Turn Private Browsing on or off on your iPhone

When you use Private Browsing, the details of your browsing won't be saved, and the websites that you visit won't be shared with your other devices. Safari won't remember the pages you visit, your search history or your AutoFill information.

How to turn on Private Browsing

  1. Open Safari on your iPhone.
  2. Tap the Tabs button .
  3. Tap [number] Tabs or Start Page to show the Tab Groups list.
  4. Tap Private , then tap Done.

iPhone showing the Private Browsing Mode screen when you tap Private to turn Private Browsing on.

While Private Browsing is turned on, the Safari address bar will appear black or dark, instead of white or grey.

How to turn off Private Browsing

  1. Open Safari on your iPhone.
  2. Tap the Tabs button .
  3. Tap Private to show the Tab Groups list.
  4. Tap [number] Tabs , then tap Done.

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