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Safari invasion

How do I stop invasive websites from spontaneously appearing on Safari? It does not happen in Chrome or Firefox.

iPad Pro, iPadOS 13

Posted on Jul 12, 2020 4:55 AM

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Posted on Jul 12, 2020 2:28 PM

See if anything here helps.


Safari - Stop pop-up ads in.   


Safari popups that won't go away.    


Try double clicking the Home button or swipe up from the bottom of the screen and swipe Safari upwards. Go to Settings/Safari and clear History and Website Data. Open Safari and test.


Safari - Clear the history and cookies on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.    


Safari website data on your iPhone or iPad - How to clear.    

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Question marked as Top-ranking reply

Jul 12, 2020 2:28 PM in response to Community User

See if anything here helps.


Safari - Stop pop-up ads in.   


Safari popups that won't go away.    


Try double clicking the Home button or swipe up from the bottom of the screen and swipe Safari upwards. Go to Settings/Safari and clear History and Website Data. Open Safari and test.


Safari - Clear the history and cookies on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.    


Safari website data on your iPhone or iPad - How to clear.    

Safari invasion

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