buckmelanoma/safari-ios-adblocking-guide

This repository is not software you install or run. It is a short written guide explaining how to block ads on an iPhone, iPad, or Mac when browsing with Safari, including ads that show up inside YouTube and inside other apps and games. The author wrote it because they kept seeing the same question come up about the best ad blocking setup for Apple devices. The guide walks through two main steps. First, it has you update Safari to the latest version, then install a free browser extension called uBlock Origin Lite from the App Store. It explains exactly where to go in Settings to turn on the extension's permissions on iOS, or in Safari's own settings on a Mac, and how to set its filtering mode to Optimal so it blocks most ads, including those in YouTube. There is also a note about turning on an extra filter list to block things like cookie notice popups and AI chat widgets that show up on websites. Second, the guide covers ads that show up inside other apps and games, which a browser extension cannot reach. For that, it points to a free service called NextDNS, which filters ad traffic at the network level. It explains how to sign up, install the NextDNS app, and connect it using a short account ID, so that ads are blocked across the whole device rather than only in the browser. It also mentions you can install NextDNS on other devices you own for the same effect. Finally, the guide suggests one more optional extension called SponsorBlock, which skips sponsored segments in YouTube videos rather than blocking ads outright. This is aimed at everyday iPhone, iPad, and Mac users who want fewer ads, not developers. There is no code to run and nothing to build, just a set of settings to follow in order.