How to Block YouTube on iPad (2024 Guide)
There can be various reasons to block YouTube on an iPad. You might be on a digital detox journey and refrain yourself from being tempted by YouTube Shorts. Or maybe, your kid spends hours watching videos on YouTube and you badly want to restrict this, for good. You can go for the YouTube Kids app to ensure your child only sees kids-friendly videos. However, if your child is old enough to use regular YouTube, you can restrict its usage or block it completely. In this article, we’ll tell you 5 easy ways to block YouTube on an iPad or iPhone. So, let’s begin.
Method 1: Block YouTube App using Screen Time Settings
An iPad has a super-useful Screen Time feature that lets you set content restrictions to limit or block certain websites. So, if you wish to block the YouTube app on your iPad, you can do it using the built-inparental controlsin the Screen Time settings. It is one of the best ways tohide apps on an iPhone or iPad.
Note:
While it’s an easy way to block the YouTube app on an iPad, it has a drawback too. Along with YouTube, this method will hide all the apps on your iPad that have an age rating of 12 or above. So, proceed only if you’re ready to bear with this.
Going forward your iPhone will only show apps that have an age rating of 9+ or lower. Since YouTube has an age rating of 12+, it will be blocked on your iPad. If the YouTube app isn’t installed already, these restrictions won’t allow you to download it from the App Store.
Method 2: Block YouTube in Safari
Even if you’ve blocked the YouTube app on the iPad, your super clever kid might use Safari, Google Chrome, or any other web browser to access it. To stay on top of your planning, you can block YouTube in Safari, Chrome, and other web browsers on the iPad. Here’s how to do it:
And that’s all it takes to block YouTube on Safari on an iPad. Going forward, your kid can’t access the YouTube website in Safari, Firefox, Chrome, or any other browser installed on that iPad. When they try to open YouTube in any browser, it will bring up a notification saying “Restricted Site”. There’s anAllow Websiteoption that requires the Screen Time passcode to lift those restrictions.
It’s worth knowing that when you limit adult websites, you can’tgo Incognito in Safarion your iPad.
Method 3: Set a Time Limit for YouTube
There can be situations when you don’t wish to block YouTube entirely on your iPad but want to ensure that your kid doesn’t use the app beyond a certain limit. In such cases, you can add a time limit to lock the YouTube app on an iPad. Once that time limit has elapsed, iPadOS will block YouTube on your iPad for that specific day.
Here are the steps to block the YouTube app on iPad after a specific time limit:
Going forward, your child can only use the app for the time that you’ve specified. Post the time limit, the YouTube app will be blocked on the iPad. Unless they have the Screen Time Passcode, which you won’t give them obviously, they’ll be locked out of YouTube.
Bear in mind that you’ve only set the time limit for the YouTube app, your kid can still access YouTube from Safari or other browsers. To avoid this, you should set the time limit for the website as well. Here’s what you need to do:
Method 4: Use Guided Access to Restrict YouTube
You can also use Guided Access to restrict your kid to a specific app, indirectly blocking YouTube on the iPad. When you use this feature, the iPad will confine itself to a single that’s currently opened. Since the interface won’t respond to swipe-ups to exit the opened app, YouTube will be blocked for your child.
To start the session, open any app andtriple-press the Power/Home key. When you wish to end the session, you have to triple-press the Power/Home key and enter the password.
This is one of thebest hidden iOS tricksthat limits what you can see and what you can do on the screen.
Method 5: Remove YouTube and Block App Installs
If you want to permanently block the YouTube app on your iPad, the best way to do so is to delete the app and block new installations. Compared to the Screen Time method (discussed in Method 1), this one won’t block the other apps of any ratings. So, you don’t have to miss out on any other app just to block YouTube on iPadOS.
Note:This method will hide the App Store icon on your device to prevent any new app downloads.
Once you’ve done this, the App Store icon will disappear from your iPad. Therefore, your child can’t download YouTube or any other app. To revoke these restrictions, repeat the process and chooseAllowin the final step.
Those were 5 ways to block YouTube on an iPad. Just go ahead and choose the one that works the best for you. Of course, you can mix and match different methods to suit your requirements.
How did you lock YouTube on your kid’s iPad? Do let us know in the comments below.
Kanika Gogia
Kanika has been a loyal iPhone user since 2014 and loves everything Apple. With a Master’s in Computer Applications, passion for technology, and over five years of experience in writing, she landed at Beebom as an Apple Ecosystem Writer. She specializes in writing How To’s, troubleshooting guides, App features, and roundups for Apple users to help them make the best use of their gadgets. When not writing, she loves to try out new recipes and enjoy some family time.
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