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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='http://www.imore.com/how-remove-root-certificates-your-iphone-or-ipad' title="How to remove root certificates from your iPhone or iPad"><img src='http://www.imore.com/sites/imore.com/files/styles/large_wm_brw/public/field/image/2015/10/iphone-6s-plus-safari-tabs-hero.jpg?itok=a0P0kmNN' />[/url]</p> <p class="intro">Root certificates, when not required, can jeopardize your security and expose your private information.</p> <p>Apple has 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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