Block ads and pop-up messages in Chrome on iPhone and iPad

Ads and annoying messages make websites hard to use. This article tells you how to block ads and stop pop-up messages in Chrome on an iPhone or iPad.

Block ads in Chrome

Option 1: Use AdGuard DNS on your Wi-Fi network

AdGuard DNS is a free public DNS service that blocks ads and trackers. This setting applies only to the Wi-Fi network that you change. It does not apply to mobile data.

1. Open Settings and tap Wi-Fi.
2. Tap the information button (i) next to the network that you are connected to.
3. Tap Configure DNS, then tap Manual.
4. Remove the servers that show in the list.
5. Tap Add Server and enter each of these addresses:

94.140.14.14
94.140.15.15

If your network uses IPv6, you can also add these addresses:

2a10:50c0::ad1:ff
2a10:50c0::ad2:ff

6. Tap Save.

Option 2: Use Safari with a content blocker

Chrome on iPhone and iPad cannot use content blockers. Safari can. Install a content blocker from the App Store, for example:

• AdBlock for Safari + VPN by Adblock Inc.
• Purify: Block Ads and Tracking by Chris Aljoudi

To turn on a content blocker, go to Settings > Apps > Safari > Extensions and turn on the blocker that you installed.

Stop annoying messages in Chrome

Suppress dialogues on a page

This stops messages from a page only for your current visit to the site.

1. Tap OK on the first message.
2. When the message shows again, tap Suppress dialogs.

Block pop-ups

Chrome blocks pop-ups by default. When Chrome blocks a pop-up, the bottom of the screen shows Pop-ups blocked. To check that pop-ups are blocked:

1. Open the Chrome app.
2. Tap More (the three dots), then tap Settings.
3. Tap Content settings, then tap Block pop-ups.
4. Make sure Block pop-ups is on.

To let one site show pop-ups, go to a page where Chrome blocked a pop-up. At the bottom of the screen, under Pop-ups blocked, tap Always show.

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