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Blazing fast. Incredibly private.

Safari is the best way to experience the internet on all your Apple devices. It brings robust customization options, features powerful privacy protections, and optimizes battery life — so you can browse how you like, when you like. And when it comes to speed, it’s the world’s fastest browser. 1

Privacy is built in.

Safari comes with industry-leading privacy protection technology built in, including Intelligent Tracking Prevention that identifies trackers and helps prevent them from profiling or following you across the web. And Private Browsing adds even more protections, such as locking your windows when you’re not using them. Online privacy isn’t just something you should hope for — it’s something you should expect.

Intelligent Tracking Prevention

Safari stops trackers in their tracks.

What you browse is no one’s business but your own. Safari has built‑in protections to help stop websites and data-collection companies from watching and profiling you based on your browsing activity. Intelligent Tracking Prevention uses on‑device intelligence to help prevent cross‑site tracking and stops known trackers from using your IP address — making it incredibly difficult to learn who you are and what you’re interested in.

Privacy Report

Safari makes it simple to see how your privacy is protected on all the websites you visit. Click Privacy Report in the Safari menu for a snapshot of cross-site trackers currently prevented from profiling you on the website you’re visiting. Or view a weekly Privacy Report to see how Safari protects you as you browse over time.

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Performance, more with the battery. less with the loading..

With a blazing-fast JavaScript engine, Safari is the world’s fastest browser. 1 It’s developed to run specifically on Apple devices, so it’s geared to make the most out of your battery life and deliver long-lasting power.

Increased performance

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Improved power efficiency

Safari lets you do more online on a single charge.

Up to 4 hours more streaming videos compared with Chrome 3

Up to 17 hours of video streaming 3

Best-in-class browsing

Safari outperforms both Mac and PC browsers in benchmark after benchmark on the same Mac. 4

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Safari vs. other Mac browsers

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Web application responsiveness. 4

4K video streaming

See your favorite shows and films in their best light. Safari supports in-browser 4K HDR video playback for YouTube, Netflix, and Apple TV+. 5 And it runs efficiently for longer-lasting battery life.

Customization

Putting the you in url..

Safari is more customizable than ever. Organize your tabs into Tab Groups so it’s easy to go from one interest to the next. Set a custom background image and fine-tune your browser window with your favorite features — like Reading List, Favorites, iCloud Tabs, and Siri Suggestions. And third-party extensions for iPhone, iPad, and Mac let you do even more with Safari, so you can browse the way you want across all your devices.

Safari Profiles allow you to separate your history, extensions, Tab Groups, favorites, cookies, and more. Quickly switch between profiles for topics you create, like Personal and Work.

Web apps let you save your favorite websites to the Dock on Mac and to the Home Screen on iPhone and iPad. A simplified toolbar and separate settings give you an app-like experience.

Safari Extensions add functionality to your browser to help you explore the web the way you want. Find and add your favorite extensions in the dedicated Safari category on the App Store.

Save and organize your tabs in the way that works best for you. Name your Tab Groups, edit them, and switch among them across devices. You can also share Tab Groups — making planning your next family trip or group project easier and more collaborative.

Smart Tools

Designed to help your work flow..

Built-in tools create a browsing experience that’s far more immersive, intuitive, and immediate. Get detailed information about a subject in a photo with just a click, select text within any image, instantly translate an entire web page, and quickly take notes wherever you are on a site — without having to switch apps.

Notes is your go-to app to capture any thought. And with the Quick Note feature, you can instantly jot down ideas as you browse websites without having to leave Safari.

Translation

Translate entire web pages with a single click. You can also get translations for text in images and paused video without leaving Safari.

Interact with text in any image or paused video on the web using functions like copy and paste, translate, and lookup. 6

Visual Look Up

Quickly learn more about landmarks, works of art, breeds of dogs, and more with only a photo or an image you find online. And easily lift the subject of an image from Safari, remove its background, and paste it into Messages, Notes, or other apps.

Surf safe and sound.

Strong security protections in Safari help keep you safe. Passkeys introduce a safer way to sign in. iCloud Keychain securely stores and autofills passkeys and passwords across all your devices. Safari also notifies you when it encounters suspicious websites and prevents them from loading. Because it loads each web page in a separate process, any harmful code is always confined to a single browser tab so it won’t crash the entire application or access your data. And Safari automatically upgrades sites from HTTP to the more secure HTTPS when available.

Passkeys introduce a more secure and easier way to sign in. No passwords required.

Passkeys are end-to-end encrypted and safe from phishing and data leaks, and they are stronger than all common two-factor authentication types. Thanks to iCloud Keychain, they work across all your Apple devices, and they even work on non-Apple devices.

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Apple Pay and Wallet make checkout as easy as lifting a finger.

Apple Pay is the easiest and most secure way to shop on Safari — allowing you to complete transactions with Face ID or Touch ID on your iPhone or iPad, with Touch ID on your MacBook Pro or MacBook Air, or by double-clicking the side button on your Apple Watch.

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With AutoFill, you can easily fill in your previously saved credit card information from the Wallet app during checkout. Your credit card details are never shared, and your transactions are protected with industry-leading security.

Same Safari. Different device.

Safari works seamlessly and syncs your passwords, bookmarks, history, tabs, and more across Mac, iPad, iPhone, and Apple Watch. And when your Mac, iOS, or iPadOS devices are near each other, they can automatically pass what you’re doing in Safari from one device to another using Handoff. You can even copy images, video, or text from Safari on your iPhone or iPad, then paste into another app on your nearby Mac — or vice versa.

When you use Safari on multiple devices, your tabs carry over from one Apple device to another. So you can search, shop, work, or browse on your iPhone, then switch to your iPad or Mac and pick up right where you left off.

Save web pages you want to read later by adding them to your Reading List. Then view them on any of your iCloud-connected devices — even if you’re not connected to the internet.

iCloud Keychain securely stores your user names, passkeys, passwords, and credit card numbers and keeps them up to date on your trusted devices. So you can easily sign in to your favorite websites — as well as apps on iOS and iPadOS — and quickly make online purchases.

Designed for developers.

Deep WebKit integration between Mac hardware and macOS allows Safari to deliver the fastest performance and the longest battery life of any browser on the platform, while supporting modern web standards for rich experiences in the browser. WebKit in macOS Sonoma includes optimizations that enable even richer browsing experiences, and give developers more control over styling and layout — allowing for more engaging content.

