restrictions already, you wouldn’t see this option, you’ll rather be presented with a “Restrictions” menu – skip to step 6)
Step 4:
Create a 4-digits passcode. Enter a passcode you’ll remember but will be difficult for your kid to guess. If you miss place this code, you’ll not be able to edit Restrictions again.
Step 5:
Retype the passcode to confirm.
Step 6:
Tap on “Websites“. This is usually at the bottom of the page in the “Allowed Content” section.
Step 7:
Select the “Specific Websites Only” option. A blue checkmark ✔️ should appear at the far right.
Step 8:
Under the “Always Allow” section, select the “Add A Website” option.
Step 9:
Type in the website URL you wish to allow. Most websites have both a PC and mobile version with slightly different
URLs, open the site on a computer and mobile phone then copy and paste both URLs.
Step 10:
Confirm your Settings by clicking “Done“.
To add more websites to the Whitelist, follow the instructions above.
How To Whitelist Specific Websites On iOS 12
This is slightly different.
Step 1:
Open your iOS Settings App from the app tray.
Step 2:
Tap on “Screen Time“.
Step 3:
Select the “Content & Privacy Restrictions” option. It is in the second section.
Step 4:
Scroll towards the middle of your screen and select the “Web Content” option.
Step 5:
Select the “Allowed Websites Only” option.
Step 6:
Tap “Add Website“.
Step 7:
Paste the URL you wish to whitelist. Most sites have a mobile and web version with slightly different URLs. Open the sites on a Desktop and Mobile browser to get both versions.
How To Block Block Websites On iPhone (Adult Contents)
This section covers the way to block adult content on iOS 11 below and iOS 12 above.
How To Block Adult Contents From iPhone/iPad Saffari(iOS 11 down)
Yeah! This is section will show you how to block adult contents of all sorts on the iOS device. Adult contents, Pornographic contents, etc.
This setting might not be so perfect, if you notice any adult site slips pass this setting, get its URL and block it with the first method above.
Step 1:
Open your Settings app; Locate the app from your app tray or app menu.
Step 2:
Tap on General then selects the
” Restrictions” option.
Step 3:
Select “Enable Restrictions“. If you’ve enabled the restrictions already, you won’t see this option, jump to step 6.
Step 4:
Create a 4-digits passcode. Make this passcode easy for you to remember and hard for others to guess.
Step 5:
Retype your 4-digit passcode to confirm.
Step 6:
From the “Allowed Content” section, select “Websites“.
Step 7:
Select “Limit Adult Contents“.
How To Restrict Adult Contents On iOS 12
This is slightly different.
Step 1:
Launch your iOS Settings App.
Step 2:
Select the “Screen Time” option.
Step 3:
Select “Content & Privacy Restrictions“.
Step 4:
Select the “Content Restrictions” option.
Step 5:
Select “Web Content“.
Step 6:
Select “Limit Adult Websites“.
Summary
Yes, you can block a website on Safari and any third-party browser. You can also block Adult content by following the instructions on this post.
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