{"id":375241,"date":"2026-08-17T00:56:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T07:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/?p=375241"},"modified":"2026-08-17T00:56:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T07:56:08","slug":"at-last-firefox-for-iphone-gets-an-ad-blocker-heres-how-to-activate-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/at-last-firefox-for-iphone-gets-an-ad-blocker-heres-how-to-activate-it\/","title":{"rendered":"At last! Firefox for iPhone gets an ad blocker: here&#8217;s how to activate it"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/firefox-portable.en.softonic.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Firefox<\/a>, at last, has rolled out its ad blocker on the iPhone. Privacy is essential when browsing the web. <a href=\"https:\/\/safari-showdown.en.softonic.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Safari<\/a> leads that effort while services like DuckDuckGo follow a similar path. Mozilla focuses on ads, the source of most of the tracking we face online, and lets us <strong>block many ads directly in the browser<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Mozilla Firefox\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/28c686b8-96d0-11e6-8435-00163ec9f5fa\/1989068187\/mozilla-firefox-logo\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Mozilla Firefox<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/mozilla-firefox.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/mozilla-firefox.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">An ad blocker built into Firefox and based on EasyList<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Mozilla, its new ad blocker uses a list based on EasyList, an industry standard. The idea is for the browser to act before many ads even get to load <strong>by blocking ad networks, associated trackers, and intrusive formats like pop-up windows<\/strong>. A cleaner, safer browsing experience.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to turn on the ad blocker in Firefox<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The feature is, for now, experimental and roll out gradually. Mozilla lets you choose whether to turn it on. How do we do it? It&#8217;s easy. Just follow these steps:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Open the <em>Firefox<\/em> app on your iPhone.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Tap the menu button.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Go to <em>Settings<\/em>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Scroll down to <em>Browsing<\/em> and, in the <em>Content<\/em> section, turn on the <em>Ad Blocker<\/em> option.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alternatively, we can access the setting from the site&#8217;s menu. Keep in mind that search engine ads and sponsored content won&#8217;t be affected, since Firefox focuses, at least for now, on third-party advertising. With a single tap in the right settings, those ads will disappear completely from your browser. That&#8217;s it.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Firefox, at last, has rolled out its ad blocker on the iPhone. Privacy is essential when browsing the web. Safari leads that effort while services like DuckDuckGo follow a similar path. Mozilla focuses on ads, the source of most of the tracking we face online, and lets us block many ads directly in the browser. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/at-last-firefox-for-iphone-gets-an-ad-blocker-heres-how-to-activate-it\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;At last! Firefox for iPhone gets an ad blocker: here&#8217;s how to activate it&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9262,"featured_media":375240,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-375241","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/375241","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9262"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=375241"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/375241\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":375242,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/375241\/revisions\/375242"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/375240"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=375241"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=375241"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=375241"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=375241"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=375241"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=375241"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}