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Explore the web with lightning-fast speed, powerful privacy protections and robust customization options. With Safari you can browse sites, translate web pages, and access your tabs across iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. Features • Passwords, bookmarks, history, tabs and more seamlessly sync across iPhone, iPad and Mac • Private Browsing mode doesn’t save your history and keeps your browsing your business • Intelligent Tracking Prevention prevents trackers from following you across websites you visit • Tab Groups let you save and organize your tabs and access them across iOS, iPadOS and macOS • Profiles help keep your browsing history, website data, and more separate between topics like work and personal • Shared Tab Groups help you share tabs and collaborate with family and friends • Extensions allow you to personalize Safari and add even more functionality to the browser • Reader formats articles for easy reading without ads, navigation, or other distracting items • Privacy Report shows known trackers that have been blocked from tracking you • Reading List easily saves articles for you to read later • Voice Search lets you search the web using just your voice • Web page translation converts entire webpages into other languages right in the browser • Handoff effortlessly passes what you’re doing in Safari from one device to another • Add to Home Screen allows you to quickly launch a website or web app from your Home Screen

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This new layout is better IMO, but there are a few other problems that kinda bug me

Unpopular opinion, but this new layout is better. I don’t even remember the old layout since I’m not even a long-time iOS user (this is my first iPhone). I looked up the old layout or the “cascade” layout and it looks more painful to me than the new one. By the looks of it, it’s definitely easier to miss a tab you’re looking for in the older version, and then you will have to spend like 10 more minutes scrolling to find the tab you’re looking for. Sure, it may be “faster”, but it’s definitely harder to find the certain tab you’re looking for if most of the tabs are only viewable by a little area at the top. This app is mostly fine except for a few problems I get from time to time. Today I’m having a problem where I was trying to look at some Google images and then I tried to look at more but it was just stuck on loading. It wouldn’t even finish loading. This happened only on like 2 searches thankfully though. I’d probably give it a 95% since it has some minor lags and problems.

Your Underrated Prince, Safari

In my humble opinion, Safari is the underrated king among multiple web browsers on the market. I was a PC devotee from ‘95 to ‘16, since then, it’s been all Tim Cook 🍎 all the time. My only regret is not purchasing a smartphone back in ‘07 from Steve Jobs. Presently, I own an iPhone 6s Plus in rose gold (2016), iPad Mini (2016), iPad Pro (2019) & MacBook (2018) in rose gold with matching Beats By Dre headphones. All four are set up with Safari, not Chrome, TOR, Brave, Edge, or DDGo. I love the ability to quickly save favorites, add to reading list & share content to other platforms. My favorites are alphabetized for quick reference & the reading list keeps all articles & pages in chronological order for quick recall. Also, I learned Safari quickly because it’s extremely user friendly. The browser helped my navigation of Apple when switching from PC. I’ll admit, learning MacBook isn’t easy, but, Safari keeps things familiar for me on the desktop. When lost, just go back to Safari & start over. It’s surprising no one in tech media mentions Safari more often as a go to source for navigating the internet. Chrome is the reigning king of, Land Of Browsers, without an heir apparent. I nominate Safari as the prince with future king potential. Citizens of Land Of Browsers don’t like their chrome-plated dirty laundry aired, sold or tracked.

I have been using this for years and had no problems with it. I ran over my phone with my lawn mower and was without my phone for over a year due to having to fight with the insurance company. However when I finally got a lawyer involved the insurance company finally replaced it for me. I DID not lose anything and I mean anything. I like the cards better because they are easier to clear out. You have to back everything up to your cloud every day or every other day so that you don’t have to worry about losing anything. As I always make sure that I back everything up just in case. It is not apples fault if you lose your any of your information it is yours for not backing up your phone to your cloud. So most of the people who write bad reviews either don’t back up or they just don’t or they just don’t care. Apple doesn’t charge a lot to add more space to your cloud so there is no reason why you can’t back you things. This is better than anything that google has. By far. If you want your information used by third parties then use google’s and quit complaining. You can change your browser in safari so that you don’t have to use them get with it you bad reviews and learn how to use safari.

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How to start using Safari on Mac

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How to search with the address bar, how to bookmark a website, how to view all of your bookmarks, how to remove bookmarks, how to add a web page to your reading list, how to view your reading list, how to remove items from your reading list, how to enable private browsing, how to view a website privacy report, how to add extensions to safari, how to pin tabs, how to set the homepage, how to customize your start page, how to share websites, how to use reader view.

Safari is Apple's web browser — your portal to the internet. You can visit websites, bookmark favorite pages, and more. Here's what you need to know to get started with Safari on Mac in macOS Big Sur .

Safari's main use is to give you a portal to the internet, i.e., millions of websites. If you know the web address or "URL" of the website you'd like to visit, you can enter it manually.

• Launch Safari from the Dock or the Finder.
• Click the address bar at the top of the window.
• Enter the address of the website you'd like to visit, like www.imore.com.
• Press return on your keyboard.

The address bar is where you can type websites by URL, like www.imore.com. But it's not just for web addresses; you can use it to search Google too!

• Enter your search query , like "funny cat videos."
• Hit return on your keyboard.

Safari will navigate to Google, where you'll see a list of results for your search.

If you really like what you're reading online, or if you want quick access to your favorite sites, you can bookmark them so that you can go back later with just a click!

• Launch Safari on Mac from the Dock or the Finder.
• Go to the web page you'd like to bookmark.
• Press Command-D on your keyboard.
• Enter a title for the bookmark, or you can leave it as-is if you want. You can also enter a description if you'd like.
• Click Add or hit return on your keyboard.

• Choose View in the menu bar on the top left of your screen.
• Select Show Favorites Bar .

Now the bookmarked pages you add to Favorites will appear below the address bar so that you can get to each of them with just a click. Also, whenever you click in the address bar, your Favorites will appear as suggested sites.

If you don't like having your favorites under the address bar, or if you like having your bookmarks in separate folders, you can view all of your bookmarks at once.

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• Click the Show sidebar button next to the address bar.
• Click the bookmarks tab if it's not there already. It looks like a book.

If you don't need a page bookmarked anymore because you don't need it or it no longer exists, you can remove it from your bookmarks.

• Choose Bookmarks in the menu bar on the top left of your screen.
• Click Edit Bookmarks .
• Select the down arrow to the left of Favorites .

• Right-click or control-click the bookmark you'd like to delete.
• Click Delete .

Adding pages to your reading list allows you to save that site and read it later. The best part is that you can even view your reading list without an internet connection.

• Go to the website you'd like to add to your reading list.
• Press shift-command-D on your keyboard or select Bookmarks from the menu bar followed by Add to Reading List .

That's all you have to do to add a web page to your reading list! You'll see a little icon jump over to the sidebar or the sidebar button.

If you're saving pages to your reading list, you'll obviously want to look at them again! Here's how!

• Launch Safari on Mac from the Dock or Finder.
• Choose the Show sidebar button next to the address bar.
• Select the reading list tab . It looks like a pair of glasses.
• Click the item you'd like to look at.

Once you're finished with a reading list item, you can remove it so that you don't have to sift through web pages you've already looked at.

• Launch Safari from the Dock or Finder.
• Right-click or control-click the item you'd like to remove.
• Click Remove Item .

Private Browsing lets you browse the internet without saving the websites you've been to, your search history, or your AutoFill information. It's perfect for when you're shopping for Christmas presents on a shared computer or looking at… well, you know.

• Click File in the menu bar on the top left of your screen.
• Click New Private Window . You can alternatively press shift-command-N on your keyboard.

Now, none of the websites you visit or any of your AutoFill information will be stored, so no one can track where you've been by your history.

Beginning with macOS Big Sur, you can now see a safety report for each website you visit. To do so:

• Go to the website you want to visit.
• Click on the privacy report button to the left of the address bar.
• Select the information icon to view the full report.

