An ad blocker is software added to a web browser to automatically remove advertisements from web pages. Many people use them, even though the only reason so many websites are free to use is because ...

With the fifth betas of iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia, Apple is introducing a previously unannounced feature for Safari, Distraction Control. As the name suggests, Distraction Control is ...

If you're looking to switch to Safari but just need that one special feature to give you a push, we might have just the thing: Distraction Control. It's a new feature for Safari that went live in the ...

Apple has introduced what might seem a controversial new Safari feature to make surfing the web a lot less annoying, as it removes those overlays that sometimes gets in the way of the experience. The ...

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iOS 18 beta 5 introduces Distraction Control, a feature that lets Safari users hide static web elements, like newsletter banners. As long as the selected web element is static, it’ll remain hidden ...

In macOS Sequoia and iOS/iPadOS 18, Apple will introduce a new Safari feature called Distraction Control, which allows users to select an element on a website and make it disappear. It’s not an ad ...

Distraction Control is accessible via the same Page Menu interface in Safari as Reader and Viewer. Here, users will find a new “Hide Distracting Items” option to enable Distraction Control. Users will ...

Photo: Charlie Sorrel/Cult of Mac In iPadOS, Safari sports a brand-new popup menu that lets you rearrange, copy and close tabs just by long-pressing on them. It offers only a few options, but they ...