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How to disable / effectively remove Safari on iPhone
I have installed my preferred browsers on iOS and, insofar as I was able to disabled Safari (and Siri, as various posts indicate that Safari and Siri are intertwined) and set Firefox as my preferred ...
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How to make Safari always start with a blank page on iOS 17.3.1?
The Safari start page can be customised to show Favourites, frequently visited sites, recently closed tabs, etc. But how can Safari be set to start with a blank page? This is on iOS 17.3.1.
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Cannot login on ChatGPT mobile website (chat.openai.com) on iOS 14/iPadOS 14
I used to use the mobile site (chat.open.com) just fine. However, starting from two weeks ago, all the browsers on my iPhone (iOS 14) and iPad (iPadOS 14) cannot log into my chatGPT account ...
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How to edit the end of the current page's URL in Safari on iOS?
In Safari on iOS, imagine I am on the page at this url:
https://www.example.com/long-long-url/very-long/very-long-path/page-1
How can I quickly navigate to
https://www.example.com/long-long-url/very-...
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Grey Bar In iPhone Chrome causing problem
I'm working on a web-app using ReactJS (using JS and material UI) that is intend to work on mobile screens. I'm facing a problem while opening it in iPhone's (iPhone 12, iPhone 13) chrome browser.
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Add self-signed certificate
I would like to access my Synology NAS via HTTPS, but don't have the money to buy a certificate. I've read that you can generate your own and manually trust it. So after following the step here, I ...
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Frequently Visited Sites has disappeared from Safari. How to restore?
At some point after the upgrade to iOS 15.x, the Frequently Visited Sites section in Safari disappeared. When I tap on the address bar, I only get Shared with You, Privacy Report and Reading List.
I ...
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How to retrieve data from an added-to-homescreen web page
Not sure which stack to ask this on...
I would like to retrieve data from one of those added to homescreen web page shortcuts so that I can try and apply it to that same website either in Safari or in ...
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Is it possible to recover my open tabs on safari ios after clearing history and website data from settings?
I stupidly tapped the 'Clear History and Website Data' option from Safari's settings on iOS, without realizing it would close my open tabs. Now I want them back. I check my other devices to see if I ...
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How to set resolution to below 360p for youtube in safari browser on ios 15
To avoid unnecessary ads in youtube app i use youtube in safari browser which i installed with some ad blocker add ons.But lowest resolution possible in youtube safari is 360p,but i want to set this ...
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What may be preventing iOS 15 rich web search results from being shown in Spotlight?
After upgrading to iOS 15 on my iPhone 12 mini, I was expecting to see rich results from the web in Spotlight, as in this example from an AppleInsider article:
However, when I search for something ...
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How to remove sites from best results
I have cleared my history in Safari and in my settings, but I still get annoying recommended websites even though I only put 1 letter in and I don't want that site in there any more.
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How do you determine if your iPhone is eligible for the latest Safari?
I'm developing a game using WebGL and I'm looking to use WebGL2, but currently Safari doesn't support it. However, the next version of Safari (15), which is set to release this fall via the Monterrey ...
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Mutual authentication between my iPhone and webserver
I need to be able to access a secure portion of my website from my iPhone.
It's a site directory ("infra") where I keep information and routines to manage my home's infrastructure UPS and ...
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Safari on iOS doesn’t save cookies
iPhone, latest iOS, Safari.
I do very little web browsing from my phone; in most cases, I just open Safari and search for something. I always had this rather frustrating issue: every time I search for ...
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How to make Safari Frequently Visited Sites work and Safari syncing tabs on iOS 14.6 and Catalina
A few weeks back I had to wipe my iPhone and restore to factory settings. I then did a clean install. Since then I have gotten no Frequently Visited Sites to show on Safari on my phone. I have ...
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Sync Safari tabs but not history between devices
How can I sync my Safari tabs between my iPhone 7 and my MacBook Pro without syncing the two browsers' history?
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How to view page source in Safari browser on an iPhone?
I thought there'd be an easy way to do this, but I may have been wrong.
How can I view the source for a web page using Safari browser on an iPhone?
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How to save picture viewed in iOS Safari to Files (iCloud)
Open safari, browse to a page with images, press and hold on the image, select "Share..."
There does not appear to be a way to 'share' the image to the Files app.
Yet there is an option for &...
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iPhone Shortcuts open URL in background in Safari
How can I use iPhone Shortcuts to open the current page in a new background tab in Safari? (So I can continue navigating to other pages in the current tab)
I see that I can use shortcuts to open the ...
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Why is my iOS device calling Google safe browsing?
I'm currently using NextDNS as a "pihole" on my device. And recently, while checking my logs, I noticed that my device has been calling Google safe browsing api for the past month
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Does iOS 13 or Safari create automatic reminders based on visiting a website?
We run a web app that deals with "events" (generalized description, but good enough for this purpose). Each event has a page, with a due date. The event organizer creates the event page, ...
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How to stop Safari from hijacking Amazon app links?
Apple iPhone SE with iOS 13.5.1:
When I open an Amazon hyperlink from an email or imessage it will launch the Amazon app and before it can fully open, Safari will hijack the link and open Amazon in ...
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Why Safari is trying to Download web pages even thought I don't want that (iOS 13.3 - iPhone 8)
Sometimes When I use safari to look news, Its trying to Download instead of open normally, I see on screen a dialog box has Download button for ex: index.php. I searched for this problem, but found ...
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Why does iOS 13 not trust my own Root CA?
No matter what I do, I can't get Safari on the iPhone or iPad to trust a certificate from an internal website. I can look at the certificate and it is shown as "not trusted".
