"limit adult websites" doesn't enforce safe search in browsers except in Safari

A while ago I posted this :


The option "limit adult websites" enforces the safe search mode of search engines in safari but not in the in-app browser. For instance you can search for adult images via the in-app browser in Google Maps.
It's a big loop hole. Please fix it


I was answered by @ChrisJ4203:

That is a problem with Google Maps, talk to them.


But actually it isn't since the in app browser uses "Apple's WebKit", which is provided by Apple. It's the case for every kind of browser you can find in an iOS app, even for browser apps like Firefox for instance.


When you choose the "limit adult websites" option in Screen Time it successfully blocks adult websites in every app using a browser (through "Apple's WebKit" as just stated), like in Firefox, or Google Maps, or Facebook, etc.... But it enforces safe search in Safari only.


That's a shame, because a lot, like really a lot of applications are therefore unsafe to use ; and because it's an "Apple's WebKit" issue, it incombes to Apple to fix it. Furthermore, because "Apple's WebKit" already blocks adult websites in all of these apps, we can imagine that it won't be to difficult to fix.


As I said previously, it's a big loop hole in an otherwise good system, which in my opinion makes the all system weak.

Please fix it

iPhone 13 mini

Posted on Mar 24, 2023 9:11 AM

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