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[AGM-2225] Update AGVPN for iOS overview.md - Exclusions
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vyanovsky authored Oct 30, 2024
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## Exclusions

You can find the Exclusions tab by tapping the second icon in the bottom bar. There you will see two exclusion lists, for *Regular* and *Selective* modes.
You can find the Exclusions tab by tapping the second icon in the bottom bar.

In *Regular* mode, the VPN works for all websites except the excluded ones. Conversely, in *Selective* mode, the VPN only works for websites from the list.
By default, AdGuard VPN is active for all websites except those added to Exclusions. You can also turn it on selectively — VPN will be active only for specified websites. To switch to this mode, tap *Change mode*.

You can add domains (e.g., `google.com`) or subdomains (e.g., `*.google.com`) of websites to the lists in two ways:
:::note

Each mode has its own exclusion list.

:::

You can add domains (e.g., `google.com`) or subdomains (e.g., `news.google.com`) of websites to the lists in three ways:

- Enter them manually in the app
- Add them directly from the browser by sharing the desired pages with AdGuard VPN
- [Choose from domain lists for popular services](#domain-lists-for-popular-services)
- Add them directly from the browser by sharing the desired pages to the AdGuard VPN app

![Exclusions *mobile_border](https://cdn.adtidy.org/blog/new/lpjs7iexclusions-as-of-v2-4.png)

When you manually add a domain, all subdomains are added automatically (it looks like `*.google.com`). Want to keep only google.com or turn VPN off for a specific domain? Tap the line with the website — this will open a separate screen where you can manage subdomains. Just uncheck the boxes for the ones you don't need.

![Subdomains *mobile_border](https://cdn.adtidy.org/content/release_notes/vpn/ios/v2.4/domains_en.png)

If you manually add a subdomain, the main domain will also added — but the checkbox next to it will not be checked.

### Domain lists for popular services

Large services like Google are tricky. They usually use more than one domain — one for media files, another for the API, plus domains for different countries. For example, in the case of Google, we have 416 domains in our list — all of them need to be added to Exclusions to completely turn VPN off (or on) for the service.

Here's how to add all necessary domains for a popular service to exclusion list:

1. Open *Exclusions*.
2. Tap *Add website*.
3. Tap *From list*.
4. Find the desired service in the list and tap *Add*.

![Exclusions *mobile_border](https://cdn.adguardvpn.com/content/kb/vpn/ios/2.2/exclusions-add.png)
![List of popular services *mobile_border](https://cdn.adtidy.org/content/release_notes/vpn/ios/v2.4/add_website_en.png)

### Import/export exclusions

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