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 . 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

1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Chrome app .
2. To the right of the address bar, tap More Settings.
3. Tap Permissions Pop-ups and redirects.
4. 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.

1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Chrome app .
2. Go to a page where pop-ups are blocked.
3. At the bottom, tap Always show.

Allow or block notifications from a specific site

1. On your Android device, open Chrome .
2. Go to the site that you want to change notifications from.
3. To the left of the address bar, tap Page info 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.

Through your notifications

1. On your Android device, go to your notifications.
2. Tap the notification.
3. To review the notification, tap Review.
   • This opens the Safety Check page.

Through Safety Check

1. On your Android device, open Chrome .
2. To open Safety Check:
   • From the menu: At the top right, tap More Settings Safety Check.
   • From the New Tab page:
     1. Open a New Tab page.
     2. Under “Safety Check,” you can find the removed permissions from sites.
     3. To review the notification, tap Review.
3. On the Safety Check page, under “Safety at a glance,” you can find “Permissions removed from [n] sites.”
4. 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.

Related resources

• Use notifications to get alerts
• Remove unwanted ads, pop-ups & malware