You’ve got in all probability skilled visiting a web site like Reddit or LinkedIn in your iPhone solely to be greeted with an annoying, virtually full-screen pop-up urging you to view the content material of their app as an alternative of on the web site.

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It is a frequent follow for web sites which have accompanying iOS apps to push customers to open (in the event that they have already got the app put in) or obtain their app from the App Store to view the content material they’re making an attempt to view. It may be very annoying for end-users, although, as these pop-ups are normally somewhat intrusive to the precise content material, making a subpar expertise.

Fortunately, there’s a new approach to block these pop-ups inside Safari on ‌iPhone‌ and iPad. Developer Alex Zamoshchin has created a brand new Safari extension referred to as “Banish” (through Daring Fireball) that may run on iOS and iPadOS and is designed to particularly do away with these pop-ups. The app, which prices $2, helps get rid of a majority of these pop-ups in well-liked internet variations of apps, but it surely doesn’t do away with comparable banners that present up on the prime of Safari to suggest opening the present web page in an put in app.

The banner on the prime of Safari is constructed into Safari and WebKit itself, so to do away with these, you will should uninstall the respective app out of your gadget. Banish, as an alternative, eliminates pop-ups applied within the web sites themselves.

To make use of Banish, download it from the App Store and comply with the on-screen directions to offer the app the wanted permission inside Settings, Safari, and Extensions. You’ll be able to be taught extra about Banish here.

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