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Can I force a cache refresh in Safari running on iOS?
Tried some of the ideas above before I found this page..
Double-clcking doesn't work anymore in Safari..
Long-press switches to editing the URL now..
closing and reopening windows didn't help either......
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Can I force a cache refresh in Safari running on iOS?
If you have your phone wired to your Apple computer/laptop, with the Safari developer tools open (and active window) you can press:
Command + Option + R
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Can I force a cache refresh in Safari running on iOS?
You can force the device to stop caching files by connecting it to a computer with a cable and enabling Safari developer mode.
Enable Web Inspector on the mobile device:
Settings > Safari > Advanced >...
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Can I force a cache refresh in Safari running on iOS?
Delete the cached data for a single site by going to Settings > Safari > Advanced > Website Data > Show All Sites.
Tap Edit on the bottom right of the screen, and then scroll in the list ...
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How to view page source in Safari browser on an iPhone?
You don’t need an app to inject a view source share option.
Create a bookmark in mobile Safari and then edit it to include
javascript:(function()%7Bvar a=window.open('about:blank').document;a.write('&...
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How do I disable "link preview" in iOS safari?
I think the other answer is outdated. Link preview is the default action on long-press now (not just 3d touch), and not just in Safari.
To disable it, long-press a link and tap the "Hide preview" ...
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How to change the end of a URL in iOS Safari?
Try doing 3 quick taps on the selected text and it will take you to the end, then double click on the last character/word and edit.
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How to view facebook messages on Safari iOS / iPhone?
iOS13+
Tap on AA icon on the top left and tap Request Desktop Website. Now go to the messages section and read your messages
iOS 12
Tap and hold the refresh button untill the below options come. ...
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How to view page source in Safari browser on an iPhone?
With iOS14 and above you can make shortcut using these actions :
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Edit home screen bookmark link or preserve cookies
I have not found an easy way to do this, but where there is a will, there is a way. Hopefully someone will come along with a better answer. In the meantime, the adventurous can read on…
Your Wordle ...
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How can I tell Mobile Safari to stop remembering to never remember my password?
I’ve actually figured out a way to undo this. It’s klunky AF, but it works. Go to the login page you’re looking to undo this for, and tap the “passwords” label on top of the onscreen keyboard. From ...
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How do I set Google as Safari Homepage on my iPhone?
Unlike the desktop version of Safari, there is no concept of setting a Homepage in Safari for iOS. You can't set a Homepage to open automatically when you open a new tab in Safari for iOS.
But there'...
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Do Safari private tabs stay open after iPhone shutdown?
I just checked this on my iPhone 6 running iOS 10.3.3. I opened a private browsing tab and went to a site then powered my iPhone off.
When it restarted I opened Safari again. My private browsing tab ...
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How do I exit private browsing mode in iOS but retain all of my private tabs?
As of iOS 12 beta 2 and below, this is not currently possible with Safari.
As said by @Snowbody,
[You can copy & paste] all the URLs from the URL bar into an email or other document[.] Of
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How to scroll to the top of the page in Safari on iPad?
Tapping the status bar is the system-wide scroll to top.
If the location bar in Safari is collapsed, the first tap anywhere in that area is overridden to expand the bar. If this happens on the first ...
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Is there something similar to the Greasemonkey script system for a browser in iOS?
You can use userscripts on iOS Safari using the new Shortcuts utility (though it seems to be complicated) and a lot easier using the free Safari Snippets app. However, this approach does not load ...
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Is there a modern browser for iOS 10.3.3 capable of supporting ES6+ Javascript?
From what little I know about ECMAScript Safari on iOS (which all browsers must use for rendering web pages, as @Mark pointed out in his comment) some things are supported but many are not. And your ...
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iOS 13 Request Mobile Site
If you open up the menu to the left in the address bar - I think you'll find what you are looking for.
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Select All in iOS Safari
‘Select, Select All, Speak Sentence’ are the options shown when there is no current selection. In your screenshot, a selection has been made, so the options change to be contextual to your selection, ...
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Debugging iPad Pro using MacBook
There's no requirement that you must use a "Pro" model in order to use the debugging tools in Safari. The MacBook Air has the exact same functionality. In fact there's no specific hardware requirement ...
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How to view a website as it appears on mobile safari from desktop safari?
From the Develop menu > Enter Responsive Design Mode Cmd ⌘ Ctrl ⌃ R
You can then choose between a selection of devices…
Click for larger image
If you don't have that menu open already, it's ...
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How to view page source in Safari browser on an iPhone?
Mobile Safari can call other programs to "View Source" via the share functionality in iOS / iPadOS.
To transform your web page into source, install an app that has this functionality (e.g. ...
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How do I open a .webarchive in iOS Safari?
I was really disappointed that there appeared to be no way to do this on iOS…
so I made an app:
Web Archive Inspector
The app decodes the web archive and attempts to activate any JavaScript it finds. ...
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Why is Safari automatically accessing the log-in details of another app?
YouTube is owned by Google. When you use a Google app, Google records that information. When you then use a Google web page (e.g. the search engine), the Google code in the web page makes the ...
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Is there a way to have iOS remember passwords to HTTP authenticated sites?
I just had to do this on the latest version of iOS as of this date, 10.1.1. I also had to make a shortcut on the home screen. Problem was, putting the username:password in the URL wouldn't work ...
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How to clear the cache or do a hard refresh in mobile Safari?
This can be done through the Settings: https://www.imyfone.com/iphone-space-saver/how-to-clear-cache-in-safari-on-ipad/
Launch the "Settings" app on your iPad through the home screen.
Scroll down the ...
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block "GET - On the App Store" link ads in Mobile Safari
I’m afraid the answer is you can’t block them, at least not through a setting in iOS or a Content Blocker extension for Safari. There are patches available for jailbroken devices though.
These ads ...
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How do I disable "link preview" in iOS safari?
Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > 3D Touch and either turn off 3D Touch (this disables the link previews entirely) or adjust the sensitivity to require a harder press so you don’t ...
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