{"id":32022,"date":"2024-06-18T17:17:05","date_gmt":"2024-06-18T17:17:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/heylocate.mobi\/?p=32022"},"modified":"2024-06-18T17:17:07","modified_gmt":"2024-06-18T17:17:07","slug":"how-to-block-websites-on-android-phone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/heylocate.mobi\/how-to-block-websites-on-android-phone\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Block Websites on Android Phone: Step-By-Step Instruction for Each Method"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
To block websites on Android phone, you can use the built-in settings and Google Family Link, designed to provide safe browsing for kids. In addition, you can use parental control apps that block sites, games, and features that you deem unsafe on a child’s Android device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Blocking Android websites is one way to gain control over your child’s web usage. Child Crime Prevention & Safety Center<\/a> estimates there are 500,000 active online predators every day, meanwhile the FBI received 13,000 reports of online financial sextortion of minors<\/a> between October 2021 and March 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n With these statistics in mind, it becomes more critical for parents to remain vigilant about what their kids access on internet-enabled devices. And this involves blocking access to certain websites, as we’ll show you in this step-by-step guide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can block a website specifically within a browser using different browser settings. Google Chrome is the most used on Android phones, while Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge, and Opera browsers are also widely used on Android phones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Safe Search<\/a> is a feature on the Google Chrome browser that can manage Google Search Results by preventing results that show explicit content, nudity, or graphic sex acts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To enable SafeSearch on Android:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n A firewall monitors access to your phone and blocks data using rules. It is like a fence between you and the internet. Firewalls may require rooting your device, but there are those that work without requiring root access.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A no-root firewall app like NoRoot Firewall is an excellent option. All you need to do is install the app and then use the filters tab to specify a website that you want to block.<\/p>\n\n\n\n An app like Rethink allows you to type in a URL from the domain rules section and then click block. You can add as many websites as you’d like, and they will appear on the app’s blocked websites list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n DNS stands for Domain Name System. A Custom DNS allows you to change the DNS servers that your Android device uses to resolve domain names.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some DNS services offer web blocking and content filtering. When you use such a service, you can block spam websites and other unwanted websites across all web browsers on your devices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some popular Custom DNS services include OpenDNS, AdGuard DNS, and Clean Browsing. You can use these services to block ads, malware, and adult content on Android phones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n How to Use Custom DNS Settings to Block Websites on Android:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Built-in settings and parental controls allow you to block websites on Android for free. Most smartphones on Android OS have Family Link as the main Google offer for parental settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Still, you need to download it by link in Settings > Digital Wellbeing > Parental Controls<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I used Samsung parental controls<\/a> menu here. But first, to use Google Family Link:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n This feature will help you block adult websites on Google Chrome on an Android phone by entering the website’s URL. Once complete, your child cannot access the blocked website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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