How to get a warning when you visit websites that use HTTP on iPhone

You can have Safari on iPhone warn you when you visit websites that use HTTP, which doesn't provide a secure connection.

Last updated: October 19, 2026 4:02 pm

By Moses Johnson - Editor

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On iPhone, websites use HTTP or HTTPS to transmit information to and from Safari, and HTTP doesn’t provide a secure connection. You can choose to receive a warning when you visit websites that use HTTP , with a setting called Not Secure Connection Warning.

The Not Secure Connection Warning control, located below Privacy & Security on the Safari screen in Settings.

Start the Settings app on your iPhone.
Tap Apps, then tap Safari.
Below Privacy & Security, turn on Not Secure Connection Warning.

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