Set up and use iCloud Tabs

After you turn on iCloud for Safari on your devices, iCloud keeps the tabs you have open in Safari up to date on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Learn how to update your iCloud settings, find your iCloud Tabs, and close an iCloud Tab.

Turn on iCloud for Safari on your iPhone or iPad

  1. Go to Settings, then tap your name.

  2. Tap iCloud.

  3. Tap See All, next to Saved to iCloud. In iOS 17 or earlier, tap Show All under Apps Using iCloud.

  4. Turn on Safari.

Turn on iCloud for Safari on your Mac

  1. From the Apple menu , choose System Settings.

  2. Click your name, then click iCloud.

  3. Click See All next to Saved to iCloud.

  4. Turn on Safari.

Open or close iCloud tabs in Safari on your iPhone or iPad

  1. Open Safari.

  2. Tap the More button, then tap New Tab.

  3. Scroll to the bottom of the start page.

  4. Tap the tab that you want to open from the list of tabs from your other devices.

    An iPhone with Safari open. Reading List is at the top, and the iCloud Tabs section is below that.

  5. To close a tab, touch and hold the tab, then choose Close.

    An iPhone with Safari open. After you tap and hold an iCloud Tab, a menu appears. Close is listed at the bottom of the menu.

Open or close iCloud tabs in Safari on your Mac

  1. Open Safari.

  2. To see tabs open across your devices, choose Show Start Page from Bookmarks in the menu bar. If you don't see your tabs, make sure that you turned on Safari in your iCloud settings.

  3. To close a tab, Control-click the tab, then choose Close Tab.

    A Safari window on a Mac showing the menu after you Control-click an iCloud tab. Close Tab is listed at the bottom of the menu.

If you can't see your iCloud Tabs

  • Make sure that you updated to the latest iOS or iPadOS on your iPhone or iPad, and the latest macOS on your Mac. iCloud Tabs requires iOS 13 or iPadOS 13 or later and macOS Mojave 10.14.4 or later; or iOS 12 or earlier and macOS Mojave 10.14.3 or earlier.

  • Check that you signed in to iCloud with the same Apple Account on all of your devices.

  • Make sure that you turned on two-factor authentication for your Apple Account.

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