IOS 15 Safari guide: cards, search bar and other significant changes

Safari, Apple's flagship web browser has undergone a number of serious changes.Although Apple, under the influence of the crushing criticism of the iOS 15 Betatesters, withdrew from some changes, the users received a thoroughly refreshed application with new exciting functions.

User interface changes

One of the changes that arouse the most controversy was the transfer of the address bar down the screen.Interestingly, so many Betatesters criticized the change that Apple had the opportunity to return to the old screen system.Everyone gained, because in Safari for iOS 15, depending on its preferences.

The new lower address bar also plays the role of an open card bar.You can move your finger to the left or right to replace the cards or touch the belt to search or enter a new URL.The new belt also offers access to the forward / backward rewind buttons, sharing tools and tools for creating bookmarks and cards.

By touching the AA icon visible on the belt, you can go to the website settings, or touching the refreshment button, refresh the page.In addition, when you scroll the page, the entire card bar disappears, so you can see more sites.The hidden belt can be restored with one touch.

How to transfer the Safari address bar in iOS 15 down or top?

Start the Settings application and select Safari from the menu.Go to the card section and select: Card bar if the strap is to be at the bottom of the screen or one card, if the bar is to be at the top of the screen.

Staining the site

Under a fairly strange name, the color of the site lies the functionality of the interface, which consists in the fact that the color of the curled Safari address bar automatically adapts to the colors of the website you are watching, so that the bar goes better with the background.

However, this only applies when the user scrolls the website and the address bar is rolled up.Both in a single card mode and card strip, the interface takes the colors of the page at the top and bottom, and the colors copied from the site extended to the icons of the iPhone status.

How to turn off the storage of the site?

Start the Settings application and select Safari from the menu.Go to the card section and move the switch to the right with the Painting Site option.

Horizontal belt of the bookmark

When using safari in horizontal mode, a card bar is displayed at the top.All open cards are displayed on the bar, making it easy to navigate between them.

Pull to refresh

In Safari for iOS 15, you can quickly and conveniently refresh the website you watch.Just pull it down the screen.It is an alternative to touch the re -charging icon, which is still available on the menu bar.

Card groups

Cards in Safari for iOS 15 can be saved in groups, which allows you to keep the set of open cards without the need to activate them.

Example: If someone is planning a journey, they can save all their cards in the "Holidays" group, gaining quick access to them if necessary, without littering the Safari window with many open cards.

To create a group of cards:

Run the Safari browser and open all the sites you want to join, touch the card button with the arrow down, and then tap a new group of cards with [#] cards.You can also use this option to create a new empty card group to which the cards can be added later.Long press of any open card (or main address bar, if the view of a single card is turned on) to add it to the card group.

To load a group of cards:

Touch the card button and then touch the group's name on the list.All your card groups are synchronized on your devices, so you can access them on iPhones and iPads with iOS and iPados 15, as well as on MAC computers with MacOS Monterey.

Open cards grid

In iOS 14, all open cards are displayed in the form of a card deck, on which you can move your finger.Unfortunately, this is not a practical solution, because it is difficult to learn about the content of individual cards.In Safari for iOS 15, open cards are displayed in the mesh of thumbnails, which show the content of a given site.

Configurable initial side

Safari for iOS 15 allows you to edit what is available on the initial page.This is a function that until now was only available in Safari in the MacOS system.

To adjust the starting page in Safari for iOS:

Open a new empty card, scroll the screen to the bottom and touch the Edit button.You can choose to make the starting page display your favorite, frequently visited sites, content made available to you, information from the privacy report, Siri suggestions, reading list and iCloud cards.The appearance of the starting page can be synchronized on all devices.You can also set the background image of the initial page.

Improvements of intelligent tracking prevention

By updating the intelligent tracking function, tracking modules located on websites are now deprived of access to the iPhone IP address, which hinders or prevents user profiling.

IOS 15 Safari guide: cards, search bar and other significant changes