To turn on the Victory Shield™ Safari® extension, open the Settings app, tap "Apps," tap "Safari," tap "Extensions," tap "Victory Shield," and move the "Allow Extension" toggle switch to the right to turn it on (the switch will turn green). Then use Apple's Screen Time settings to lock down the extension.
Before You Begin
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Update Victory Shield™: Before you can turn on the extension and experience Screen Accountability in Safari®, you must update the Victory Shield™ app to at least version 6.0.
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Operating System Requirement: You need at least iOS (iPhone® operating system) 15.1 to use our Safari® extension.
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Check Safari® via Screen Time: If you set up Screen Time (Apple’s device controls) and disabled Safari®, you must check Safari® and turn it on.
- Check Web Content via Screen Time: If you set up Screen Time, make sure Web Content is set to "Unrestricted Access," or the Victory Shield™ Safari® extension will be greyed out.
Part One: Turn on the Victory Shield™ Safari® Extension
- Open the Settings app on the iPhone® or iPad®.
- Scroll all the way down and tap “Apps.”
- Tap "Safari®."
- Scroll down and tap “Extensions.”
- Tap “Victory Shield™.”
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Move the "Allow Extension" toggle switch to the right to turn it on. After, an "Allow in Private Browsing" option will appear. Move the "Allow in Private Browsing" toggle switch to the right to turn it on (both switches will turn green).
The "Allow in Private Browsing" option appears only on iPhones with iOS 17 and newer. If you don't have iOS 17 or newer, you won't see the option.
- Tap “All Websites.”
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Tap “Allow.” Great job! You turned on the Victory Shield™ Safari® extension.
Do not delete the Victory Shield™ app from your iPhone®. The Victory Shield™ app must remain on your device to run the Victory Shield™ Safari® extension.
Part Two: Lockdown the Safari® Extension
You must use Apple’s device controls, Screen Time, and its Limit Adult Content feature so the user can’t turn off our Safari® extension.
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If you've never set up Screen Time, read and follow all the directions in How do I set up Screen Time with iOS 17 and newer on an iPhone®?
- If you have already set up Screen Time, skip to and follow the Limit Adult Content & Lockdown the Victory Shield™ Safari® Extension section of the Screen Time article.