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How to Browse Safely and Privately on iPhone

11th December 2021

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iPhone | QuickTips

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Jacob Woolcock

11th December 2021

Jacob Woolcock

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| Safari
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iPhone 13 Pro
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iOS 15

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Description

Private Browsing is a really handy feature in Safari for iPhone and iPad as it’ll let you browse the web without saving passwords, cookies or history. This feature has moved slightly in the latest version of Safari but don’t panic – I’ll show you how to switch between Private (Incognito) and Normal Tabs in this short video.

Transcript

Hi it’s Jacob here with another iOS #QuickTip for you, and today I’m going to show you how Private Browsing mode works in Safari.

Sometimes in Safari we might want to use Private Browsing so that our activity isn’t tracked.

For example if you’re doing Christmas shopping you don’t want your partner to find the presents you’re buying for them, (or maybe even presents you’re buying for yourself!?) – who knows?

Well in Safari if you go onto the Tab Screen then at the bottom you can press the Tab Group button.

Now Private Browsing used to be more obvious than this, but this is now where it lives.

And from here you can tap onto Private Tabs.

So now, any Tab that you’re using will only store the data and the cookies for that one session.

As soon as you close the Tab it’ll be gone forever.

So that means I can start looking for my own Christmas present online and no one will know that I’ve been trying to buy a very expensive LEGO set!

Of course you can press that Tab button at the bottom again to go back to Normal Browsing mode and that will bring up all the Tabs that you had open before.

They don’t disappear when you switch between the two modes.

And that’s it, a nice little short #QuickTip video for you to help you make the most out of your iPhone or iPad.

And if you want some more #QuickTips there are hundreds more on my YouTube channel.

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I’ll see you next time.

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The Safari app is Apple's web browser, designed for fast and efficient internet browsing on iOS and macOS devices. It offers features such as intelligent tracking prevention, reading mode, and iCloud syncing, providing a secure and seamless browsing experience across all Apple devices.
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This QuickTip video was recorded on an iPhone 13 Pro
running iOS 15.

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The content used in this video is intended for educational and informational purposes only. All rights to the images, music, clips, and other media used belong to their respective owners. I do not claim ownership over any third-party content used. This video has not been authorised, sponsored, or otherwise approved by Apple Inc.

iPhone, iPad and iPadOS are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries and regions. iOS is a registered trademark of Cisco Systems Inc. Whilst I have done my best to list all applicable trademarks for this video, in the (hopefully unlikely) event that I have missed any you can find a full list of trademarks registered to Apple Inc. here.

Finally, please note that whilst every effort has been made to ensure the information contained within this video was correct at time of publication, please be aware that as future updates and software changes occur some or all elements of this video may become outdated. I will endeavour to remove videos which are completely obsolete so as not to cause confusion!

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