Question 1

How do I block porn on iPhone without installing an app?

Accepted Answer

Use the built-in Screen Time feature. In Settings > Screen Time > Content & Privacy Restrictions > Web Content, turn on Limit Adult Websites. This filters adult sites and removes Private Browsing from Safari. Then protect the setup with a Screen Time passcode you don't know, so you can't switch it off on impulse.

Question 2

Why do porn blocker apps fail?

Accepted Answer

Because the person being blocked holds the key. Blocker apps can be deleted in two taps, DNS filters can be switched off, and Screen Time restrictions can be undone by typing the passcode you set yourself. Any blocker you can undo in under a minute only works until the first strong urge.

Question 3

How is this different from porn blocker apps?

Accepted Answer

Blocker apps can be deleted in two taps, so the block only lasts as long as your willpower. This setup uses Screen Time, which is built into iOS and can't be uninstalled, locked with a passcode you never learn. There is nothing to delete and nothing to type.

iOS Screen Time is already the best porn blocker on iPhone. The only problem? You know the passcode.

Step 1: Turn on Limit Adult Websites

Step 2: Lock it with a passcode you don't know