Let’s be honest – raising a child can sometimes be a full-time job. For instance, if your kids are teenagers or young adults, then you need to make some extra efforts to monitor the use of their smart devices. That’s why it is recommended to block apps on iPhone to make sure your kids won’t be exposed to any inappropriate content at an early age. Don’t worry – in this post, I’m going to let you know how to block websites on iPhone by applying website blocker, including an official one and a third-party tool.
Part 1: How to Block Websites and Apps on iPhone with its Parental Control Feature?
One of the best things about iOS devices is that they come with inbuilt parental control settings. While the inbuilt app or website blocking feature of iOS devices is not that reliable, you can give it a try to meet your basic requirements. Using it, you can set up content restrictions on the target iOS device that your kids can only bypass by entering its dedicated password.
Therefore, if you know your kids won’t be able to guess the passcode or bypass it, then you can learn how to block websites on iPhone by following these instructions.
Block Any Website on an iOS Device
To block certain websites on an iOS device, you can just go to its Settings > Screen Time and tap on the “Content & Privacy Restrictions” feature.
You can now enter the passcode of your iPhone to get dedicated content restriction features. Here, you can go to the “Web Content” restrictions feature to enable an automatic filter or tap on the “Add Website” button to add specific websites manually.
That’s it! Now, to block websites on iPhone, you just have to enter URLs of the designated websites and add them to the blocking list.
How to Block Apps on iPhone?
Similarly, you can also take the assistance of the Screen Time feature to block apps on iPhone. To access it, you can just go to its Settings > Screen Time > Content & Privacy Restrictions and set up a dedicated Screen Time passcode.
Here, you can simply enable the “Content & Privacy” feature and go to the “Allowed Apps” screen. You can now just disable any app that you don’t want to run on the iOS device, and it would automatically be blocked on it.
Limitations
- The native Screen Time lock on an iPhone can easily be bypassed by your kids.
- If the target iOS device has been restored, then its Screen Time restrictions will also reset.
Part 2: How to Block Websites/Apps on iPhone more Effectively with FamiSafe?
Since the native website or app blocker feature of iOS devices has so many limitations and can easily be bypassed, you can consider using FamiSafe instead. Developed by Wondershare, it is one of the most reliable parental control and device monitoring tools for iOS and Android devices out there. Using it, you can not only set restrictions on the target device but can also access its activities remotely.
- After linking both the devices, you can easily block websites or apps on the target iOS device.
- If you want, you can also check the detailed activities on the target phone (like the screen time for apps and websites, phone activities, etc.).
- Parents can also use options like Safe Search and automatic Content Filtering to make sure their kids won’t access any inappropriate content.
- FamiSafe also offers dedicated features to set time-based restrictions on the target iOS device.
- Besides that, FamiSafe also offers tons of other features like live location tracking, geofencing, explicit content detection, browser history, and more.
To learn how to block websites on iPhone with the help of Wondershare FamiSafe, you can simply follow these steps:
Step 1: Set up Your FamiSafe Account
Whenever you want to block apps on iPhone, you can just install the FamiSafe app on your device (iPhone or Android) or visit its official website. Here, you can enter your email ID and other details to set up your FamiSafe account and get an active subscription.
Once you have completed the setup process, FamiSafe would display a one-time generated code that you can later use to pair both the devices.
Step 2: Install FamiSafe on the Target Device and Link it
Great! Now, whenever you want to block apps on iPhone, you can just install the FamiSafe app on the target iOS device. You can now just log in to your email ID and set up your kid’s profile by entering some basic details.
Furthermore, to link the target iOS device with your account, you need to enter a unique pairing code on the app.
To proceed, you need to grant all the vital permissions to the FamiSafe app, letting it track and monitor the target device.
Afterwards, you also have to go to your phone’s settings to check the downloaded profiles and install the FamiSafe profile on it.
Lastly, you just have to go to your phone’s Settings > Safari > Content Blocker and allow FamiSafe to block content on it.
Step 3: Set up Restrictions and Monitor the Target Device
That’s it! After setting up the app on the target device, you can go to the FamiSafe app on your device (iOS or Android). To block apps on iPhone, just go to the “App Blocker” feature of FamiSafe and manually block (or unblock) any app of your choice.
Besides that, FamiSafe also has a dedicated Web Filter option that would let you manually enter the website that you wish to block. You can also filter content based on certain keywords here.
There are tons of other features that you can further access on FamiSafe. For instance, you can instantly turn on a Safe Search option on the device, set up screen limits, and enable all kinds of restrictions on it.
Conclusion
That’s it a wrap, everyone! I’m sure that after reading this guide, you can easily learn how to block websites on iPhone like a pro. As you can see, I have listed two dedicated solutions to block apps or websites on iPhone. Since the native parental control feature of iPhones is not that reliable, I would recommend using FamiSafe instead. It will let you block certain websites or apps on the target iPhone from your iOS/Android device and set up all kinds of content restrictions on it that won’t be bypassed by your kids.
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