If you’re like most people, you use Safari on your iPhone and iPad to browse the web. But what if you want to customize the start page? Here’s how to do it. First, open Safari on your device and go to the “Safari” menu item in the menu bar at the top of the screen. From here, select “Preferences.” In the “Preferences” window that opens, click on the “Start Page” tab. You’ll see a list of pages that are available as start pages when you first open Safari. To add a new page to this list, click on the “+” button next to the “Pages” field and enter the URL of a page that you want to use as your start page. (For example, if you want to use Google search as your default search engine when you first open Safari, enter google.com in the “Pages” field.) When you’ve entered all of your desired URLs, click on OK to close out of “Preferences.” Now every time you open Safari, it will start with whichever page(s) you selected as your start page! ..
On your iPhone or iPad, you can easily customize the Safari Start Page in iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 (or higher). You can make the page blank (mostly), add a background image, or pick and choose what you want to see. Here’s how.
First, open Safari on your iPhone or iPad and open a new tab by tapping the tabs button (two overlapping rectangles), then tapping the plus (“+”) button.
You’ll see Safari’s “Start Page” by default. To edit what’s on the Start Page, scroll down if necessary and tap the “Edit” button.
When you tap “Edit,” a “Customize Start Page” window will appear. Use the switches beside the listed options to turn them on or off. Here’s what each option does.
Favorites: This displays items from your Favorites list (like bookmarks). Frequently Visited: You’ll see a list of frequently visited websites. Shared With You: This gives you a list of items shared with you from other people through the Messages app. Privacy Report: This shows a report on the number of trackers Safari has blocked recently. Siri Suggestions: This displays suggestions from Siri related to what’s in your history and bookmarks. Reading List: This shows items from your Reading List. iCloud Tabs: This shows Safari tabs that are synchronized across iCloud from your other devices.
While also in the “Customize Start Page” window, you can use the “three lines” handle beside each item to tap and drag the Start Page items in the list. This will change the order of how the items will appear on the Start Page.
And if you turn the switch beside “Background Image” into the “on” position, you can select a background picture that will display behind the content on your Start Page. Tap an image in the thumbnails or tap the plus (“+”) button to select a custom image from your photo library.
If you want to make your Start Page as minimalist as possible, switch off every item on the “Customize Start Page” list. (Unfortunately, you’ll still see the “Edit” button.)
When you’re done, click the “X” button to close the Customize Start Page window. The changes you’ve made take effect immediately. Happy browsing!
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