Tracking Protection in Firefox for iOS
Firefox for iOS has a Tracking Protection feature that uses a list provided by Disconnect to identify and block trackers. Turning Tracking Protection on or off is easy and you can do it for individual websites too.
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Turn Tracking Protection on or off
Tracking Protection is enabled by default for additional privacy. To turn it on or off for all websites in just a tap:
- Tap the menu button
at the bottom of the screen on your iPhone or at the top right of the screen on your iPad. (You might need to scroll all the way to the top of the page for the menu button to appear).
- Tap the switch next to to turn it off or on
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Turn Tracking Protection off for specific websites only
By long-pressing the URL bar or tapping the shield icon you can see how many trackers a website has, and choose to disable Tracking Protection for specific websites only.
- Long-press the shield icon
or URL bar.
- Tap . A panel will show you the types of trackers on that page.
- Tap to enable or disable Tracking Protection.
Temporarily disable Tracking Protection for a website
If you having problems with a site loading, you can quickly and temporarily disable Tracking Protection for the current tab by long-pressing the refresh button.
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Turn Tracking Protection off or on in normal or private mode
Follow these steps to turn it off or on in either normal browsing or private mode.
- Tap the menu button at the bottom of the screen on your iPhone or at the top right of the screen on your iPad. (You might need to scroll all the way to the top of the page for the menu button to appear).
- Tap the Settings icon in the menu panel at the bottom of the screen. (You might need to swipe to the next panel first.)
- Scroll to the Privacy section and tap .
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- Tap the switch next to the mode you want to change (blue means enabled):
- Normal Browsing Mode: Turn Tracking Protection off or on in regular browsing.
- Private Browsing Mode: Turn Tracking Protection off or on for private tabs only.