• Review the report, which includes a listing of trackers that Safari has prevented from running on the website.
• Tap the red circle at the top left to leave the report.

Browser extensions are plug-ins that add new functions to Safari. They can do things like block ads, integrate with apps, and more. There are a host of free extensions that help you with productivity, keep you current on the news, provide security, entertainment, and more!

Note: While extensions are free, the apps or services that provide them might not be.

• Click Safari in the menu bar at the top left of your screen.
• Click Safari Extensions .

You'll be redirected to the Mac App Store's Safari Extensions page where you can download and install the extensions the same way you would download and install any other app in the Mac App Store. After the installation is complete, open the app to add it to your Safari toolbar.

Sort of like adding sites to your Favorites, you can pin tabs so that the sites you visit most often can be accessed with just a click.

• Click View in the menu bar at the top left of your screen.
• Click Show Tab Bar .
• Go to the website you'd like to pin.

• Click and hold the tab and drag it all the way to the left . The tab will now appear as a little site logo or the first letter of the site's title on the left side of the tab bar.
• To get rid of your pinned tabs, just drag them to the right .

By default, Safari will open to apple.com when you first launch it. If you'd like to make a different website on your homepage, you absolutely can.

• Click Safari in the menu bar on the top left of your screen.
• Select Preferences , making sure you on the General tab.
• Enter a website next to Homepage . Alternatively, you can click Set to Current Page if you want the page you're on to be your homepage.

• Click the dropdown menu next to New windows open with .
• Click Homepage if you'd like new windows to open on your homepage.
• Click the dropdown menu next to New tabs open with .
• Click Homepage if you'd like new tabs to open to your homepage.

Beginning with macOS Big Sur, you can set up a start page. You can set a background image and select new sections to display on the start page — including Favorites, Siri Suggestions, Reading List, iCloud Tabs, and a Privacy Report.

• Launch Safari from the Dock or Finder, which should bring up the start page by default unless you changed it using the dropdown menus above. On this page, you'll find the following sections: Favorites, Frequently Visited, Privacy Report, Siri Suggestions, Reading List, and iCloud Tabs.
• Click on the settings icon at the bottom right of the start page to make changes.
• Uncheck the sections you don't want to see.
• Choose from the backgrounds to make changes or add your own.

If you've come across a web page that you'd really like friends or family to see, you can share it in several ways.

• Go to the website you'd like to share.
• Click the Share Sheet button on the top right of the Safari window.
• Choose a sharing method . You can share via email, Notes, Reminders, Messages, AirDrop, and supported third-party apps.

Reader View allows you to pull up a web page in a more stripped-down script so you can read the words and see the images without a bunch of fancy animations or movement programmed into the page. Not all web pages will support Reader View, but plenty will; here's how it works.

• Navigate to a webpage.
• Click the Reader View button. It's the lines to the left side of the address bar.

How to change the background color in Reader View.

• Navigate to a web page.
• Click on the Reader Options button. It's the two As on the right side of the address bar.
• Click on the background color you want to use.

How to change the font in Reader View.

• Click on the font you want to use.

How to change the font size in Reader View.

• Click on the A to make the text bigger or smaller. The smaller "A" will decrease the text size, while the bigger "A" will increase the size.

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Bryan M. Wolfe has written about technology for over a decade on various websites, including TechRadar, AppAdvice, and many more. Before this, he worked in the technology field across different industries, including healthcare and education. He’s currently iMore’s lead on all things Mac and macOS, although he also loves covering iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. Bryan enjoys watching his favorite sports teams, traveling, and driving around his teenage daughter to her latest stage show, audition, or school event in his spare time. He also keeps busy walking his black and white cocker spaniel, Izzy, and trying new coffees and liquid grapes.

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How to Watch Apple's iPhone 16 Launch Event, and What to Expect

If tech news is feeling a little repetitive —with new phones and gadgets arriving in a seemingly endless stream over the past few weeks—know that it’s not Groundhog Day. It is, however, almost time for yet another Apple event where new hardware will show up.

At an event at its company headquarters next week, Apple will unveil the iPhone 16, as well as the next Apple Watch and (most likely) some AirPods . But like most tech events these days, much of the presentation is likely to revolve around artificial intelligence .

The promotional image for next Monday’s event is an Apple logo wrapped in a colorful glow with all the shades commonly used for Siri, Apple’s digital assistant. (Tagline: “It’s Glowtime.”) This may be a hint that Siri is getting yet another (ahem) glow-up or, more likely, that Apple will delve deeper into the Apple Intelligence features it showed off at WWDC this summer. With Apple just now getting into its AI era, Siri and Apple Intelligence are likely to be a huge part of the event.

The announcement will stream live on Monday September 9 at 10 am PDT, 1 pm ET, and 6 pm BST. Watch it right here on this page, or on Apple’s website or YouTube page , or by launching Apple TV+ on an Apple TV. (You don't need to be a subscriber to watch the video on Apple TV+.)

Here’s what to expect from Apple, based on rumors, leaked information, and what we know from covering every iPhone launch since the first.

iPhones Galore

Like every Apple event this time of year, the main thing to expect is new iPhones. In this case, these will be the iPhones 16. According to leaks around the blogosphere (mostly thanks to Bloomberg’s Apple leaker supreme, Mark Gurman) the new iPhones are expected to be largely the same as the devices in the recent past. Expect a base model, along with the more expensive and feature-rich iPhones 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max.

The biggest new feature, according to the rumors, appears to be a new type of photo button on the Pro models that acts like the shutter button on a dedicated digital camera. Press the button down slightly to focus on your subject, then press all the way to take the photo.

All the new iPhone 16 models should also have the action button, a feature that lets you easily access shortcuts to apps like the camera, flashlight, music playback, and other apps you can set the button to activate. Currently, the action button is only available on the iPhone 15 Pro models.

To go with those new iPhones, we’ll probably also see some new headphones. There has been some indication in the rumor mill that new AirPods models will make their debut next week.

Lil’ Watch, Lil’ Mac

Apple may also be showing off some revamps of its Apple Watch, including a cheaper version made out of plastic—or at least some material less expensive than the Apple Watch’s typical aluminum—that may primarily be aimed at kids.

Apple is also likely to release an even dinkier version of its desktop computer, the Mac Mini, which will likely come with Apple’s new M4 chip . There may be some teases for the next round of MacBooks as well, but we typically see new MacBooks later in the year

AI, Obviously

It wouldn’t be a product announcement in 2024 without a bunch of eyebrow-raising AI demos onstage.

Apple has long been known for taking its time introducing new features and product categories after other device manufacturers have thrown themselves into whatever the new thing is; the company prefers a strategy of quality over immediacy. That is certainly the case with Apple’s AI offerings, which the company touted at its WWDC event in June—well after rivals like Google, Samsung, and Microsoft had been stuffing their devices with generative AI features.

