Protect an iPhone, iPad, or iPod with Safe Surfer
Safe Surfer makes it easy to block porn and other harmful online content on an iPhone or iPad. This guide will show you how to install Safe Surfer protection. We demonstrate this with an iPhone running iOS 26 (released in late 2025), although the steps will be similar if you are installing on a different kind of iPhone or iPad. Step 1: Visit the Safe Surfer dashboard If you were directed to this guide from the Safe Surfer online dashboard (My Safe Surfer), skip ahead to step 2. Visit theFeaturedWhy does the Apple App Store say that "Due to restrictions set for this device, this app cannot be downloaded"?
If you see a message in the Apple App Store that says "Due to restrictions set for this device, this app cannot be downloaded", this is caused by Apple Screen Time, rather than Safe Surfer. You can find out how to resolve this with the following instructions: Change Apple Screen Time app rating settings You'll currently see the following message, which is what we'll resolve. 
This guide demonstrates how to supervise and lock down Safe Surfer protection on an iPhone or iPad with a Windows device. If you would like to do this with a Mac device instead, you can find out how to do so by clicking this link. Important information IMPORTANT: Please read the following information before proceeding with the guide. If you are not comfortable withFew readersHow to uninstall the Safe Surfer for iOS app
This guide will show you how to uninstall the Safe Surfer for iOS app. This guide shows uninstallation of the Safe Surfer app. If this device was protected with a Safe Surfer DNS profile (that is, without the Safe Surfer app), you can find the profile uninstallation guide by clicking this link. Step 1: Uninstall the Safe Surfer app Go back to the home screen, then find the Safe SurferFew readersHow to supervise and lock down protection on an iPhone or iPad (Mac)
This guide demonstrates how to supervise and lock down Safe Surfer protection on an iPhone or iPad with a Mac device. If you would like to do this with a Windows device instead, you can find out how to do so by clicking this link. Important information IMPORTANT: Please read the following information before proceeding with the guide. If you are not comfortable wFew readersReset my Safe Surfer app PIN on iOS
Locked out of the Safe Surfer app? This brief article will help you reset your app PIN. Reset the Safe Surfer app PIN Open the Safe Surfer app—this will bring up the PIN screen. Tap the Reset option. Enter the password for the account that was originally used to install protection. Tap the "Log in" button.  Browser Protection The first monitoring feature is Browser Protection. This feature uses additional technology to perform image filtering (along with text and image monitoring) inside Safari. This feature also supports disabling all images inside Safari (we'll show you how this works later oFew readersInstall Safe Surfer with iOS DNS profile
Safe Surfer supports installing protection on an Apple mobile device through what's called a configuration profile. On your first protection installation, it will take around 20 minutes for the full installation, or 30 minutes for the entire guide. We demonstrate the installation process on an iPhone device running iOS 18, released in 2024, although the steps will be very similar if you are installing on a different kind of device. Step 1: Visit the Safe Surfer dashboard Visit the Safe SuSome readersHow to stop Safe Surfer protection from being uninstalled on Apple mobile devices
This guide will show you how to stop Safe Surfer protection from being uninstalled on an Apple mobile device. Step 1: Supervise device Once you've finished the protection installation process, there are two additional features available: app blocking and prevent uninstallation. (Due to how Apple have designed iPhone and iPad devices, both features can't be used at the same time.) Using these features involves placing the device into a special supervision mode using either a Mac or Windows dePopularHow to block porn on an iPhone
Safe Surfer makes it easy to block porn and other harmful online content on an iPhone or iPad. This guide will show you how to install Safe Surfer protection. We demonstrate this with an iPhone running iOS 26 (released in late 2025), although the steps will be similar if you are installing on a different kind of iPhone or iPad. Step 1: Visit the Safe Surfer dashboard If you were directed to this guide from the Safe Surfer online dashboard (My Safe Surfer), skip ahead to step 2. Visit theSome readersHow to block porn on an iPad
Safe Surfer makes it easy to block porn and other harmful online content on an iPhone or iPad. This guide will show you how to install Safe Surfer protection. We demonstrate this with an iPhone running iOS 26 (released in late 2025), although the steps will be similar if you are installing on a different kind of iPhone or iPad. Step 1: Visit the Safe Surfer dashboard If you were directed to this guide from the Safe Surfer online dashboard (My Safe Surfer), skip ahead to step 2. Visit theFew readersHow to block porn on an iPod
Safe Surfer can be installed on an iPod Touch (7th generation) running either iOS 14 or iOS 15. (You can check the iOS Version by navigating to the Settings app > General > About). The Safe Surfer app is unsupported on the iPod Touch (as the app requires at least iOS 16), but you can still install protection manually. To install protection, you can visit the DNS profile installation guide by [clicking this link](https://helpdesk.safesurfer.io/en-nz/article/install-safe-surfer-with-ios-dns-profFew readersHow to uninstall the Safe Surfer iOS DNS profile
This guide will show you how to uninstall the Safe Surfer iOS DNS profile. This guide is for Apple mobile devices that aren't using the Safe Surfer app. In addition, this guide demonstrate uninstallation on a device running iOS 15 (as the Safe Surfer app requires iOS/iPadOS 16 or newer). If this device was protected with the Safe Surfer app, you can find the app uninstallation guide by [clicking this link](https://helpdesk.safesurfer.io/en-nz/article/how-to-uninstall-the-safe-surfer-for-ios-aFew readers