One minute, you’re browsing your favorite websites on your iPhone and then disaster strikes… or so you think.
You’re suddenly greeted with a popup that contains some variation of the message “A virus has been detected on your iPhone! Security breach! Your data is not safe!”
Once you have a minute to collect yourself, you realize you’ve been hit with yet another fake security warning.
They’re irritating, and potentially dangerous if you fall for them. But now, you don’t have to worry about them any longer.
Here is what you can do to easily disable these fake iPhone security warnings so that you never have to deal with them again.
1. Close out of Safari and open the “Settings” app on your iPhone.
2. Turn on Airplane Mode, which will temporarily disconnect your iPhone from the Internet. This is important, as it allows you to reset Safari in a way that will stop these fake security warnings in their tracks.
3. Scroll through the “Settings” app until you find the option labeled “Safari.” Tap once on it.
4. Tap the option labeled “Clear History and Website Data,” which will delete the files giving you the fake security warnings in the first place.
5. While you’re in “Settings,” turn on the options labeled “Block Pop-ups” and “Fraudulent Website Warning.”
At that point, you can turn off Airplane Mode and get back to using your iPhone without worrying about these security notifications any further.
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I have picked up some important information from you. Thank you
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Thanks Pete, this is very helpful!!
Thanks Pete, this is very helpful advice!
I love these informative emails. Thanks!
thank you for the helpful hints.
I’m going to do this now. Your tips are great! Thank you.
Love your newsletters!
Thanks,
I would never do things like this on my own. I like how you direct with photos!
I like this clear and concise instruction. A big improvement —- thanks.
Thank you for this information.
Thank you for sharing your tips on the iPhone. Also, I love my iPhone case that I bought from your emails.
What if I’m using Chrome as my browser and not Safari? I don’t see the same setting options for Chrome
These. Are great tips!
Wow this is fantastic information Thank you for sharing.
Thank you! That was easy peasy with your guidance. I’m not techy so I really appreciate your instructions! I will pass this on.
ThaNK you for aLL OF your helpful hints. I was not raised on the internet and nothing comes easily to me and your tips have helped me feel protected.
Can you do this on a I pad also? /
thank you for your heads-up on Fake warnings – and all of the other info you give us
Thank you your a big help .
Wow! Great info. Thank you much
Great information
Thanks for the info. I found I’d already done that, and I assume you had posted those suggestions in the past.
Of course that closes all the web pages you have open in your browser.
Thanks so much, Pete. You give so many helpful hints.
Thank you for all your help
iPad Pete thank you for the best info and instructions for my iPad. You’re the best.
This is great. In my preretirement work days, working with mainframe computers, I’d do like you’ve done & save off to a word doc labeled’Good Stuff’. As my friends or coworkers found out, I started to publish them on our websites. Brings back a lot of good memories.
Thanks for your hints!
Thanks Pete. Love learning all these ways of using my phone. Keep up the lessons!
I so appreciate your tips! Thank you!
It would be nice to include the downside of these changes so we could make informed decisions.
Thanks, Pete! I look forward to your tips. They are so very helpful and interesting!