The private or also known as incognito browsing is a feature that does not store or sync the visit data into a browser or online account. It’s the safest way to browse the internet online, leaving no traces.
If you want to search for any personal stuff or using a publicly shared computer device in your organization or at an internet cafe, then I strongly recommend using a private browsing mode.
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Similarly, the Safari browser for iPhone or iPad has a private browsing mode that does not keep the historical record of websites and file data into the cache.
Please note that your ISP provider, school, college, etc. that you’re connected for web browsing can still track your private sessions. Recommend using a VPN service for complete anonymization.
How to Start a Private Tab in Safari iOS/iPadOS?
The private browsing mode is the safest mode of using the internet, especially in public or shared computers. One can easily active the secret private mode on the Safari browser on the iPhone or iPad device.
Here are the steps to start a private browsing tab in Safari on iPhone or iPad:
- Launch the Safari browser app on iOS/iPadOS.
- Tap on the Tabs icon on the screen.
- Select the Private command to enable private mode.
- Tap on the + sign to open a new Private tab.
This will start a private incognito mode browser that does not store any information about the session and also no history records. It deletes even the cache and cookies after existing on the private browser tab.
How to Close a Private Browsing in Safari iOS/iPadOS?
You can easily manage all the private browsing tabs in the grid view mode. Just tap or swipe up on the existing private tabs to kill the session.
Here are the steps to close a private browsing tab in Safari on iPhone and iPad:
- Launch the Safari app on iOS/iPadOS.
- Tap on the Tabs icon on the screen.
- Select the Private command to view private tabs.
- Tap on the X sign to close the existing Private tabs.
This will close the private tab and also delete the cache and cookies stored within the browsing sessions. Like mentioned, the private mode does not store the visit or search history.
How to Open New Tab in Safari iOS/iPadOS?
Just like the private browsing new tab, we can launch the New Tab in normal mode. Browsing within the New Tab is gets recorded on the phone as stored in history.
Here are the steps to open a new normal tab or multiple tabs in Safari on the iPhone or iPad device:
- Launch the Apple Safari app on iOS/iPadOS.
- Tap on the Tabs icon on the screen.
- Tap on the + sign to open a new tab.
This will open a new tab that will record in the history section and also it stores cookies and cache within the browser.
Just in case if you need to delete the history records and/or cookies and caches, then you do it using the clear data option available in the Safari browser settings page.
Bottom Line: Safari iOS Private and New Tab
The Private Browsing Mode is a helpful feature that can save our data from being tracked. It’s highly recommended to use when you’re using a shared computer or device.
Apart from private browsing, the New Tab feature within the Safari browser help in running the simultaneous browsing sessions together. This makes you a productive champ and a great multi-tasker.
Similarly, we can also open new tabs and start Private browsing in Safari on a Mac computer. Features in private mode irrespective of the device are the same.
Let us know how do you feel and use private browsing? Is it a feature you use often?
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