Apple is positioning its Apple Intelligence tech as more of a feature than a product itself, in an effort to appeal to customers who just want AI features that work rather than trying out a bunch of different chatbots. These AI features work on iPad and Mac computers, but on the iPhone they’re limited to the 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max models. It is expected that Apple Intelligence will be available across the iPhone 16 lineup. Still, while Apple Intelligence is out in iOS 18 as a beta release now, all the new AI features won't be fully rolled out until 2025. That won't stop the company from hyping up all the features it plans to bring to iOS though.

Since 2020, Apple’s event have had been prerecorded keynote announcements, so unless there’s some technical snafu with the projector screen, there likely won’t be many moments where AI demonstrations go awry, like during Google’s Pixel launch less than a month ago when a live demo of the company’s Gemini assistant didn’t understand some prompts.

No matter what Apple announces, its event will likely be a slick, seamless presentation. Maybe in a perfect world, Apple’s AI features will turn out to run just as smoothly.

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Apple’s next iPhones are almost here and they’ll be announced on Monday, Sept. 9. Here’s all you need to know about when and how to watch the announcements as they unfold. And you can read full details of what will happen after the keynote here .

Apple's events page at apple.com. Here are all the ways to watch the keynote.

Apple Special Event: Date And Time

Monday, September 9 is the date for the event, which is tagged, “It’s Glowtime,” which is thought to refer to the glowing effect Siri will have on the new iPhones, and is a key sign that Apple is bigging up Apple Intelligence, as it surely will at the event.

It’s worth emphasizing that this keynote is on a Monday. Apple has never launched an iPhone on a Monday before. It’s usually a Tuesday or occasionally a Wednesday.

The reason for the change hasn’t officially been revealed but for sure the clash with the Presidential debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris would have been a part of it. That’s due to take place on the Tuesday.

The time is exactly as expected: 10 a.m. Pacific (which is 1 p.m. Eastern and 6 p.m. for those in the U.K. That tallies with the time Apple almost always plumps for.

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There are several ways to watch the keynote, which has been filmed—it’s not a live event, though there is an in-person component for members of the press to watch the broadcast at the Steve Jobs Theater in Apple Park.

First of all, you can go to the Apple website . The wording on the event page says “Tune in at apple.com or on the Apple TV app.” So, not only is it on the website but if you have an Apple TV, iPhone, iPad or Mac, you can watch it on the Apple TV app as well. The app is also directly available on a number of smart TVs. Note that you don’t need to be an Apple TV+ subscriber to watch

Then there’s the YouTube option, which means Apple’s YouTube channel . The holding page here confirms how many days until the special event, and even lists the date and time in the time zone you’re watching from.

Some other sites are also hosting the keynote, which has the advantage that reporters can comment in real time on what’s announced, and the disadvantage that you may not want that kind of intrusion.

Not long to wait now.

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Apple Releases Safari Technology Preview 203 With Bug Fixes and Performance Improvements

Apple today released a new update for Safari Technology Preview , the experimental browser that was first introduced in March 2016. Apple designed ‌Safari Technology Preview‌ to allow users to test features that are planned for future release versions of the Safari browser.

The current ‌Safari Technology Preview‌ release is compatible with machines running macOS Sonoma and the macOS Sequoia beta. Set to launch this fall, ‌macOS Sequoia‌ is the newest version of macOS that Apple is working on.

The ‌Safari Technology Preview‌ update is available through the Software Update mechanism in System Preferences or System Settings to anyone who has downloaded the browser from Apple's website. Complete release notes for the update are available on the Safari Technology Preview website .

Apple's aim with ‌Safari Technology Preview‌ is to gather feedback from developers and users on its browser development process. ‌Safari Technology Preview‌ can run side-by-side with the existing Safari browser and while it is designed for developers, it does not require a developer account to download and use.

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On Apple devices, the default web browser is called Safari. It shares a lot of similar features to other common browsers, like Chrome, Firefox, and Edge. But if you’re new to using Safari, you may feel a little lost because the interface is slightly different to the others.

So, here’s a beginner’s guide on how to use the Safari app to browse the web on your iPhone or iPad.

How to Search for Content in the Safari App

As with all web browsers, you’ll need to first enable your iPhone’s mobile data or connect to a Wi-Fi network to access the internet.

Then, to search in Safari, simply type a term, phrase, or URL into the Smart Search bar at the bottom of the screen and tap Go on your keyboard. The Smart Search bar is a combination of the address bar and search bar. As you type, you’ll see search suggestions based on your keyword as well as results from your bookmarks and browsing history.

How to Navigate a Webpage in Safari

Once you obtain your search results, you tap on a link you’re interested in. Now let’s look at how you can navigate the webpage once it’s loaded.

How to Jump Back to the Top of Webpage

After swiping to scroll down a long article, you may want to go back up to access the website’s menu. To instantly jump back to the top of the webpage, just tap the topmost edge of your screen.

How to Go Backward (or Forward) a Webpage

After tapping on a link, perhaps the webpage isn’t quite something you’re looking for. To go back to your search results, swipe from left to right from the edge of your screen.

To go forward on a webpage, swipe from right to left instead.

Related: Essential Safari iOS Tips & Tricks for iPhone Users

How to Reveal the Safari Address Bar

Your Safari address bar is automatically hidden away when you’re scrolling down a webpage. To bring it back, tap the bottom edge of the screen that shows the website’s main URL.

How to Work With Multiple Tabs in the Safari App

Having multiple tabs opened in Safari can help you to compare information between webpages and search for new content without having to close your current webpage. Here’s how to work with multiple tabs in Safari on your iPhone or iPad.

How to Open a New Tab

To open a new tab, select the Tabs icon in the bottom-right corner, which looks like two overlapping squares. Then tap the Plus (+) to open a new tab.

How to Switch Between Tabs

Again, hit the Tabs icon. You’ll see a gallery of all your opened tabs in Safari. Select a tab to visit the webpage you want.

Since the release of iOS 15, Apple introduced a new feature in Safari: tab groups. Many of us are probably guilty of having way too many opened tabs. Therefore, organizing tabs into groups makes them more manageable. Learn more about how to use tab groups in Safari on your iPhone .

How to Open a Link in a New Background Tab

When you read long articles, you’ll likely come across a link or two within the content that sparks your interest. To avoid disrupting your reading process, you can make Safari open the link in the background, in a new tab. To do so:

• Go to the Settings app.
• Select Safari .
• Scroll down and tap Open Links .
• Choose In Background .

Next time you want to open a link, long-press it. Then, select Open in Background . When you want to visit that link, select Tabs to view all your opened tabs and choose the loaded webpage.

Saving and Sharing Webpages in Safari

The internet gives you access to a whole new world of information. Save a webpage to refer to it later, or share it with your family and friends.

How to Bookmark a Safari Webpage

To bookmark a webpage to read later, tap the Share icon in the middle of the bottom of the screen (it looks like an arrow coming out of a square) and select Add Bookmark . Type in a bookmark name.

To access your bookmarked webpage later, tap the Bookmark icon (an opened book) and browse through your bookmarks, reading list, and history to find what you’re looking for.

Besides the bookmark option, you’ll also notice that you can add a webpage to your favorites or reading list. Marking a webpage as a favorite will make it show up on your Safari home page. It’s useful if you visit the website often.

