How to Enable Content Blocker Extensions for Safari in iPhone

Charlotte Bayley

Updated: January 11, 2024

Content blockers are extensions that let Safari block cookies, images, resources, pop-ups, and other contents. Content blockers affect what content is loaded while using Safari. If you want to make pages load as fast as possible, turn content blocker on is a good choice.

To Activate Content Blocker for Safari on iPhone/iPad

Before you enable content blocker for Safari on iPhone/iPad, you need to download a content blocker first app.

Step 1: Download a Content Blocking App

Go to the App Store to download a content blocking app. The best content blocker app available for iOS devices, like 1Blocker, Crystal and Purify.

Step 2: Activate Content Blockers in Safari Settings

Go to Settings > Safari. Scroll down to Content Blockers option, then set up the extensions that you want.

Tips: If Content Blocker was greyed out, you might accidentally enable Restrictions for Safari. So you need temporarily disabling restrictions to activate the content blocker.

You should be able to turn on your content blocker. Once you've done so, you can re-enable your Restrictions.