How to Block a Website on an iPhone

Giving a child an iPhone is a tough decision, but it can be helpful to know that you can reach them when you need to.

Aside from the communication aspects of the phone, though, they will have access to all of the content on the Internet.

Whether you are concerned about them seeing questionable content, or you don’t want them to waste time on social media apps, it’s possible that you want to remove access to certain sites.

Our tutorial will show you how to block a website on an iPhone by enabling a helpful feature on the device.

How to Use Screen Time to Block a Website in the iPhone Safari Browser

  1. Open Settings.
  2. Select Screen Time.
  3. Choose Turn on Screen Time.
  4. Tap Turn on Screen Time again.
  5. Select This is My Child’s iPhone, then complete the setup process.
  6. Choose Content & Privacy Restrictions.
  7. Touch Content Restrictions.
  8. Select Web Content.
  9. Tap Add website under Never Allow.
  10. Enter the title and URL for the site.

Our guide continues below with additional information on how to block a website on an iPhone, including pictures of these steps.

If you have a child with an iPhone, you might be concerned about them visiting questionable websites, or sites where they may spend too much time or money.

Or, perhaps you manage some people that use iPhones, and you want to prevent them from visiting sites that waste time while they are working.

The iPhone has a feature that is well-suited for managing these website blocks called Restrictions (which has been replaced with Screen Time).

Our tutorial below will show you how to enable Restrictions on an iPhone so that you can block a website on the device.

The blocked website is locked behind a restrictions passcode, meaning only you will be able to unblock the website by entering that passcode and changing the setting.

Old Method – Website Blocking on an iPhone 7 (Guide with Pictures)

The steps in this article were performed on an iPhone 7 Plus, in iOS 11.3.

The steps in this article are going to block visits to the website that you select from any Web browser that you use on the device.

This means that third-party browsers, such as Chrome or Firefox, will not be able to visit the site, along with the default Safari browser.

Step 1: Open the Settings menu.

open the iphone settings menu

Step 2: Scroll down and choose the General option.

iphone general menu

Step 3: Touch the Restrictions option.

iphone says website is restricted

Step 4: Tap the Enable Restrictions button at the top of the screen.

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Step 5: Create a Restrictions passcode (should be different than your device passcode,) then re-enter the passcode to confirm it.

iphone restrictions

Step 6: Scroll down to the Allowed Content section of the menu, then select the Websites option.

iphone website blocking

Step 7: Choose the Limit Adult Content option, then tap the Add a Website button under Never Allow.

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Step 8: Type the website that you wish to block, then tap the Done button at the bottom-right of the screen.

block access to a site on an iphone

Now you can open a Web browser and type the address to try and go to it, then you will be met with the screen below, telling you that the site is restricted.

how to block a website on an iPhone

Now that you know how to block a website on an iPhone, you can use this method anytime that there is a site you don’t want to your child to be able to visit form their smartphone.

Restrictions on an iPhone can be very helpful for making a child’s phone safe, but they can occasionally get it the way. Find out how to turn off restrictions on an iPhone if you find that you need to let your child do something on their device that is currently not allowed.