To learn more about reading lists, you can visit our guide on the differences between a bookmark and a reading list .

How to Share a Link From the Safari App

Stumble upon an interesting DIY project? A promising recipe you’d like to share with your family? You don’t have to bookmark and remind yourself to show the webpage to them later. You can share the link directly from the Safari app.

Tap the Share icon. You can then select the receiver’s name from the horizontal list of recent contacts, or choose your preferred communication app to send the Safari link to them.

Erasing Your Digital Footprint in Safari

If you’re an aspiring crime writer, having a friend notice your crime-filled search history when they peer over your shoulder is inevitably awkward. Hence, there are some things we’d prefer to keep private and erase all traces of once we exit a web browser.

Safari has a few features to help you with this.

How to Close a Tab

If you don’t close your tabs, old webpages will just auto-load again the moment you head into Safari. Having too many opened tabs affects your browsing speed as well.

Closing a tab is simple. You just need to tap the Tabs icon and then tap the Close (x) button in the corner of the tab.

How to Browse Privately in Safari

Similar to Google Chrome’s Incognito Mode, Safari has a feature called Private Browsing Mode. Your autofill information and browser history won’t be saved when you use this function. Here’s how to use it:

• First, tap the Tabs icon.
• Select the center Tabs button with an arrow next to it.
• Choose Private .
• To open a new private tab, tap the Plus (+) button.

Whenever you’re in doubt about whether you’re in Private Browsing Mode, just check the Smart Search Bar. It will be dark grey instead of white when you’re browsing privately.

How to Clear Your Safari Browsing History

If you forgot to use Private Browsing while searching for confidential information, don’t worry. You can still clear your history in Safari. Just follow these steps:

• Tap the Bookmarks icon.
• Select History (the clock icon).
• Tap Clear .
• Choose the time length from which you want Safari to clear your history.

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The Safari app has all the features you need for a seamless browsing experience. Once you’re familiar with these basic functions, you can check out and download Safari extensions from the App Store to enjoy more helpful features while surfing the internet on your iPhone or iPad.

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How to use Safari on a Mac

Safari is the web browser app bundled with all Macs as part of macOS. You don’t have to use it – if you prefer to use Chrome or Firefox, for example, you can install those apps for your web surfing needs. But in our experience, Safari is a good option – and as you can see from our round-up of best web browser apps for the Mac , it’s pretty much the best you can get.

If you are new to Safari this article will help you find your way around the app. And if you are a seasoned Safari user we will reveal a few Safari tips and tricks that you might not know, including some of the fab new features in Safari 11, the latest version of Safari for Mac.

If you’d like to read about using Safari on the iPad or iPhone, read this .

How to get the latest version of Safari for Mac

First things first. You will want to make sure you have the latest version of Safari. At the time of writing the most up-to-date version is Safari 11.1.

Here’s how to find out which version of Safari you are running:

• Open Safari.
• Click on Safari > About Safari in the menu.
• The resulting window will reveal the version number.

As long as your copy of MacOS – the Mac operating system – is up to date your copy of Safari should be because Safari is bundled as part of an operating system update.

However, you don’t have to be using the latest version of macOS to have the latest version of Safari. Apple is bundling Safari 11 with High Sierra, Sierra and El Capitan versions of the Mac OS. If you need to update your version of MacOS read this: how to update your Mac operating system software .

Now that you have the latest version of Safari you can start enjoying some of the new features that we will discuss below.

Safari basics

If you are a surfing novice you might want to familiarise yourself with these tips.

We’ll start off with the basics, such as how to get into Safari, how to search, and other useful pointers. You can skip this bit if you aren’t a Safari beginner, there are plenty of tips below that you might find useful.

You can find Safari in the Dock at the bottom of your Mac’s screen. Its icon looks like a compass.

How to use Safari

The big bar at the top of the Safari window is where you can enter a website URL or a search term to either take you directly to a website, or to a list of pages that match your query.

It will automatically search in Google (but you can change it so it defaults to another search engine).

You rarely have to enter a complete URL for a website. Once you have visited a site once you only need to type a few letters of its name and it will autofill the rest of the URL.

For example, type: ‘Face’ and it will autofill the rest of the URL and when you press enter it will take you straight to Facebook.

How to make it easy to find your favourite sites in Safari

There are lots of ways of making it easy to get to websites you frequently visit.

When you open a new tab (see below for details of how to do that) you will see your Favourites view including Frequently Visited Sites. You could also choose to see a Top Sites view, set a Homepage, just see an empty page, or have the Same Page show up. These are all options you can access in Safari > Preferences > General. Just click on the menu beside New tabs open with.

If you choose the Top Sites view you can adjust it to show 6, 12 or 24 sites. To add and remove Top Sites hover over the preview until you see an x and a pin icon. Pin those sites you wish to keep and click x on those you don’t image you will want to find again. The sites that appear in Top Sites tend to be those you visit most frequently.

You can choose one of these views for every time you open a new Safari window.

How to Pin a site in Safari

In Safari you can also ‘Pin’ favourite sites to the menu bar – a simple way of adding a shortcut to Facebook, YouTube or any site you visit frequently.

When you Pin a site you will see a small icon representing that site on the left of your tabs.

To Pin a particular web page right- or control-click on the tab and choose Pin Tab. Then it’s very easy to go straight to that site.

Using tabs in Safari

Back to tabs. You can open multiple tabs in a Safari window, this means that rather than having a different Safari window open for every website you are on, you can just have one Safari window open and multiple pages accessible through that.

To open a new tab press Command + T.

There are two ways that you can see a preview of the different tabs you have open:

• You can see a short summary of the name of the web page on the tabs themselves. This might be sufficient if you only have one or two tabs open, but once you have more than eight you’ll probably find the summary is too short to be useful.
• Or, you can click on the icon that looks like two boxes on the right of the search/URL box. This will show a thumbnail view of all the web pages you have open.

While we’re on the subject of Tabs, you can close a single tab just by hovering over the tab and clicking on the x that shows up in the corner of that tab.

It’s also possible to close all but one tab. Just hold down the Option/Alt key when you click on the x to get rid of all the other tabs that are open, except for the page on that tab.

How to tell which Safari tabs are playing audio

Not everyone wants to surf the web in silence though. There is lots of very worthy audio and video content available on the web and no doubt many surfers wouldn’t want to miss out on that.

The problem is when you have multiple web pages open and more than one of them is blaring out audio.

Luckily there is another Safari tip to fix that.

You can identify which of your open tabs is playing audio by the speaker symbol that appears in the far right of the Safari tab associated with that web page.

It’s possible to mute the audio with a single click on the speaker symbol without even opening the tab.

And if more than one Safari webpage is playing audio you can choose to mute them all at once. Just click on the speaker symbol in the URL bar and choose Mute all Tabs.

Alternatively, you can Option/Alt-click on the speaker icon of the tab you do wish to listen to and mute the audio on all the other tabs.

How to reopen all windows from the last session

Here’s another useful tip. You can easily reopen all the tabs you had open last time you were using Safari.

