[BUG] iOS, Google sponsored results are not being blocked

[PranavSakthivel]

Describe the bug
Google sponsored results are not being blocked on iOS

To Reproduce

1. Go through wBlock onboarding and select defaults
2. Search on Google for anything (in my example: “fitness tracker”)
3. First 5 results are Sponsored / ads
   Expected behavior
   No sponsored results like using Adguard app
   Screenshots
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iPhone:

• OS: iOS 26 Public beta 5
• wBlock Version: v0.3

Additional context
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Thanks for making this app and keeping it free!

[0xCUB3]

There are no ads for me. Did you enable all the extensions in safari settings?

[PranavSakthivel]

Thanks for the response! Yes everything is enabled:

All filters are applied as well.

[0xCUB3]

That's weird. Could you try reapplying changes and updating (first button on the left at the top)?

[PranavSakthivel]

Just tried that, unfortunately no luck I still see the sponsored results

[0xCUB3]

Are you still having issues? I'm still not getting ads.

[PranavSakthivel]

Unfortunately it still shows google sponsored results both on my Mac and on my iPhone

[sdburrows]

I would like to report I have the exact same issue where google sponsor ads are showing on both Mac and iOS. I am on the macOS 26 and iOS 26. What I noticed is if I refresh the page a few times they disappear. Hope this helps!

[0xCUB3]

Have you guys tried the new App Store version? https://apps.apple.com/app/wblock/id6746388723

[0xCUB3]

Also, please make sure that when you click on wBlock Scripts (on iOS) or wBlock Advanced (on macOS) that it is set to "Allow" (not "Ask") on all websites, else ads won't be blocked.

[jthile]

Neither Google sponsored results nor Reddit promoted posts are blocked, for me. Nor ads on The Guardian. This is iOS 18.6.2 on an iPhone 13 Pro Max.

But many other things are blocked as expected.

[0xCUB3]

Neither Google sponsored results nor Reddit promoted posts are blocked, for me. Nor ads on The Guardian. This is iOS 18.6.2 on an iPhone 13 Pro Max.

But many other things are blocked as expected.

Could you confirm that every wBlock extension is on and wBlock Scripts has this exact setting?

[jthile]

Yes, where it is possible to do so, in wBlock Scripts. Every other Extension doesn’t have that option:

[0xCUB3]

Yes, that's normal. It's super strange that it's not blocking. Are you using the "recommended" lists or did you enable/disable any others?

[jthile]

I enabled Adguard Mobile and a couple UserScripts, in addition to Recommended.