Since installing iOS 14, any Google search in Safari causes a Google widget ad to pop up at the bottom of the screen on my iPhone. I have to manually close it every time.
I have Safari set to block pop ups but Google itself is ignoring the blocker. I don’t want the widget and will never install it, but Google asks every time I do a search. How can I rid myself of this?
iPhone 8 Plus
this issue was so annoying that I ended up changing search engine to bing...
settings-safari-search engine-bing
Amsterdamit wrote:
The other feature being the ability to now choose between Safari and Chrome applications to be the default app for internet. Not just the default website, the default APP.
Believe it or not, there are people who prefer Chrome. And they have been bombarding Apple with requests to make other browsers ( NOT just Chrome) the default. Are you suggesting it is wrong for Apple to give users more choices? The default is still Safari.
I just read a really interesting article regarding this. Turns out that Google is basically using the new features in iOS 14 to really push (force) iPhone users to download the Chrome app.
Please explain how Google is forcing anyone to download Chrome.
Did you find a solution?
Thanks, I will follow up. I just deleted the AP news app because of these ads. Not just that they appear, but because many of them are obnoxious and have links that it takes effort to avoid.
Seeing as how Apple has taken Facebook to task regarding their incredible personal data grab, can Apple vs Google be far behind?
Nope 100% fact, as a matter of FACT, it happened to be 12Billion...https://www.businessinsider.com/google-apple-search-deal-doj-antitrust-suit-2020-10?amp
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I actually just installed that stupid google widget just to get the ad to stop... and it STILL keeps popping up every time I open safari!!! Wtf!? Hating on Google AND Safari now...
Google has started putting ads like that into some apps also. The are part of the app (or page) content; they are not popups, which is why they can’t be blocked. The solution is to stop using Google for search. I suggest DuckDuckGo, which is the only search engine that does not track what you search for and sell that information. And it is available as a default search engine in Safari.
Fun fact...google pays Apple “an undisclosed amount” to be a primary search engine on iPhones. I have a feeling Apple is allowing this to take place. I’m sure they have cost-benefit analysis of consumer attrition, when it comes to ******* them off enough.
Jrizzo21 wrote:
Fun fact...google pays Apple “an undisclosed amount” to be a primary search engine on iPhones. I have a feeling Apple is allowing this to take place. I’m sure they have cost-benefit analysis of consumer attrition, when it comes to ******* them off enough.
False fun fact & fake news. Go to Settings/Safari. Tap Search Engine. You will see a list of a bunch of available search engines. YOU get to choose the primary search engine. Fun Fact: The last time I set up a new phone the default search engine was DuckDuckGo.
Kick Google to the curb. Default to a different search engine and be done with them.
Like others, it aggravates me that Apple allows the intrusion. I wonder if there is a way to gripe with some teeth to it? If not, I'm humming along nicely with DDG.
How to stop Google widget ad pop up