Click History > Reopen All Windows from Last Session to quickly recover all the windows you were recently looking at. You might also find this helpful: How to export bookmarks from Chrome to Safari

How to show the full URL in Safari

Another handy Safari tip. In Yosemite Safari stopped showing the whole URL – a feature designed to help avoid users being taken in by phishing scams, wherein the URL is obfuscated. In other words, if you’re visiting https://macworld.co.uk/this/page/that/page then all you’ll see in the address bar is macworld.co.uk.

If this isn’t what you want, perhaps you want to see the full URL of the article you are reading, you can change things so that the whole URL is shown.

Open Safari’s preferences dialog box (Cmd+,) then click the Advanced icon and put a check alongside Show Full Website Address.

How to change how you view websites in Safari

One of our favourite features in Safari 11 is the extra control we have over the web. You can tweak the settings of specific websites so that they suit you for example.

How to change the font size on a website

You can tweak your settings so that when you visit a specific site the images and text are bigger – perfect if you are frustrated to find that the text on a favourite website is a bit too small for your eyes.

Here’s how to enlarge (or reduce) the font size on a particular website so that it stays that size whether you visit:

• Go to Safari > Preferences.
• Click on the Websites tab.
• Click on Page Zoom.
• Find the site you want to customise (any site you have open or have recently visited will be listed here).
• Choose a number bigger or smaller than 100% depending on how large you want the text and images to be.

You can do this on a per website basis, or if you frequently find that the text on websites is too small for you, you can choose to default to the percentage that suits you wherever you go on the web. Note that not all websites are created the same so some will naturally have larger type than others.

To choose the zoom percentage for all websites, click in the drop down box beside “When visiting other websites”.

Another benefit of having access to these controls that allow you to change the way you view the web is that it enables you to stop seeing ads and auto-playing videos. We’ll look at that below.

How to stop ads and auto-playing videos in Safari

Another enticing feature of Safari is the way you can choose to adjust the settings so that you never see another ad or auto-playing video again. We’ll look at how to do that next.

How to stop autoplay audio and video in Safari

Perhaps you are frustrated by auto-playing video blaring out every time you visit a website.

With Safari 11 you can disable autoplay video, so you will never again have to hear voices while you are browsing the web. Here’s what to do:

• Open the offending website.
• Click on Safari > Settings for This Website (or right-click the URL box and select Settings for This Website).
• Allow All Auto-Play
• Stop Media with Sound
• Never Auto-Play

Stop Media with Sounds is the default option, and it will essentially stop any video from starting if the sound is set to be on. If the video is set to play silently it will still run but you won’t hear it, unless you choose to.

If you would rather not let auto-playing video play, you can choose Never Auto-Play.

Remember that if you adjust the settings this way it will only apply to autoplay videos on that website. If you’d like to never see an autoplaying video again follow these steps:

• Go to Safari > Preferences and click on Websites.

And there is an option below to choose the same settings “When visiting other websites”.

We have a complete tutorial that explains how to use this feature here: How to stop autoplay video in Safari & Chrome on Mac .

We also cover how to stop Safari asking to use your location data here .

How to stop seeing ads on websites in Safari

While ads pay a part of our wage, we realise that some ads can really reduce the enjoyment of web browsing. Usually these are ads that have something wrong with the way they have been coded and aren’t behaving as intended, or even worse they are spam ads that have crept onto the ad networks. We are honestly as frustrated as you are!

One of the big changes Apple bought to Safari 11 was the ability to really manage the ads that you see – this was part of Apple’s effort to make the web work better. Effectively, if Apple can remove ads that aren’t behaving as intended and are jamming up page loading times and the like, then Safari will perform quicker, which means that the surfer has a better time surfing.

There are a few ways you can take advantage of these anti-ad related features in Safari 11.

One way is to choose to surf the web – or certain pages – in Reader mode.

Reader mode is a way of viewing webpages that Apple introduced back in 2010 in Safari 5. Reader displays just the text and images from a webpage, without any of the other page furniture. We think it is a bit like reading a Word document or a PDF. The feature hasn’t changed much over the years, but in Safari 11 it’s became possible to choose for a site to always be viewed in Reader Mode.

First, here’s how to view a site in Reader mode:

• Click on the stack of lines to the left of the URL bar.
• This will automatically change the webpage to Reader view.
• Click on the stack of lines to turn Reader view off.

It’s worth checking how a site appears in this mode before switching over to it because not all sites implement it particularly well (sometimes you will find that an article stops abruptly because only one page has been carried into Reader view). Some sites don’t have a Reader view at all (such as Apple, for example).

And here is how to customise your settings so that whenever you visit that site the pages are viewed in Reader mode:

• Click on Reader.
• Find the site you want to customise (any site you have open, or have recently visited will be listed here).
• Toggle the drop-down menu beside that site to On.

A quicker way to do this is to right-click or control-click on the stack of lines beside the URL and choose Use Reader Automatically.

Or, as long as you are on the website you wish to change the setting for, you can click on Safari > Settings for this Website, and choose Use Reader When Available.

How to surf in private using Safari

Another useful feature in Safari is the option to use a private browsing window. This doesn’t just keep your browsing habits private from someone else who has access to your Mac, it also means that you are incognito – in other words even the websites you are visiting don’t have any information about you.

Go to Safari > File > New Private Window (or shift-cmd-n). You can tell if a window is private because the search bar will be grey. Any new tabs you open in this window will be private.

Alternatively, to open a Private Browsing window you can click shift, command and N.

You can tell it’s a private window because the URL field will be greyed out.

Hold down Option/Alt while picking Private Browsing to quickly switch it on and bypass the ‘Do you want to switch on Private Browsing?’ alert window if you happen to see it frequently. We have a complete guide to private browsing on Safari here .

For even more privacy, you can choose to always search with privacy-obsessed DuckDuckGo as your default search engine. Go to Safari > Preferences > Search, and click on the Search Engine. Then select Duck Duck Go from the Search Engine dropdown list. You can choose from Google, Bing, Yahoo or DuckDuckGo.

How to delete your histroy in Safari

If you didn’t search using a private browsing window you can still delete your history and evidence of what you were up to.

• Click on History.
• Scroll down and click on Clear History.
• You can choose to clear history for Today, the last hour, today and yesterday, or all history.
• You’ll see a warning that Clearing history will remove related cookies and other website data. Basically this is warning you that if you go ahead and Clear History you may find that you have to log onto websites, or shopping cart information may disappear.
• If you are happy with that then click on Clear history.

We have a complete tutorial all about how to delete your browser history on a Mac here .

How to delete cookies in Safari

Another new feature that came in Safari 11 was the introduction of privacy protection, a feature that’ll stop those annoying Amazon adverts showing you products after you’ve bought them.

Safari actively tries to block the cross-site tracking data that powers targeted adverts. While it won’t completely stop it, it should have a noticeable effect when using the browser.

According to Apple this isn’t an attempt to block ads, but rather to protect your privacy.

This means that you should no longer need to delete cookies if you want to stop seeing targeted ads (cookies have also been known to affect the price for goods if you have previously shown an interest in a product so deleting cookies could avoid such practices).

