If you use a Mac, you may already be aware of this feature in macOS, but it’s finally making its way to the iPhone and iPad. So, here, we’ll take a look at how you can pin tabs in Safari, manage them, and how beneficial the feature can be.
Why Would You Want to Pin a Safari Tab?
Remember when you had to scroll through your tab manager to search for a specific website? Those days are over.
Pinned tabs allow quick and easy website access as they appear right at the top. It helps you stay better organized and is very time efficient as you don’t have to spend time searching for them in a sea of irrelevant and forgotten tabs.
It is beneficial if you visit a website frequently, as pinned tabs open whenever you open Safari. For example, you can pin your favorite newspaper, magazine, or website to catch up on the news daily without having to type in the URL every time.
If you find this feature useful, chances are you’re someone who uses Safari often. If that is the case, you may also want to look at the different ways to customize Safari on your iPhone to give it a new look.
How to Pin Tabs in Safari on Your iPhone
There are two ways you can pin a tab in Safari, both of which are quick and easy. Follow these steps to pin a tab in Safari:
Open Safari and then open the website you want to pin. Long-press on the URL in the address bar until a pop-up appears. Note that Safari allows you to move the search bar to the top of the screen or leave it at the bottom. Select Pin Tab from the options.
The second method allows you to pin tabs from the tab manager in Safari. This can be quicker if you want to pin multiple tabs at once, as you will not have to type in the URL every time, provided the tabs are already open. Here are the steps:
Click on the Tabs icon at the bottom of the screen. You will see a preview of all open tabs. Long-press the tab you want to pin until you get a pop-up. Now, select Pin Tab from the context menu.
Repeat these steps until you have pinned all the tabs you want.
How to Unpin Tabs in Safari on Your iPhone
When you want to remove a pinned tab, you can follow the same instructions we mentioned above to reverse the process and unpin a tab.
So, long-press the URL or a tab in the tab manager and select Unpin Tab from the pop-up menu.
Unfortunately, there’s no way to unpin all pinned tabs at once, so you’ll have to take your time and do it individually.
Use Pins to Organize Your Tabs in Safari
You can pin tabs in Safari on an iPhone or iPad running iOS 16/iPadOS 16 and later. All you have to do is press and hold, and the job’s done. So, use this feature to stay on top of your favorite tabs in Safari.
You can unpin tabs just as quickly (provided you don’t have a lot of them), so you can switch it up any time you want. As good as this sounds, this isn’t the only noteworthy feature Apple has released with iOS 16.
The Messages app in iOS 16 lets you unsend and edit messages. The Lock Screen now features widgets, and they’re completely customizable—you can even add widgets from third-party apps.
