How to remove root certificates from your iPhone or iPad<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><a href='
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removed root certificate-based ad blockers from the App Store, like Been Choice, because they pose a potential privacy and security risk. To get the root certificates off your iPhone or iPad, however, you need to dive into Settings. Here's how to do it! <!--break--></p> <h2>How to delete root certificates from your iPhone or iPad</h2> <p>Removing a root certificate—sometimes conflated with VPN profile—isn't obvious, but it is easy once you know how.</p> <ol><li>Launch <strong>Settings</strong> from your Home screen.</li> <li>Tap on <strong>General</strong>.</li> <li>Tap on <strong>Profile</strong>. (If you don't see Profile it means you have nothing to delete or worry about!)</li> <li>Tap on the profile you want to delete.
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</li> <li>Tap <strong>Delete profile</strong>.</li> <li>Enter your <strong>passcode</strong> if prompted.</li> <li>Tap <strong>Delete</strong> to confirm.
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</li> </ol><p>That's it. The root certificate is now deleted and will no longer be able to do any deep packet inspection of your web activity, secure transactions, private communications, or anything else of the kind.</p> <div class="devicebox"> <h3>
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