If you want to go a step further regarding cookies in Safari 11 there are some preferences changes you can make.

• Beside Website tracking click on Ask websites not to track me.
• Beside Cookies and website data click on Block all cookies.

If you aren’t using Safari 11 you can still delete cookies.

• Click on the Privacy tab.
• Click on Remove All Website Data…

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How to watch the iPhone 16 launch event

We saw four new iPhones, a new Apple Watch and next-gen AirPods

The September Glowtime Apple event has been and gone where we saw the reveal of the iPhone 16 , iPhone 16 Plus , iPhone 16 Pro , iPhone 16 Pro Max , Apple Watch 10 AirPods 4 and AirPods Max 2 . For a recap check out our iPhone 16 event live blog and the 16 things we learned . 

After that do go take a look at our hands-on iPhone 16 Pro review , hands-on iPhone 16 Pro Max review abd hands-on Apple Watch Series 10 review . 

How to watch the iPhone 16 ‘Glowtime’ launch showcase

Apple ’s ‘Glowtime’ event started at 10am PT / 1pm ET / 6pm BST on Monday, September 9, which was 3am on September 10 for those in the AEST time zone.

It’s was held at the Steve Jobs Theater in Apple Park, but of course you don’t have to attend in person – as ever, Apple will be streaming the event online too.

The YouTube page for the event is already live, so you can head there to rewatch the stream, or simply use the video embedded below. 

We we're on the ground covering the launch as it happened, followed by more detailed articles about the various announcements. So, you’ll be able to find out everything you need to know on TechRadar too. It’s also worth keeping an eye on the TechRadar TikTok for videos from the event.

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It’s no secret that using YouTube in the browser on your iPhone or iPad is a rather unpleasant experience. And in many ways, YouTube’s “native” app isn’t much better. This is where a new Safari extension called “Vinegar” comes in to save the day.

Update December 4, 2021 : Vinegar has received a nice update today with a host of new features:

• On videos (and devices) that support 4K, you should see 4K video options in the quality switcher toolbar.
• For people with expensive data plans, you can also switch to 144p and 240p.
• You can toggle Theater mode with the keyboard shortcut “T” or click the “Theater” text below the video.
• Supports keyboard shortcuts like “J” to rewind, “K” to pause, and “L” to forward.
• Videos should be playable if you’re signed in with YouTube Premium.
• Videos should be added to your watching history if you’re signed in.
• Fixed a bunch of 3rd-party website embeds.
• Sound no longer plays when you go back to the homepage.
• It should preserve timestamp when you switch video quality.
• Timestamped URLs (i.e. URLs with &t=123) should now work.
• Clicking the chapter links in the description should bring you to the correct time.
• You can now select quality for live videos as well.
• Privacy-wise, it’s “safer” because now it only has access to web content on youtube.com.

“Vinegar” is a Safari extension for iPhone, iPad, and Mac that was released earlier this month with the goal of replacing the YouTube player with a minimal HTML player (via Daring Fireball ). This is similar to the days of YouTube5, which was a similar Safari extension back in the days when the YouTube player was written in Adobe Flash.

Developed by Zhenyi Tan, Vinegar replaces the YouTube player in Safari with a native HTML video tag, bringing a host of associated improvements:

• The removal of in-video ads.
• Prevent YouTube from tracking your play/pause/seek activities.
• Restore picture-in-picture functionality.
• The videos don’t stop playing if you switch to another browser tab.
• You can choose the audio-only stream to keep the music playing when Safari is in the background.

The app works just as you would expect it to, and it makes the experience of using YouTube in your browser significantly more enjoyable. It works both directly on YouTube’s website and on videos embedded on third-party websites.

You can download Vinegar from the App Store for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. It’s a one-time universal purchase of $1.99.

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Option 1: uninstall the app, option 2: long-press on a link, option 3: use safari in private browsing mode, option 4: lock safari with guided access.

Safari for iPhone and iPad will automatically open many web links in apps. For example, if you tap a LinkedIn, Reddit, or YouTube link on a web page, you'll be taken to the associated app. Here's how to stay in Safari.

Here's why Safari does this: App developers can choose to register their apps with URLs. For example, if you install the LinkedIn app, it will register itself with linkedin.com addresses. Whenever you tap a linkedin.com link in Safari with LinkedIn installed, Safari will take you to the LinkedIn app. Apple doesn't offer a way to disable this for individual apps.

If you really don't like using a service's app and prefer its website, you can uninstall the app from your iPhone or iPad. Safari won't open the app if it's not installed.

To avoid opening an app when opening an individual link, you can long-press it in Safari. A preview of the web page will appear. Tap "Open" to open the link in Safari in the current tab or "Open in New Tab" to open the link in Safari in a background tab.

This will bypass opening the link in the associated app, but you'll have to use the context menu each time. If you find yourself doing this all the time, uninstalling the service's app may save you some time.

In Private Browsing mode, Safari's behavior changes to protect your privacy. Safari will never open a private browsing link in its associated app before asking you first. This helps protect your privacy---after all, you may be signed into the app and it may reveal personal information.

When in Private Browsing mode , you'll receive an "Open in [App]?" prompt after tapping a link if that link would normally open in an app. Tap "Cancel" and Safari will open the link in a normal Private Browsing tab.

However, there is still that extra step after enabling Private Browsing mode---you have to tap "Cancel" rather than just instantly opening the link.

Related: How to Use Safari Private Browsing on an iPhone or iPad

Guided Access mode is a feature on your iPhone or iPad that lets you "lock" your iPhone to a specific app. For example, you might enable this if you want a child to use a specific app on your device (like a game or video player) without accessing anything else (like your email or online banking.)

This feature can stop Safari from opening apps, too: With Guided Access enabled, you can't leave Safari until you disable Guided Access mode. Safari won't even try to open links in other apps.

To set up Guided Access mode, head to Settings > Accessibility > Guided Access. (You can use the search box to search for the Guided Access page in settings, too.) Activate "Guided Access" here.

Next, switch to Safari and triple-click the side button, as explained on the Guided Access settings screen. Tap "Start" to enable Guided Access mode. You'll be prompted to enter a PIN the first time you do this. You'll need this PIN to leave Guided Access mode.

You can now browse and Safari won't offer to open any apps. To leave Safari, you'll have to exit Guided Access mode by triple-clicking the side button once again and entering your PIN. You can tap "Passcode Settings" on the Settings screen where you enabled Guided Access to enable other authentication methods like Touch ID and Face ID.

None of these methods are perfect. You'll either have to uninstall the associated app or do some extra tapping around to avoid opening its links in Safari.

Ideally, Apple would offer a Settings screen that lets you control which apps can take over links just as you can control other app features like location access and notification permissions.

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Microsoft gears up for iOS 18 launch with Intune updates and many new features

Paul Hill Neowin · Sep 10, 2024 03:54 EDT with 1 comment

Later this month, Apple will release iOS 18 and macOS 15 to its users. To ensure that organizations can manage their devices with these new systems on day one, Microsoft has been working to update Intune so that existing features will work as expected. It's also working to develop new features that integrate with the latest versions.

