Ad blockers are very useful for blocking annoying pop-ups and ads. However, these add-ons (extensions) will also prevent you from accessing certain sites or parts of the site. This wikiHow teaches you how to turn off ad blockers in web browsers on mobile devices and computers.
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Method 1 of 6: Using Chrome on Computer
Step 1. Run Chrome
The icon is a green, red, and yellow wheel with a small blue circle in the center. Click this icon to launch Chrome. In the Chrome browser, an ad blocker is a browser extension.
Step 2. Click
It's a three-dot vertical icon in the upper-right corner. This will open a menu.
On older versions of Chrome, the buttons were 3 horizontal lines
Step 3. Click More Tools
This option is at the bottom of the menu that appears when you click the 3-dot icon. This will open a submenu on the left side.
Step 4. Click Extensions
A list of plugins and extensions installed on Chrome will be displayed.
Step 5. Look for the ad blocker in the list of extensions
Each extension, such as uBlock Origin or Adblock Plus, is placed in a separate option box on the Extensions page (alphabetical order).
If you know the name of the blocker, do a search by pressing the button Command+F (on Mac) or Ctrl+F (on Windows) and write the name in the " Find " column in the upper right corner of the page.
Step 6. Click the switch
in the extension box.
The toggle to enable/disable add-ons is in the lower-right corner of the extension box. If the toggle is grayed out or on the left, the extension has been disabled.
- To re-enable the ad blocker, go back to this menu and click the button.
- Alternatively, you can click on the extension icon in the top right corner of your browser (there is an area for the extension icon to the right of the address bar), then click Pause on this site (for the uBlock Origin extension, press the button Ctrl and click to turn off ad blocker on certain sites). This way, you only turn off the ad blocker for the site you are currently visiting.
Method 2 of 6: Using Chrome on Android Devices
Step 1. Run Chrome
The icon is a green, red, and yellow ball with a small blue circle in the center. You can find the Chrome icon on your home screen, app drawer, or by doing a search.
Chrome hasn't implemented an ad blocker on the iPad or iPhone, but you can turn off the pop-up blocker
Step 2. Touch
It's a three-dotted vertical icon in the top-right corner of Chrome. A menu will be opened.
Step 3. Touch Settings
This option is at the bottom of the Chrome menu that appears when you tap the 3 vertical dots icon.
Step 4. Touch Site Settings
You can find it at the bottom of the Settings menu under the " Advanced " heading.
Step 5. Tap on Pop-ups and redirects
This option is at the bottom of the Site Settings menu next to the arrow icon pointing to the top right in a box.
Step 6. Touch the toggle button next to “Pop-ups and redirects” to enable it
If the button is blue, it means that Chrome allows pop-up ads and redirects in the browser.
Step 7. Touch
This arrow icon is located in the upper-left corner of the Chrome browser. The device screen will return to the Site Settings menu.
Step 8. Touch Ads
This option is under " Pop-ups and redirects ", next to a web browser window-shaped icon.
Step 9. Touch the toggle button in sampling " Ads"
to activate it.
By doing this, you are allowing ads in the Chrome browser.
To prevent ads and pop-ups from showing up, go back to this setting under "Pop-ups and redirects" and "Ads", then touch the button there to turn it off (the button will turn gray)
Method 3 of 6: Using Safari on iPhone and iPad
Step 1. Open Settings
The icon is in the form of a gear that can be found on the home screen.
If the Settings icon isn't there, swipe right on the phone screen until you reach the search field. Type "settings" into the search field, then tap the appropriate result
Step 2. Touch Safari
You'll find it next to the blue compass-shaped icon in the Settings menu. Content blockers can be set through Safari, and this is where you can change ad blocker settings.
Step 3. Touch the button
next to "Block pop-ups".
A gray toggle indicates that the feature is off and will disable Safari's pop-up blocker.
If you want to disable a specific ad blocker used in Safari, enable this button (to green) to continue. However, if you want to disable all ad blockers, your task is complete once the button next to " Block pop-ups " turns gray
Step 4. Touch Content Blockers
This will bring up a list of all content blockers installed on your iPad or iPhone. However, this option won't appear if the button next to " Block pop-ups " is still grayed out or you don't have a content blocker installed at all.
Step 5. Touch the toggle button
next to all active pop-up blockers.
If the button is gray, the feature has been disabled.
To activate the ad blocker again, go to this menu and touch the toggle button.
Method 4 of 6: Using Safari on a Mac Komputer
Step 1. Start Safari
The icon is a blue compass in the Dock.
Step 2. Click Safari
This option is in the menu bar in the upper-left corner of the screen next to the Apple logo.
Step 3. Click Preferences…
This option is usually third in the Safari menu. The Preferences window will open.
Step 4. Click Extensions
This tab is below the blue puzzle piece icon at the top of the Preferences window.
Step 5. Click the box next to all active ad blockers to uncheck
All extensions and ad blockers are displayed in the left pane under the Extensions menu. Click the box to clear all the ticks to the left of the ad blocker extension. If all the boxes are unchecked, all ad blockers in Safari have been disabled.
- To activate the ad blocker again, go to this menu and click the toggle button.
- Alternatively, you can click on the extension's icon to the left of the address bar and click it to turn off the ad blocker on the site you're currently browsing.
Method 5 of 6: Using Microsoft Edge on Windows
Step 1. Run Microsoft Edge
The icon is in the shape of an "e" with a dark blue to light green gradient. The ad blocker can be turned off by accessing its extension.
Step 2. Click…
It's a 3 horizontal dot icon in the top right corner. A menu will be displayed.
Step 3. Click Extensions
It's in the three horizontal dotted menu, next to the puzzle piece icon. The screen will display a list of all the extensions installed on Edge.
Step 4. Look for the ad blocker in the list
All browser extensions are displayed alphabetically in the menu on the right.
Step 5. Click the toggle button
next to an ad blocker.
The extension will be disabled when you surf the internet. If the button is gray and on the left, the extension has been disabled.
To activate the ad blocker again, go to this menu and click the toggle button
Method 6 of 6: Using Mozilla Firefox
Step 1. Start Mozilla Firefox
The icon is an orange fire or fox shaped around a bluish and purplish ball. To turn off the ad blocker, you must set up an Add-on (add-on or extension).
Step 2. Click
This icon is in the form of 3 horizontal lines located in the upper right corner. A menu will be displayed.
Step 3. Click Add-ons and Themes
You'll find this option in the middle of the menu next to the puzzle-shaped icon.
Step 4. Click Extensions
It's in the left sidebar on the Add-ons page. A list of all the plug-ins installed in Firefox will be displayed.
Step 5. Look for the desired ad blocker in the list of extensions
All active extensions (eg ad blockers) are shown under "Enabled" on the Extensions page.
Step 6. Click the toggle button
next to an ad blocker.
This will disable the extension when you browse the internet. If the button is gray and on the left, the extension has been disabled.
