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  • Change your homepage
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  • Make Safari your default web browser
  • Go to websites
  • Find what you’re looking for
  • Bookmark webpages that you want to revisit
  • See your favorite websites
  • Use tabs for webpages
  • Pin frequently visited websites
  • Play web videos
  • Mute audio in tabs
  • Pay with Apple Pay
  • Autofill credit card info
  • Autofill contact info
  • Keep a Reading List
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  • Translate a webpage
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  • Share or post webpages
  • Add passes to Wallet
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  • Print or create a PDF of a webpage
  • Customize a start page
  • Customize the Safari window
  • Customize settings per website
  • Zoom in on webpages
  • Get extensions
  • Manage cookies and website data
  • Block pop-ups
  • Clear your browsing history
  • Browse privately
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  • Prevent cross-site tracking
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Change Websites preferences in Safari on Mac

The settings you can customize (such as Reader and Content Blockers) are listed on the left.

To apply a setting to a website on the right, first select the setting, then choose the option you want from the pop-menu next to the website.

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How to Change Safari Settings on iPhone or iPad

Last Updated: November 4, 2019 Tested

This article was co-authored by wikiHow staff writer, Nicole Levine, MFA . Nicole Levine is a Technology Writer and Editor for wikiHow. She has more than 20 years of experience creating technical documentation and leading support teams at major web hosting and software companies. Nicole also holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Portland State University and teaches composition, fiction-writing, and zine-making at various institutions. The wikiHow Tech Team also followed the article's instructions and verified that they work. This article has been viewed 34,666 times. Learn more...

This wikiHow teaches you how to customize the behavior of the Safari web browser on your iPhone or iPad. If you're using iOS 13 or later, you now have the option to choose display options for individual websites in addition to making global changes.

Changing Web Preferences by Website

Step 1 Open any website in Safari.

  • Changes you make with this method will only affect the currently-open website. If you want your preferences to affect all websites rather than just for those you customize, see the Changing Web Preferences for All Websites section instead.

Step 2 Tap the Aa icon.

  • Select Ask on a feature if you'd like to be asked each time the site tries to access the feature (default).
  • Select Deny if you never want the site to access the feature.
  • Select Allow to always allow the site to access the feature.

Step 9 Tap Done when finished.

Changing Web Preferences for All Websites

Step 1 Open your iPhone or iPad's Settings icon.

  • It is also possible to customize these settings on a per-website basis. See this method to learn how.
  • Changing your web preferences using this method will not affect sites you've customized individually.

Step 4 Tap Page Zoom to adjust the default font size.

  • Select Ask on a feature if you'd like to be asked each time any site tries to access the feature (default).
  • Select Deny if you never want websites to access the feature.
  • Select Allow to always allow websites to access the feature.

Changing General Safari Settings

Step 1 Open your iPhone or iPad's Settings icon.

  • Use the sliders in the "IN SAFARI" section at the top to choose whether Siri has access to Safari.
  • Use the sliders in the "IN SEARCH" section to customize whether Safari options show when searching your iPhone/iPad or using the Shortcuts app.
  • Tap the back button when you're finished.

Step 4 Modify your default search preferences in the

  • Tap AutoFill to adjust which information appears automatically in form fields, such as your name, address, phone number, email, and credit card info.
  • Pop-up ads are blocked in Safari by default. If you'd like to see pop-up ads on websites, slide the "Block Pop-ups" switch to the Off (gray) position.
  • Tap Downloads to choose where to save files and media you download from websites. You'll have the option to choose a cloud storage service or your iPhone/iPad.

Step 6 Change tab behavior in the

  • To allow sites and services to track your browsing anywhere on the web, slide the "Prevent Cross-Site Tracking" switch to the Off (gray) position. To retain your privacy, you can leave this switch in the On (green) position.
  • Cookies are used by websites to keep track of your visits, preferences, and login information (for sites that require username/password access). [2] X Research source The "Block All Cookies" switch is Off (gray) by default, but you can enable it by toggling it to the On (green) position.
  • Safari will display a warning message if a website you visit is deemed fraudulent in some way. If you don't want to see these messages, you can toggle the "Fraudulent Website Warning" switch to the Off (gray) position.
  • Adjust the "Check for Apple Pay" switch to reflect your desired Apple Pay behavior on all websites.

Step 8 Tap Advanced for advanced and experimental features.

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  • ↑ https://www.cultofmac.com/636450/how-to-use-safaris-amazing-new-settings-in-ios-13/
  • ↑ https://us.norton.com/internetsecurity-privacy-what-are-cookies.html

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1. Go to a website in Safari. 2. Tap the Aa button. 3. Tap Website Settings . 4. Make your changes. 5. Tap Done . Did this summary help you? Yes No

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