The filter lists you are subscribed to are updated automatically on a schedule set by the list authors. AdBlock will try to fetch the updated files from the servers where they live as long as your browser is open and AdBlock is enabled and running. AdBlock will also try to fetch updates when you open your browser.
If a web page suddenly isn't working or doesn't look right, it might be caused by a broken filter in a recent list update. If you're seeing ads, your filter lists might be out dated. In either case, making sure you have the most recent filter lists is a good first step in troubleshooting.
Update all filter lists:
- Click the AdBlock icon on your browser's toolbar. If you don't see the icon be sure to pin it: How to pin the AdBlock menu to your browser.
- Click on the gear icon.
- On the Filter Lists page, click update now.
- Wait for all the lists to update.
- Optional: Restart your computer or browser.
Update a specific filter list:
- On the General tab, select I'm an advanced user.
- On the Filter Lists tab, at the bottom of the page, click Show links to the filter lists.
- Click the link next to the filter list that is not updating.
The content blockers update automatically in the AdBlock for Safari Mac app. Try quitting the app (AdBlock > Quit AdBlock) and Safari (Safari > Quit Safari) which will force an update.
- Open AdBlock and tap Update Filter Lists.
- Optional: Restart your device.
Because of a limitation in Safari on iOS, filter lists only update automatically if you open the AdBlock app every day. Since AdBlock doesn't need to be open to block ads, most people won't open the app at all, let alone every day. That means your filter lists can easily go months without being updated. This isn't an issue as long as ads are continuing to be blocked. If you notice that ads are starting to appear when you browse in Safari, it's time to manually update your filter lists.
- Open the AdBlock app and tap Update subscriptions.
- Give the filter lists a few moments to update.
- Optional: Restart your device.
Note: Updates for AdBlock for Samsung Internet are done every 24 hours when you are on Wi-Fi network and every 3 days when you are using cellular data.