With Private Browsing, Safari won't remember the pages you visit, your search history, or your AutoFill information. Private Browsing also blocks known trackers, removes tracking used to identify individual users from URLs, and adds protections against advanced fingerprinting techniques.
How to turn on Private Browsing
While Private Browsing is on, the Safari address bar appears black or dark instead of white or gray.
In iOS 17
Open Safari on your iPhone.
Tap the Tabs button.
Swipe to the Private tab group button, then tap the tab that you want to open.
For additional privacy, you can choose to lock Private Browsing when you're not using it. When you lock your device, your private tabs in Safari will also lock. Then, when you unlock your device again, just unlock Private Browsing with Touch ID, Face ID, or your device passcode.
With Private Browsing, Safari won't remember the pages you visit, your search history, or your AutoFill information. Private Browsing also blocks known trackers, removes tracking used to identify individual users from URLs, and adds protections against advanced fingerprinting techniques.
Swipe right on the tab bar at the bottom of the screen until Private Browsing opens, then tap Unlock. To exit Private Browsing, tap. , then swipe left to open a Tab Group from the menu at the bottom of your screen.
With Private Browsing, Safari won't remember the pages you visit, your search history, or your AutoFill information. Private Browsing also blocks known trackers, removes tracking used to identify individual users from URLs, and adds protections against advanced fingerprinting techniques.
If you've been looking up information about safety strategies online and are concerned someone may see your browsing history, you can remove all records that Safari keeps about where you've browsed. On your iPhone or iPad: Go to Settings > Safari > Clear History and Website Data.
It's not possible to permanently remove private browsing mode from your iPad but there are other ways to avoid using it and in an even quicker fashion than before. Here's what to do. Private browsing is disabled by default on Safari. You need to turn on private browsing to be able to switch it off.
In the Phone menu, look for an option that says "Show My Caller ID." Tap on it. You'll see a toggle next to "Show My Caller ID." If it's off (you'll see it's not green), tap the toggle to turn it on (it will turn green).
on your Apple® iPhone®. To change the browsing mode do one of the following: To turn on Private Browsing, swipe left to open Private Browsing from the tab bar menu. To turn off Private Browsing, swipe left to open a Tab Group from the tab bar menu.
If you are currently in a Session with a Block List that contains at least one blocked domain: If you're currently in a Session with a blocked domain within it, we disable Private Browsing so you are unable to bypass our restrictions and access the site(s) you've blocked via Private Browsing.
All in all, it is possible to trace your private browsing on the iPhone not by the other user of the system but by your network provider and system administrator. So, it is the best choice to use VPN even when you are privately browsing on your phone.
Tap the Content & Privacy Restrictions option and then select the Content Restrictions option on the next page.Tap the Web Content option.On the next screen, select the Unrestricted option and the Private Browsing Mode will be made available in Safari on your iPhone and iPad.
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