How to Block Porn on Android Easily with or without App

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Norah Hayes
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This article will show you how to block porn on Android devices easily in different ways. With smart devices and the Internet becomes cheaper and more accessible, it’s more and more easy to access almost any information online, including pornography. This can mean a higher risk of children being exposed to porn content online, which has raised concern among parents. Many consider it necessary to block porn.

There is more than one method to block porn and other inappropriate content on Android. Some methods require the use of third-party porn blocker apps or parental control apps. With some methods, there is no need to download and install any app. These methods can help parents better control what their children view online. Also, they can also help people quit porn addiction.

How to block porn and other inappropriate websites on Android without app:

How to block porn websites and other inappropriate content on Android with app:

 

How to block inappropriate websites on Android via DNS

There are a number of porn blocker apps available for Android. They support popular Android web browsers like Google Chrome, Firefox and Opera. But few work with browsers like Samsung Internet. How to block porn websites on Samsung Internet and other less supported Android browsers? Here I will recommend one of the most universal methods to block websites on Android phone and tablet.

Blocking a website via DNS is easy to do. OpenDNS is recommended due to the ease of use, flexibility and customization it provides. It’s free and offers paid solutions as well. Once set up, it enables you to effortlessly mass block websites on Android by categories such as Adult Themes, Sexuality, Nudity, Pornography, etc. Additionally, you can also manually add specific websites for OpenDNS to block.

  1. Visit https://www.opendns.com/. On its homepage, click Learn More under Consumer.
  2. Click Sign Up under OpenDNS Home.
  3. Sign up and get a free account. Log in to your account.
  4. Go to https://www.opendns.com/setupguide/.
  5. Select Choose Your Device > Smart Devices > Android Configurations for OpenDNS.
  6. Change the DNS settings on your Android device. Go to Settings and then Tap Wi-Fi. Long press the network your device is connected to and tap Modify. Add 208.67.222.222 and 208.67.220.220 respectively for DNS1 and DNS 2.
  7. Go to https://dashboard.opendns.com/. Click Add a network.add a network
  8. Your current IP will be automatically detected. Click Add This Network. Give it a name. Click Done.name the added network
  9. Return to https://dashboard.opendns.com/. Click the network you've added. Hover your mouse of the IP address displayed. Select Web Content Filtering.select web content filtering
  10. There are three preset content filtering levels: Low, Moderate and High. View them and select a desired level. If needed, customize a preset level or create your Custom level.choose a filtering level
  11. Click Apply. And porn websites should be blocked now on your Android device.

On the dashboard, you can easily delete, add and manage networks. And there are also other settings options including advanced settings. If interested, you can explore OpenDNS and enjoy more benefits it has to offer in addition to porn blocking.

ALSO READ: How to block inappropriate websites on Mac

 

Turn on Google Safe Search on Android to prevent porn access

SafeSearch (or Safe Search) is an easy-to-apply feature in Google Search and Google Images, which aims to prevent porn and other inappropriate content from appearing in search results.

Note that with this method adult websites themselves are not blocked. They, along with other explicit content, only disappear from search results in Google. That being said, this feature can be useful in many scenarios. For example, it can prevent people from explore porn online using Google. Also, it can also stop unsuitable content from appearing when kids accidentally misspell words or domain names that may lead to dirty content.

At the website level

  1. On https://www.google.com/, click Settings and choose Search settings.
  2. Select the box next to Turn on SafeSearch.turn on safesearch
  3. This step is optional. Click Lock SafeSearch. Sign in to Google. Click Lock SafeSearch. Return back to Search settings.lock google safesearch
  4. Scroll down and click Save to save your settings.

At the app level

  1. Open the Google app on your Android.
  2. Tap the menu icon in the bottom right corner.
  3. Choose Settings > Accounts & Privacy.enable safesearch filter on Android
  4. Enable SafeSearch filter.

 

Enable parental controls on Google Play to prevent inappropriate content from being accessible

In addition to websites, content inappropriate for children and young teens can also exist in apps, games, movies and books online. That’s why Google Play comes in built-in parental controls, allowing you to easily control what content can be downloaded and purchased based on the level of maturity.

