Safari

Safari is the name of Apple's web browser, first released for OS X and later, iOS. Originally codenamed "Alexander", the project began under the leadership of Don Melton in June of 2001 as a fork of The Konquerer brower for Linux, including KHTML and KJS. Mobile Safari was developed by Richard Williams and team as part of the Purple Experience Project at Apple in 2005 that led to the launch of the iPhone in 2007. Modern mobile Safari includes the WebKit2 HTML rendering engine and the ultra-fast Nitro JavaScript engine, including the recently announced Fourth Level LLVM (FTL).

Thanks to iCloud, everything from Safari's bookmarks to Reading Lists to open Tabs to Keychain passwords can seamless sync between Apple devices. Safari also enjoys some of the best privacy features on the internet, being among the first to offer Private Browsing, to block third party cookies, and to implement to Do Not Track standard.

Latest about Safari For Ios

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Banish removes those annoying 'Open in App' prompts from Safari

By Joe Wituschek published

Banish is a new app for iPhone and iPad that removes that annoying 'Open in App' banner you see all of the time in Safari.

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14 shortcuts for Safari Views, Tab Groups, and Focus Filters to use with iOS 16

By Matthew Cassinelli published

Apple has released six new Shortcuts actions for the Safari app in the iOS 16 betas — we took every possible option and ended up with 14 shortcuts you can download.

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How to customize your start page in Safari on iPhone and iPad

By Christine Chan published

You can customize your Safari start page to include your favorite background wallpaper image, or change up the sections that are displayed whenever you open a new tab. Here's how to do it!

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How to use tabs and private browsing in Safari for iPhone and iPad

By Christopher Close, Adam Oram published

With Safari on iPhone and iPad, you can keep multiple tabs open, switch between them easily, and browse privately. Here's how.

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How to block ads on your iPhone or iPad

By Adam Oram published

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Apple disagrees with Japanese claims that built-in apps harm competition

By Oliver Haslam published

How to use the Smart Search bar in Safari on iPhone and iPad

How to use the Smart Search bar in Safari on iPhone and iPad

By Luke Filipowicz, Joseph Keller published

The Smart Search bar is a hybrid of the old address and search bars melded into one universal place to type and go. Here's how to get the most out of it!

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Safari could soon have per-website dark mode options on iPhone and iPad

By Oliver Haslam published

A future iPhone and iPad update could allow people to set a dark mode setting for individual websites rather than the current all-or-nothing approach, according to a new report.

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How to view and clear your browsing history in Safari on iPhone or iPad

By Bryan M Wolfe published

Here's how to view your past browsing history (and clear your cookies and website data) while using Safari on your best iPad or iPhone.

How to use Bookmarks and Reading List in Safari on iPhone and iPad

How to use Bookmarks and Reading List in Safari on iPhone and iPad

By Luke Filipowicz published

Use Safari's Reading List and Bookmarks to stay up-to-date and entertained across all of your devices. Here's how to get the most out of the two features.

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