I have imported the Root ...
user89124
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Double tap to zoom stopped working after upgrading to iOS 13
After upgrading to iOS 13, double tap to zoom in on an element (like a column of text) on web pages does not work any more. Not on iPhone, not on iPad. Simply nothing happens. (this is with Safari web ...
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iOS (12.1) google shows "title" in address bar, how?
Using HTML, JS, or anything that can be loaded into the iOS browser, Im trying to find a way to modifiy the URL bar to show something other than the URL (title, text, anything).
From what I have read ...
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Stream YouTube video in Full HD resolution on iOS Safari [duplicate]
I have an iPhone X and an iPad Pro, both running iOS 11. I notice, when streaming a YouTube video in iOS Safari, the video resolution is limited to a maximum of 720p.
For e.g., when watching this ...
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Safari search suggestions do not appear when iOS restrictions are enabled
If I set Website Restrictions to Limit Adult Content, Safari stops showing search engine suggestions regardless of the engine being used (Bing, Yahoo, Google, or DuckDuckGo). If I change the setting ...
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Recovering the ability to install an iOS app from macOS
I read about an iOS app and click in Safari (on High Sierra) on a link that takes me to
https://itunes.apple.com/app/some-app-name/id-somenumber?mt=8
I'm expecting some link to install the app, but ...
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Safari on iPhone 6 being redirected for one website
When I try to visit one particular webpage (on my employer's site), it's being redirected to a spam site instead. How can I fix this?
I'm using:
iPhone 6
AT&T cellular data (I'm not on a wi-fi ...
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Adblock Warning Removal List for iOS - block 'Please disable Ad-Block'
I use Adblock Warning Removal List for Safari on macOS.
Adblock Warning Removal List Warning Removal list filter subscription
when enabled, blocks these sorts of anti-adblock warnings and
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Should I erase Website data in settings?
I'm trying to track down why my battery is running down so quickly on my iPhone 6s. Is it okay to erase Safari Website Data?
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Prevent websites from taking over audio on iPhone?
An increasing number of websites like CNN.com take over the audio of my iPhone's Safari app with advertisements and pause the Music app.
How can I prevent this. I only need the audio on Safari when ...
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How to stop websites taking control of iPhone audio?
How do I stop websites from taking control of audio and pausing Music app?
E.g. When I am listening to Apple Music on my iPhone and go to advert heavy websites like perezhilton.com and breatheheavy....
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All the App Links (Deep Links) are broken after a reboot
Currently in iOS there is a feature where you click on one link (say link to a Youtube video) and the corresponding App will open to handle the request (the Youtube app will open to play the video). ...
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Replacement iPhone is missing web history
I recently replaced my iPhone 6. The phone shows no web history. Can that be restored from original account?
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Easiest way to build a one-off iPhone "App" (probably JS on a local web page)?
At work, we have a certain esoteric calculation that needs to be made from time to time. There is a simple two-line bash script available that does it, but this requires a computer and I often need to ...
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Is it possible to type something into the address bar without going to the URL?
On the desktop version of Safari, you can type something into the address bar without going to it. If I think of something I want to search as I'm browsing, I can put it in the address bar, but I won'...
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iOS 9.0.2 Safari - Cannot open the page. Protocol error
I'm having an issue where users accessing my website using an iPhone with iOS 9.0.2 and Safari are experiencing an error on one particular page when submitting a form:
"Safari cannot open page. The ...
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Safari crash on iOS 9.2.1
[Iphone 6s is what I am using]
I have already tried everything on this threat and nothing worked. Its the same problem, I open safari and whenever I try to click on the search bar on the top of the ...
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DuckDuckGo settings in iPhone & iPad
I have DuckDuckGo installed as my default search engine in Safari on both my iPhone 6 and iPad mini 2 (both iOS 9.1). I also have it installed on my PC, but on my PC I'm able to customise the settings ...
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How to disable Chrome/Safari notifications on multiple devices
I have a macbook, iPad and two iPhones (one is mine, second - my wife's). All of them are connected to the same iCloud/apple account. Now, after last updates (starting from iOS 9), once my wife open ...
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How to make Facebook for iPhone open links in Safari?
Is there a way to make Facebook for iPhone (and other iPhone apps like Google & Yelp) always open links in Safari (or YouTube, etc.) instead of in an internal web view?
The native apps like ...
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Can Spotlight search for text within Safari for iPhone?
Is there a way to search text within Safari by doing a Spotlight search on an iPhone? There currently is no such way to run a find/search within Safari (boo), so I need a work around.
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iPhone/iPad "Reader" mode distorts presentation of or doesn't show content
http://jsfiddle.net/verbatim/fng4ef4k/
http://jsfiddle.net/verbatim/yg8amddu/
I have a contact us page. It has the usual information: Write, Call, Fax, Email, Web.
I am checking my pages with iOS ...
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Bookmarklets on IOS 8
I can't find anything about this on Google, but it appears Safari on IOS8 no longer supports javascript: bookmarklets.
Can anyone confirm this?
Is there a workaround?
I'm using iPhone 6 plus if for ...
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Restore closed tabs with no back up (iOS)
I accidentally closed all my windows in safari and wondering if there is any way to reopen them? Some of them had been open for days so I don't know if I can find correct ones from History. No back up....
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iPhone: copy–paste of URL not working
I sometimes want to tweet a link from my iPhone (4s / iOS 8). On iOS 6 I used to simply copy the URL from Safari and paste it into the text field of the twitter app.
Placing the 'cursor' inside URL ...
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iOS diagnostics test gives you new problems?
Has anyone gotten software problems after performing the iOS diagnostics test offered by Apple? (where you get a test URL from Apple support)
I can't connect to Gmail on Safari after the test... it ...
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