In iOS and iPadOS 18, Apple doesn't let you do profile-based User Enrollment so Intune is going to end support for Apple User Enrollment with Company Portal soon. For this reason, you'll need to use another management method to enroll devices, Microsoft recommends using account-driven User Enrollment which offers similar functionality and a better user experience. There is also a simpler option called web-based device enrollment for iOS/iPadOS .

For those already using User Enrollment with Company Portal, Microsoft says that devices won't be impacted and will continue to be enrolled. You won't be able to enroll new devices targeted with this enrollment method, and Microsoft's Intune technical support will only be available for devices enrolled with this method.

Next up, Microsoft says that it has added support for new settings being released by Apple. Intune now supports new settings options added to iOS, iPadOS, and macOS by Apple in the latest versions. New settings include:

Disk Management External Storage: Control the mount policy for external storage Network Storage: Control the mount policy for network storage Safari Extension Settings Allowed Domains: Control the domain and sub-domains that the extension can access Denied Domains: Control the domain and sub-domains that the extension cannot access Private Browsing: Control whether an extension is allowed in Private Browsing State: Control whether an extension is allowed, disallowed, or configurable by the user Software Update Settings Allow Standard User OS Updates: Control whether a standard user can perform Major and Minor software updates Software Update Settings > Automatic updates Allowed: Specifies whether automatic downloads of available updates can be controlled by the user Download: Specifies whether automatic downloads of available updates can be controlled by the user Install OS Updates: Specifies whether automatic install of available OS updates can be controlled by the user Install Security Update: Specifies whether automatic install of available security updates can be controlled by the user Software Update Settings > Deferrals Combined Period In Days: Specifies the number of days to defer a major or minor OS software update on the device Major Period In Days: Specifies the number of days to defer a major OS software update on the device Minor Period In Days: Specifies the number of days to defer a minor OS software update on the device System Period In Days: Specifies the number of days to defer system or non-OS updates. When set, updates only appear after the specified delay, following the release of the update Notifications: Configure the behavior of notifications for enforced updates Software Update Settings > Rapid Security Response Enable: Control whether users are offered Rapid Security Responses when available Enable Rollback: Control whether users are offered Rapid Security Response rollbacks Recommended Cadence: Specifies how the device shows software updates to the user New settings for MDM include: Extensible Single Sign On (SSO) > Platform SSO Authentication Grace Period: The amount of time after a 'FileVault Policy', 'Login Policy', or 'Unlock Policy' is received or updated that unregistered local accounts can be used FileVault Policy: The policy to apply when using Platform SSO at FileVault unlock on Apple Silicon Macs Login Policy: The policy to apply when using Platform SSO at the login window Non Platform SSO Accounts: The list of local accounts that are not subject to the 'FileVault Policy', 'Login Policy', or 'Unlock Policy' Offline Grace Period: The amount of time after the last successful Platform SSO login a local account password can be used offline Unlock Policy: The policy to apply when using Platform SSO at screensaver unlock Extensible Single Sign On Kerberos Allow Password: Allow the user to switch the user interface to Password mode Allow SmartCard: Allow the user to switch the user interface to SmartCard mode Identity Issuer Auto Select Filter: A string with wildcards that can use used to filter the list of available SmartCards by issuer. e.g "*My CA2*" Start In Smart Card Mode: Control if the user interface will start in SmartCard mode Restrictions Allow ESIM Outgoing Transfers Allow Personalized Handwriting Results Allow Video Conferencing Remote Control Allow Genmoji Allow Image Playground Allow Image Wand Allow iPhone Mirroring Allow Writing Tools System Policy Control Enable XProtect Malware Upload With the upcoming Intune September (2409) release, the new DDM settings will be: Math Calculator Basic Mode Add Square Root Scientific Mode - Enabled Programmer Mode - Enabled Input Modes - Unit Conversion System Behavior - Keyboard Suggestions System Behavior - Math Notes New MDM settings for Intune’s 2409 (September) release include: System Extensions Non Removable System Extensions Non Removable System Extensions UI Web Content Filter Hide Deny List URLs

Microsoft is also going to add six new Setup Assistant screens that admins can choose to show or hide when creating an Automated Device Enrollment (ADE) policy. These options include:

Emergency SOS (iOS/iPadOS 16+) The IT admin can choose to show or hide the iOS/iPadOS Safety (Emergency SOS) setup pane that is displayed during Setup Assistant. Action button (iOS/iPadOS 17+) The IT admin can choose to show or hide the iOS/iPadOS Action button configuration pane that is displayed during Setup Assistant. Intelligence (iOS/iPadOS 18+) The IT admin can choose to show or hide the iOS/iPadOS Intelligence setup pane that is displayed during Setup Assistant. Wallpaper (macOS 14+) The IT admin can choose to show or hide the macOS Sonoma wallpaper setup pane that is displayed after an upgrade. If the screen is hidden, the Sonoma wallpaper will be set by default. Lockdown mode (macOS 14+) The IT admin can choose to show or hide the macOS Lockdown Mode setup pane that is displayed during Setup Assistant. Intelligence (macOS 15+) The IT admin can choose to show or hide the macOS Intelligence setup pane that is displayed during Setup Assistant.

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Open YouTube Videos in Safari Instead Of YouTube App

Prerequisite

You have to use the YouTube app version 12.07 or later , so that the trick works on your iPhone. Check your available updates in the App Store in the section Updates at the bottom right.

Watch YouTube Videos in Safari Instead Of YouTube App

If you click a YouTube link  – for example in the Messages app or in Safari – iOS will usually open the video in the YouTube app.

Show the playback options (pause, etc.) by tapping the video .

At the top right corner you will see the link youtu.be > .   This link will open the currently playing video on YouTube‘s mobile page in Safari. No copying of the URL or re-entering needed.

The only way to always watch YouTube videos in Safari right away is to delete the YouTube app.

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Safari thumbnail preview not working

I've noticed that with any other browser, whenever browsing YouTube, I get thumbnail previews as I hover over a video. This doesn't seem to be the case with Safari. Is there any way to flip a switch for this to work? I'd have to cut through my workflow just for video previewing.

MacBook Air (2020 or later)

Posted on May 12, 2021 3:55 PM

Posted on May 13, 2021 3:45 AM

Go step by step and test.

1. Update Safari, if an update is available. Update may come with bug fixes.

    https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204416

2. Quit Safari, launch Safari holding the Shift key down.

    https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203987

3. Startup in Safe Mode. https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/start-up-your-mac-in-safe-mode-mh21245/mac .  

    It also does a basic check of your startup disk, similar to  using First Aid in Disk Utility . 

    And it deletes some system caches, including font caches and 

    the kernel cache, which are automatically created again as needed.

4. If Safari doesn't open a webpage or isn’t working as expected

    https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204098

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May 13, 2021 3:45 AM in response to Esperaunce_Aethelhild

May 13, 2021 7:07 AM in response to dominic23

I've gone through all steps and it seems like none of them have helped. To add, I've had to exchange a MBA M1 due to a speaker issue, and that one had this very same issue. I'm thinking it's a Safari thing, or it's something related to my Apple ID?