Block or Allow pop-ups in Chrome

Learn how to control popup notifications in Chrome, allowing or blocking pop-ups to secure your browser experience.

Written By Lorenzo Vincent

Updated at October 13th, 2023

Google does a pretty good job about keeping pop-up windows under control in its Chrome browser. A sea of pop-up windows invading your traditional browsing experience indicates a problem. Thankfully, we have a few tricks up our sleeve and they don’t take much time in order to set up.

For Computer

Turn pop-ups on or off

  1. On your computer, open Chrome.
  2. At the top right, click More  Settings.
  3. At the bottom, click Advanced.
  4. Under “Privacy and security,” click Content settings.
  5. Click Popups.
  6. At the top, turn the setting to Allowed or Blocked.
 
 

For Android

Turn pop-ups on or off

  1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Chrome app .
  2. To the right of the address bar, tap More Settings.
  3. Tap Site settings > Pop-ups.
  4. Turn Pop-ups to Allowed or Block.
 
 

For iPhone & iPad

Turn pop-ups on or off

  1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Chrome app .
  2. Tap More Settings.
  3. Tap Content Settings  Block Pop-ups.
  4. Turn Block pop-ups on or off.