# 🛠️ Apple Debuts New 'Distraction Control' Feature For Safari

**URL:** <https://onehack.st/t/apple-debuts-new-distraction-control-feature-for-safari/288498>\
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**Created:** [August 7, 2024, 6:28am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/apple-debuts-new-distraction-control-feature-for-safari/288498 "2024-08-07T06:28:26Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 7, 2024, 6:28am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/apple-debuts-new-distraction-control-feature-for-safari/288498/1 "2024-08-07T06:28:27Z")

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**Summary:**

**1. Feature Introduction:**

- Apple rolls out “Distraction Control” in iOS 18 beta 5 for Safari, allowing users to block distracting elements like sign-in popups and autoplay videos.
- Accessible via the Page Menu, users can manually select which elements to hide.

**2. Functionality:**

- The hidden items will stay hidden through page refreshes unless they change.
- This feature is not an ad blocker; hidden ads will reappear upon page reload.

**3. Limitations and Control:**

- Distraction Control won’t permanently remove ads or elements that frequently change.
- Users can unhide items through the Page Menu interface.

**Read more at:** [9to5mac.com](https://www.9to5mac.com)