Is there News Feed Eradicator for iPhone? Hiding social media feeds and keeping messages (2026)
minulo is the closest thing to News Feed Eradicator on iPhone: it opens Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube and other networks with their feeds hidden while messages keep working, and hiding is free.
News Feed Eradicator is a browser extension. Its Chrome Web Store listing says it removes the feed from Facebook, Twitter and other social networks and shows a quote in its place, and it doesn't mention iPhone or Safari. minulo doesn't show a quote. It hides only the parts you switch on, one network at a time.
- Install minulo, tap Add a service and choose Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram or another network.
- Log in on the network's own sign-in page. minulo does not receive or store your password.
- Tap the gear next to the network and turn on its feed item: The home feed on Facebook, The news feed on LinkedIn, Every tab but DMs on Instagram, Everything on home but search on YouTube.
- In the Block tab, lock the official apps with Screen Time, free for up to 2 hours per block. The block screen has an Open in minulo button.
Written by Ayumu Kitabayashi, the developer of minulo. Facts about News Feed Eradicator come from its Chrome Web Store listing, checked on 2026-11-01. What minulo hides comes from its own guide pages for each network.
| Network | Feed switches in minulo | What you keep |
|---|---|---|
| The home feed, Reels and Watch, Marketplace | Messages and notifications | |
| The news feed, Video and suggested posts | Messages and jobs | |
| Every tab but DMs, or only Reels and Explore, suggested posts, Stories | DMs | |
| YouTube | Everything on home but search, Shorts, Home recommendations, comments | Search, Subscriptions, Watch later |
| X | Recommendations (For you) | Following and messages |
| Threads | Recommendations (opens Following), posts in the feed | Following |
| Popular and suggested posts | Your communities |
What News Feed Eradicator does
Its Chrome Web Store listing describes a Chrome extension that removes the feed, which it calls the most addicting part of Facebook, Twitter and other social networks, and puts an inspiring quote in its place, while the rest of each site keeps working. The listing doesn't give a full list of sites, and it doesn't mention iPhone, Safari or an App Store app.
Why iPhone needs a different approach
A browser extension changes web pages. The official Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram apps aren't web pages, and no app can remove the feed from inside them. minulo opens each network's official website inside its own app and hides the parts you choose, and it can lock the official apps with Screen Time so tapping the usual icon takes you to the quieter version instead.
The feed switches by network are in the table above. You can change what is hidden at any time, and everything you leave on works like the network's website. Hiding is free on all 10 networks with no time limit. minulo Pro adds schedules, Hard Mode, blocks longer than 2 hours and multiple block lists.
On a computer
If News Feed Eradicator works for you in Chrome, keep it there. minulo also has a Mac app that works in Safari and Chrome. To use it in Chrome, install the Mac app first, then add the Chrome extension from inside the Mac app. The Mac app is in Japanese for now.
Limits, so you can decide honestly: hidden parts are hidden only inside minulo, and the official apps don't change. While minulo blocks an official app, that app's notifications don't arrive, and minulo sends none of its own. Posting Stories, voice messages and calls aren't available. minulo is for iPhone, with a Mac version that works in Safari and Chrome, and there is no Android version yet. It is new, with few ratings. See what minulo can't do.
Is News Feed Eradicator available on iPhone?
Its Chrome Web Store listing describes a Chrome extension and doesn't mention iPhone or Safari. On iPhone, minulo hides the Facebook home feed, the LinkedIn news feed and every Instagram tab but DMs, and hiding is free.
Can I hide the Facebook feed on iPhone and keep messages?
Yes, inside minulo. Open Facebook there and turn on The home feed. Your messages and notifications stay, and Reels and Watch and Marketplace can be hidden too.
Can I hide the LinkedIn feed and still use messages?
Yes. In minulo, turn on The news feed for LinkedIn, and keep using it for messages and jobs.
Does minulo show a quote like News Feed Eradicator?
No. minulo simply hides the parts you switch on.
Does it work inside the official apps?
No. Hidden parts are hidden only inside minulo. To stop yourself from opening the official apps, lock them in the Block tab, free for up to 2 hours per block.
Is minulo free?
Hiding is free on all 10 networks with no time limit. Schedules, longer blocks and Hard Mode are in minulo Pro.
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