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How to Hide the Toolbar in Safari for iOS
The Website View menu includes one-tap settings that let you change text size options , request the desktop version of a website , and more. Here we're going to check out the new Hide Toolbar option.
In earlier versions of iOS, Safari hides the top and bottom toolbars when scrolling down a web page, and to view them again you have to tap the URL or swipe down on the page.
In iOS 13 though, you can get Safari to hide the toolbar completely when navigating a website, which makes for a less disruptive experience.
Simply select Hide Toolbar from the dropdown menu, and the toolbar will shrink to show just the URL. This more slimline arrangement will remain while you navigate the website, but you can re-instate the toolbar anytime by tapping the mini URL bar at the top of the screen.
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iOS 15 Safari: How to change the address/search bar design on iPhone
Apple’s latest iOS release comes with an all-new Safari design that places the address/search bar at the bottom of the screen by default. But you can switch back to the classic iOS Safari design with a top bar. Here’s how to change the iOS 15 Safari address/search bar on iPhone.
Apple made its way through multiple iterations of the new iOS 15 Safari design and with the sixth beta , it included the option to switch between the bottom address/search bar and the classic iOS Safari top address/search bar on iPhone .
The official iOS 15 public release also includes the classic bottom menu bar instead of packing all of Safari’s buttons into the unified address/search/tab bar.
How to change iOS 15 Safari address/search bar on iPhone
- Running iOS 15, open Safari on your iPhone
- In the bottom address/search bar, tap the “aA” icon on the left (when on a website)
- Tap Show Top Address Bar
- Tap the “aA” icon in the top address/search bar
- Choose Show Bottom Tab Bar
Alternatively, you can also change the iOS 15 address/search bar by heading to the Settings app > Safari > swipe down and choose “Single Tab.”
Here’s how it looks to change the Safari address/search bar on iPhone:
And here’s how it looks to change it back to the bottom address/search bar:
The other way to change the address/search bar design is in the Settings app.
In addition to changing between the bottom and classic top address/search bar designs, you can choose to enable/disable website tinting (matches the top iPhone status bar to websites’ colors) and enable/disable the landscape tab bar.
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- Bookmarks Are Called Favorites
- Hide or Show the Favorites Bar
Hide or Show the Tab Bar
Hide or show the status bar.
Like many applications, Safari lets you tweak its interface to suit your preferences. You can customize, hide, or show the toolbar, bookmarks bar, favorites bar, tab bar, and status bar. Configuring these Safari interface bars to suit the way you use the browser can save you time and effort.
The toolbar runs across the top of the Safari screen, where the address area is. Here's how to add and remove items to your liking.
From the View menu, select Customize Toolbar .
Select an item you want to add to the toolbar and drag it to the toolbar. Safari will automatically adjust the size of the address and search fields to make room for the new item(s). When you finish, choose Done .
Try adding iCloud Tabs to easily continue browsing sites right where you left off when using other Apple devices. Select Text Size to add the capability to change the size of text on a page quickly.
Alternatively, right-click in an open space in the toolbar and select Customize Toolbar .
You can adjust a couple of other things very quickly, too:
- Rearrange icons in the toolbar by clicking and dragging them to a new location.
- Delete an item from the toolbar by right-clicking it and selecting Remove Item from the pop-up menu.
If you get carried away with customizing the toolbar, and you're not happy with the result, it's easy to return to the default toolbar.
Click and drag the default toolbar set from the bottom of the window to the toolbar.
Click Done .
Safari Favorites Shortcuts
Apple changed the name of the bar from bookmarks to Favorites with the release of OS X Mavericks . No matter what you call the bar, it's a handy place to store links to favorite websites.
Hide or Show the Bookmarks or Favorites Bar
If you don't use the Favorites bar or want to gain a little screen real estate, you can close the bar. Simply select View > Hide Favorites Bar ( or Hide Favorites Bar , depending on the version of Safari you are using).
If you change your mind and decide you miss the bookmarks bar, go to the View menu and select Show Bookmarks Bar or Show Favorites bar.
In OS X Yosemite and later: Web page titles no longer appear in the toolbar area of the Safari browser if you have the tab bar hidden. Displaying the Tab Bar allows you to see the current page title, even if you don't use tabs.
Like other browsers, Safari supports tabbed browsing , which lets you have multiple pages open without having multiple browser windows open.
If you open a webpage in a new tab, Safari will automatically show the tab bar. If you want the tab bar always to be visible, even if you only have a single web page open, select View > Show Tab Bar .
To hide the tab bar, select View > Hide Tab Bar .
If you have more than one page open in a tab, you'll need to close the tabs before you can hide the tab bar. Click or tap the Close button (the little "X") in a tab to close it.
The status bar displays at the bottom of the Safari window. If you let your mouse hover over a link on a web page, the status bar will show the URL for that link, so you can see where you're going before you click the link. In most cases, this isn't important, but sometimes it's nice to check a URL before you go to the page, especially if the link is sending you to a different website.
- To display the status bar, select View > Show Status Bar .
- To hide the status bar, select View > Hide Status Bar .
Experiment with the Safari toolbar, favorites, tab, and status bars to find what works best for you. Generally, you'll find that having all the bars visible is most helpful, but if you need to maximize your viewing area, closing one or all is always an option.
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Launch the app and navigate to a website, then tap the "aA" icon in the upper left corner of the screen. Simply select Hide Toolbar from the dropdown menu, and the toolbar will shrink to show just ...
10. Enter full screen mode, right-click anywhere around the address bar then click "Hide Toolbar" in the menu that appears. Although next time you enter full screen mode the toolbar comes back. Be careful, because once you do this, the only way to get the bar back is to exit and then enter full screen mode again.
You can hide the search field, switch to Reader, and more. Open the Safari app on your iPhone.. Tap , then do any of the following:. Hide the search field: Tap Hide Toolbar (tap the bottom of the screen to get it back). See a streamlined view of the webpage: Tap Show Reader (if available). To return to the normal view, tap Hide Reader.
Change the display controls for a website on Safari. You can hide the search field, switch to Reader, and more. Open the Safari app on your iPad. Tap , then do any of the following: Hide the search field: Tap Hide Toolbar (tap the top of the screen to get it back). See a streamlined view of the webpage: Tap Show Reader (if available).
Follow the app's instructions to configure the desired settings, including the option to hide the search bar within Safari. Enjoy Customization: With the app configured, launch Safari and experience the customized browsing interface, which may include the absence of the search bar based on the app's settings.
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The toolbar runs across the top of the Safari screen, where the address area is. Here's how to add and remove items to your liking. From the View menu, select Customize Toolbar . Select an item you want to add to the toolbar and drag it to the toolbar. Safari will automatically adjust the size of the address and search fields to make room for ...
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In Settings, scroll through the list and tap "Safari." In Safari settings, find the "General" section. In that section, you'll see a switch labeled "Show Favorites Bar." Flip the switch beside it to turn it on. (If it's already enabled and you want to hide the Favorites bar, flip the switch "off.") After that, launch Safari.
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To hide the top and bottom toolbars in Safari, tap on the "AA" in the top left to open the Website View menu. Next, select "Hide Toolbar" from the menu, and the top Smart Search bar slims down to show the URL only, as if you were scrolling down, while the bottom toolbar disappears.
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