Ad filtering
Yandex Browser for mobile filters out ads by default. This feature blocks offensive and intrusive ads. Other ads will still be displayed — you can't disable them completely.
You can also install ad blocking extensions that use their own criteria for filtering out ads.
Which ads are considered offenive?
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Erotic and pornographic ads
Banners with erotic, pornographic images or ads for "adult" websites. These ads are blocked on all websites except those where they match the resource subject.
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Aggressive and offensive ads
Banners with graphic images of disasters or survivors of violence, frightening characters from horror movies, worms and parasites, diseases and deformities, infected organs and ulcers, and morbidly obese people. Close-up drawings and photos of private parts and childbirth. Ads with messages about the death of celebrities or predicting the end of the world.
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Intrusive and annoying ads
Animated flash banners. Windows and tabs with ads that appear when clicking a video or an empty space on the page, or when trying to close ads.
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Ads related to SMS fraud
Banners that advertise websites related to SMS fraud or imitate messages from social media. Banners promising to award you lottery winnings, prizes for being the Nth visitor to a website, access to a declassified database of personal information (or the ability to delete your information from it), fortune telling, etc.
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Suspicious banners
Banners faking windows and other browser interface elements. Fake messages about your computer being infected or updates for installed programs. Banners that promise money-making opportunities without explaining how. Suspicious ads offering treatment for diseases, rejuvenation, or weight loss without indicating medications, treatment method, or clinic. Banners advertising celebrity diets, especially if they contain compromising images.
Which ads are considered intrusive?
Yandex Browser filters intrusive ad formats so you can disable them in the settings.
- A fullscreen banner that appears immediately after the page loads. You can close the banner after a countdown, or it closes automatically.
- Fullscreen banners that appear after you have been on the site for a certain amount of time. May be closed immediately or after a countdown.
- Video ads with sound that play automatically.
Enable ad filtering
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Tap → Settings.
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Under Content blocking, tap Ad blocking.
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Enable the necessary options:
- Offensive ad blocking
- Intrusive ad blocking
Report an ad
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In the upper-right corner of the ad, tap → Report.
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Select a reason.
The report about the ad will be sent to Yandex. If many similar complaints are submitted, Yandex may block the ad source for all users.