Millions of iPhone Users Have No Idea How Much Data Their Phone Sends — And There’s a Simple Fix

Every time you open an app, load a webpage, or scroll through your feed, your iPhone is doing something else in the background — and most people have never thought to stop it.

By the Top Security Savers team  ·  October 2026

Every time you open a webpage on your iPhone, dozens of invisible scripts load alongside the content you actually wanted to see.

Not because you’ve done anything wrong. Not because you’ve downloaded something dodgy. It’s just how the modern internet is built. Ad networks, tracking pixels, retargeting scripts, all running silently, all the time.

Most iPhone users have simply accepted this as normal. A growing number have decided they’d rather not,  and found a way to turn it off completely.

And it’s slowing your phone down too

Every ad you see, and dozens more you don’t, requires your phone to run tracking scripts in the background. Those scripts communicate with external servers, consume battery, and add load time to every page you open.

Remove those scripts and the difference is noticeable immediately. Pages snap open. Videos play without ads before them. Users consistently say their phone feels like a completely different device.

The app that fixes this in under two minutes

Total AdBlock works at the network level, before ads and trackers even reach your screen. It doesn’t just hide them. It stops the connection entirely, so advertisers never know you were there.

It works across Safari and Chrome on iOS. No jailbreak. No technical knowledge. You install it from the App Store and it’s working within two minutes.