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This article shows you how to turn off Google's SafeSearch protection - a service that prevents sensitive content from showing up in search results on computers and phones. The sad thing is that although some carriers set up SafeSearch key settings, in some places, SafeSearch is regulated by law; For these cases, you cannot turn off Google SafeSearch yourself, but you can try using a different browser.

Steps

Method 1 of 4: On iPhone

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   (Settings) in the upper left corner of the screen.
   • If Google displays a web page, you will first tap the Google icon at the bottom of the screen.

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   (SafeSearch filter) is blue. The slider will turn gray

   

   , indicating that SafeSearch is disabled.
   • If the slider is gray, SafeSearch is disabled.

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   Do a search. Just tap the magnifying glass icon at the bottom of the screen, then search for your favorite word or sentence to determine if SafeSearch has been disabled. If you see sensitive (or different) results that you haven't seen before, you have successfully disabled Google's SafeSearch.
   • If you don't see sensitive content, your carrier or local authority may have blocked those results. You can contact your carrier for information or use a VPN or proxy to view blocked content on your computer.
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Method 3 of 4: On the Desktop

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   Open the Google Search Settings page by visiting https://www.google.com/preferences from any browser.
   • Your browser must have cookies enabled in order to save the settings after exiting.

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   Uncheck the "Turn on SafeSearch" box near the top of the page.
   • If SafeSearch has been locked in your browser, you'll need to enter a password when prompted.
   • If this box is not selected, SafeSearch has been disabled on your computer.

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   Check the box "Use private results" in the middle of the page. This is a setting that is not directly related to SafeSearch, but will ensure you see a lot of images related to the keyword searched.
   • Again, if this box is already checked, the setting is already on.

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   Drag the scroll bar down and click the button Save (Save) in blue at the bottom of the page. This will save your settings and return you to the Google page.

5. 

   Do a search. Just tap the magnifying glass icon at the bottom of the screen, then search for your favorite word or sentence to determine if SafeSearch has been disabled. If you see sensitive (or different) results that you haven't seen before, you have successfully disabled Google's SafeSearch.
   • If you don't see sensitive content, your carrier or local authority may have blocked those results. You can contact your carrier for information, or use a VPN or a proxy to view blocked content.
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Method 4 of 4: Use a different browser / website

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   Search on Bing. Ever since Google SafeSearch changed, many people have turned to Bing for sensitive content. You can disable SafeSearch on Bing in the following ways:
   • Visit https://www.bing.com/
   • Click ☰ in the upper right corner.
   • Click SafeSearch
   • Check the "Off" box.
   • Choose Save (Save)
   • Choose Agree (Agree)

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   Use DuckDuckGo to avoid being followed. DuckDuckGo is a private search engine that doesn't track your browsing history. You can disable SafeSearch in DuckDuckGo by doing the following:
   • Visit https://duckduckgo.com/
   • Click ☰ in the upper right corner.
   • Click Other Settings (Other settings)
   • Click "Safe Search" in the selection pane.
   • Click Off (Turn off)
   • Scroll down and click Save and Exit (Save and Exit)

3. 

   Join DeviantArt to find "sensitive" images of the human painting genre. DeviantArt can be a good choice if you're looking for nude images in a non-sexual pose or with a variety of body shapes; however, you will have to sign up with an email address before you can turn off the Mature Content setting. advertisement

Advice

• Google users in many countries cannot completely disable SafeSearch for entire searches. Although you could have "circumvented the law" in the past by searching on Google sites in other countries, today Google has discovered this trick and turned on SafeSearch.
• Some carriers will turn on the filter if you have "anti-phishing" turned on at their account dashboard. This can be verified using an international VPN service to visit google.com and check if it is possible to disable SafeSearch. If you can turn off SafeSearch using a VPN to go to google.com, then make sure the carrier automatically passes your searches through Google's filter.

Warning

• You can't disable SafeSearch if you don't know the password of the account you're using.