  1. Open the Google Play Store app on your Android.
  2. Tap the menu icon in the top left corner.
  3. Tap Settings > Parental controls.
  4. Turn on Parental controls.turn on parental controls
  5. Create a PIN to prevent changes in settings. Confirm your PIN.
  6. Select the type of content to restrict.
  7. Let your Google Play Store know of the maximum maturity level allowed. Tap OK.
  8. Tap Save.

 

How to block porn on Android with Cisdem AppCrypt

There are also third-party apps and solutions available for porn blocking on Android. Cisdem AppCrypt is one of them.

Although it's not a dedicated porn blocker, it can help stop access to porn sites and apps. It can be used to prevent children and even adults from watching porn. Here are its main features when used as a porn blocker.

  • Allow users to add specific porn sites to the block list
  • Block all URLs containing any user-added keyword, such as "porn", "adult", "xxx", etc.
  • Allow users to block access to apps that may contain inappropriate content
  • Protect the blocking with a PIN or pattern

You can get it from the Google Play Store.

GET IT ONGoogle Play

When you open AppCrypt for the first time, you will be asked to set a 4-digit or 6-digit PIN or a pattern. If you want to prevent your own access to porn, you can ask someone else, like a family member, to set it for you. You can't bypass the blocking if you don't know the PIN/pattern.

set a PIN

You can add the porn sites to the block list one by one. You can also add porn-related keywords to the block list. The blocking is permanent and applies to all popular web browsers such as Chrome, Samsung Internet, Opera, Opera Mini, Opera GX, Firefox and Edge.

the Web Block tab

If certain apps on the device contain explicit content, you can also use AppCrypt to lock them.

the App Lock tab

 

Use porn blocker Android app to block porn

Thanks to porn blockers for Android, it can be easy to block access to porn and similar content. How to block inappropriate websites on Google Chrome Android with ease? If you are asking a question like this, then BlockerX can be what you are looking for. It’s one of the most popular and highly rated porn blocker apps from Google Play Store. It’s easy to use and versatile. You can use it as a porn blocker, a parental control app or even a distraction blocker.

Once installed on your or your child’s Android phone, this blocker will let you block porn and adult websites with one click. It’s easy, quick and automatic. This app supports Google Chrome, Opera, Firefox and Brave.

all adult content is blocked on Android

To add an extra layer of blocking, BlockerX also allows users to manually add any specific websites to block. These could include normal websites that occasionally show porn-related content. Thanks to this feature, it’s also possible to block other types of unwanted websites such as distracting websites.

To make the porn blocking effective on Android, BlockerX is designed in a way that it requires password to be quitted or uninstalled. In other words, children won’t be able to bypass the blocking unless they know the password. It’s recommended to set this Android porn blocker to run on startup.

 

Developed and provided by Google, Google Family Link is more of a parental control app than a porn blocker. But it can do a good job of blocking porn (and any other unwanted) websites on child’s Android phone.

As a parent, on your own Android device, you can use this parental controls app to remotely control what your children can access online on their Android. You can guide them to good content only and block bad stuff such as porn.

To block inappropriate websites such as porn on Android, you can go to Parental settings in Family Link and set up filters. When you choose to enable filters on Google Chrome, you will be presented with three options:

  • Allow all sites
  • Try to block mature sites
  • Only allow certain sites

The second option will make it easy to block sexually explicit and some other inappropriate websites. You can also manually add website to block. Thanks to the third option, you can easily create a whitelist which will only include the website that you approve.

google family link

With Google Family Link, there are a bunch of other things that parents can do to keep their kids away from Internet porn and mature content on Android. For example, you can set restrictions on Google Play, enable Google SafeSearch and approve what apps your kid can install. It’s also easy for parents to view children’s app activities and get a clue of what they are doing on their phones.

 

Conclusion

This article mainly talks about how to block porn on Android phones and tablets. Among the methods available, you can choose the one that best suits your situation. In addition to setting up blocking on a smart device, parents can also talk with children about the harms of porn and encourage them to use the Internet for good.

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Norah Hayes

Norah Hayes likes to share her tips on how to improve focus and stay motivated at work. She believes it is essential to eliminate all online distractions during work hours.

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