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This wikiHow teaches you how to block automatic pop-ups (also known as pop-ups) on mobile phones or browsers. You can block pop-ups in the settings of Google Chrome, Firefox, Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer, and Safari. If just turning on pop-up blocking is not enough, you can install additional extensions to block ads in your browser.

Steps

Method 1 of 9: Google Chrome on a computer

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   . The app has red, yellow, green, and blue globe icons.

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   near the top of the menu. After you click it, it will turn gray

   

   
   
   . So Chrome will block most of the website's auto pop-up ads.
   • If a gray switch is available, Chrome is blocking pop-ups.
   • You can block pop-ups from separate sites by clicking Add (Add) below the "Blocked" section of the menu and enter the URL of the page for which you want to block the content.
   • To allow pop-ups from specific sites, click Allow (Allow) then enter the URL of the page where you want to see the pop-up.
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Method 2 of 9: Chrome on the phone

1. Open Chrome

   

   
   
   . Tap the Chrome app icon with a red, yellow, green and blue sphere.
2. Click the image button ⋮ in the upper right corner of the screen. A drop-down menu will appear.
3. Click Settings near the bottom of the drop-down menu.
4. Click Content Settings near the center of the Settings page.
   • On Android, tap Site Settings (Install page).
5. Click Block Pop-ups (Block pop-ups) near the top of the screen.
   • On Android, tap Pop-ups near the bottom of the screen.
6. Click the white "Block Pop-ups" switch near the top of the screen to turn it blue. Automatic pop-ups will be blocked.
   • On Android, tap the colored "Pop-ups" switch

     

     
     
     to greyed out, then the pop-up will be disabled.
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Method 3 of 9: Firefox on desktop

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   to turn it green, Firefox will block most pop-ups. advertisement

Method 5 of 9: Firefox on Android

1. Open Firefox. Click the Firefox application icon with the orange fox wrapped around the blue ball.
2. Click the search bar at the top of the Firefox screen.
3. Go to configuration page. Import about: config then click Search (Search) good ⏎ Return on the keyboard.
   • If there is something in the search bar, delete it before you type it about: config.
4. Tap the "Search" text field below the search bar at the top of the screen.
5. Find pop-up blockers. Import dom.disable_open_during_load and wait for options dom.disable_open_during_load appear.
6. Select a pop-up blocker. Click on the item dom.disable_open_during_load to expand further. You should see the status of a pop-up blocker (usually "true") on the left side of the screen.
   • If the status is "false" then Firefox browser is currently blocking ads.
7. Click Toggle in the lower right corner of the pop-up blocker section. The pop-up blocker's status will change from "true" to "false", meaning the pop-up blocker is active.
   • However, even if the pop-up blocker is enabled, not all pop-ups will be blocked.
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Method 6 of 9: Microsoft Edge

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   to turn it green

   

   . Edge will block a lot of Internet pop-ups. advertisement

Method 7 of 9: Internet Explorer

1. Open Internet Explorer. It has a light blue "e" icon with a yellow streak around it.
2. Click Settings

   

   . This gear-shaped button is in the upper-right corner of the window. A drop-down menu will appear.

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   . Click the Settings app icon with the gear in the gray frame.
4. Scroll down and click Safari near the center of the Settings page.
5. Scroll down to the "GENERAL" section near the center of the Safari page.
6. Click the white "Block Pop-ups" switch

   

   is under the "GENERAL" section. When it turns green

   

   This means that your iPhone's Safari browser has started blocking pop-ups.
   • If the switch is green, Safari is blocking the pop-up.
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Advice

• Some pages will require permission to open pop-ups when the pop-up blocker is on (if you try to open a linked image, for example).

Warning

• Disabling pop-ups will prevent you from opening specific links or receiving notifications from certain websites.