How to turn off the pop-up blocker in Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Safari
When a site requires pop-ups to function, you will need to disable the pop-up blocker in your web browser to allow the site to function. We’ll show you how to do this in Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Safari.
Disable pop-up blocker in Google Chrome
You can turn off Chrome’s built-in pop-up blocker on your desktop and mobile devices from the settings menu.
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To turn off the pop-up blocker in Chrome on the desktop, launch Chrome and go to the three-dot menu> Settings> Privacy & security> Site settings> Pop-ups and redirects. There, activate the option “Sites can send pop-ups and use redirects”.
To turn off the pop-up blocker in Chrome on mobile, open Chrome and go to the three-dot menu> Settings> Site settings> Pop-ups and redirects. There, activate the option “Pop-Ups and redirects”.
Disable Pop-up Blocker in Mozilla Firefox
The desktop, iPhone and iPad versions of Mozilla Firefox allow you to disable the pop-up blocker. The Android version doesn’t have a pop-up blocker, which means you don’t have to do anything to allow those tiny windows.
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To turn off the pop-up blocker in Firefox on the desktop, launch Firefox and click on the horizontal three-line menu followed by Settings> Privacy and security. There, turn off the option “Block pop-up windows”.
To turn off Firefox’s pop-up blocker on iPhone or iPad, open Firefox, go to the three-horizontal line menu, tap Settings, and turn off the “Block pop-up windows” option.
Disable pop-up blocker in Microsoft Edge
Disabling pop-up blocker in Microsoft Edge is as easy as many other web browsers.
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To stop Edge’s pop-up blocker on the desktop, go to Edge, go to the three-dot menu, then click Settings> Cookies and site permissions> Pop-ups and redirects, and turn off the “Block” option.
To turn off Edge’s pop-up blocker on mobile, open Edge, navigate to the three-dot menu, then tap Settings> Privacy & Security> Site Permissions> Pop-ups & Redirects, and turn on the “Pop-ups” option. and redirects â€.
Turn off the pop-up blocker in Safari on Mac
Safari on Mac also comes with a built-in pop-up blocker.
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To turn it off, open Safari and go to Safari> Preferences> Websites> Pop-ups. There at the bottom click on the drop-down menu “When visiting other websites” and choose “Allow”.
Disable Pop-up Blocker in Safari on iPhone and iPad
AT turn off the pop-up blocker in Safari on an iPhone or iPad, use your phone’s Settings app.
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Start by launching settings and tap “Safari”. There, deactivate the option “Block pop-ups”.
And that’s how you allow your sites to open those tiny windows in your various web browsers. Enjoy!
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