Block or allow pop-ups in Chrome
By default, Google Chrome blocks pop-ups from automatically showing up on your screen. When a pop-up is blocked, the address bar will be marked Pop-up blocked 👁 Pop-up blocked
. You can also decide to allow pop-ups.
If you still get pop-ups after disabling them:
- You may have previously subscribed to receive notifications from a site. You can block notifications if you don’t want any communications from a site to show up on your screen. Learn how to manage your notifications.
- Your computer or phone may be infected by malware. Learn how to get rid of malware.
Turn pop-ups on or off
- On your Android device, open Chrome 👁 Chrome
. - To the right of the address bar, tap More 👁 More
👁 and then
Settings. - Tap Site settings 👁 and then
Pop-ups and redirects. - Turn off Pop-ups and redirects.
Allow pop-ups from a specific site
Not all pop-ups are ads or spam. Some legitimate websites display web content in pop-up windows.
- On your Android device, open Chrome 👁 Chrome
. - Go to a page where pop-ups are blocked.
- At the bottom, tap Always show.
Allow or block notifications from a specific site
- On your Android device, open Chrome 👁 Chrome
. - Go to the site that you want to change notifications from.
- To the left of the address bar, tap Page info 👁 Default (Secure)
👁 and then
Permissions.- If a menu opens: Select the setting that you want to change.
- If no menu opens: Permissions are in their original settings.
Review removed notifications
To prevent notification overload, Chrome may remove notification permission from sites that you haven't visited in a while. When permissions are removed, you'll get an alert that you won't receive any notifications from these sites.
If you want to receive notifications from a site again, you can change its permissions in Settings.
Tip: You can also go directly to a site to re-grant notification permissions.
- On your Android device, go to your notifications.
- Tap the notification.
- To review the notification, tap Review.
- This opens the Safety Check page.
- On your Android device, open Chrome 👁 Chrome
. - To open Safety Check:
- From the menu: At the top right, tap More 👁 More
👁 and then
Settings 👁 and then
Safety Check. - From the New Tab page:
- Open a New Tab page.
- Under “Safety Check,” you can find the removed permissions from sites.
- To review the notification, tap Review.
- From the menu: At the top right, tap More 👁 More
- On the Safety Check page, under “Safety at a glance,” you can find “Permissions removed from [n] sites.”
- To find more information, tap Review.
- To revert the changes made, tap Undo.
- If you agree with the changes, tap Got it.
My site's popups are being blocked
Chrome blocks pop-ups that users might not find useful.
If pop-ups get blocked on a site that you own, go to the Abusive Experience Report. In the report, you can learn if there are any issues found with your site that you can address.