Guide
Block Reels and Shorts on iPhone
One switch stops supported Reels and Shorts links from opening in your browser. What iOS will not let a blocker do inside an app is the part worth knowing.
One switch, not a project
Open Settings in ClearGuard and turn on Reels and Shorts. Supported short-form video links are blocked in Safari and in browsers that accept the ClearGuard extension. The rest of each site keeps working.
Native apps work differently
iOS does not let a blocker reach inside another app and remove one feed. If you pick Instagram, YouTube, or TikTok through Apple's picker, the whole app goes. ClearGuard tells you which one you are getting before you choose.
In a browser
Supported Reels and Shorts links are blocked. Messages, search, and the rest of the website stay available.
In the app
The whole app is blocked. That is the only thing iOS offers here.
Add the rest of what pulls you off
Short-form video is rarely the only distraction on the phone. Any website you add is blocked alongside the built-in list, and a Protection Schedule in ClearGuard Pro holds those blocks through the hours you keep losing. Change something on one connected device and the others catch up.
Questions people ask
Can ClearGuard hide only Reels inside Instagram?
In Safari and supported browsers, ClearGuard blocks Reels and Shorts links. Inside a native app, iOS cannot isolate one feed, so choosing that app blocks the whole app. ClearGuard tells you which one you are getting.
Does blocking Shorts also block the rest of YouTube?
In a browser, no. ClearGuard blocks supported Shorts links and leaves the rest of the site alone. If you select the YouTube app through Apple's picker, the whole app is blocked, because iOS does not let a blocker reach inside it.