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How to Find Missing Safari Icon on iPhone or iPad

By: Waseem Patwegar | Filed Under: iOS

It can be quite frustrating to find Safari browser missing on iPhone, just when you wanted to look for something on the internet. You can find below the steps to fix the issue of Missing Safari Icon on iPhone or iPad.

Safari Disappeared from iPhone Home Screen

When Safari Icon disappears from the Home screen on iPhone, most users start thinking about the possibility of the Safari App being accidentally deleted by them or by someone with access to their device.

However, this is never the case as Apple prevents users from deleting essential Apps and Safari happens to be one of the most essential native Apps that cannot be deleted from an Apple device.

In most cases, the problem of Missing Safari Icon ends up being due to the Safari App being accidentally moved to one of the Home Screens or being hidden in a Folder on the App Library screen.

A less common reason for Safari Icon missing or disappearing from the Home screen on iPhone or iPad is due to the Safari App being restricted by Screen Time Settings.

1. Check All Home Screens & Folders

As mentioned above, the most common reason for Safari Icon missing on iPhone or iPad is due to the Safari App being accidentally moved to another Home Screen or a Folder.

Hence, the first step would be to carefully go through all the Home screens on your device and look for Safari App. Also, go through all Folders and make sure that Safari Icon is not hiding in a Folder on your device.

2. Search For Safari Browser On iPhone

Follow the steps below to ask your iPhone to look for the Missing Safari App Icon.

1. Bring up the Search bar on the Home screen of your iPhone ( Swipe down or Swipe left , depending on the model of your iPhone).

2.  Type Safari in the Search bar and this should bring up Safari App in the search results.

3. Tap & Hold the Safari Icon , drag it upwards slightly and release the finger to place Safari Icon back on the Home Screen of your device.

Note: Even if Safari App is hidden in a Folder, you will see the name of the Folder in which the Safari App Icon is hidden on your device.

3. Look For Safari in App Library

If you had accidentally removed Safari from the Home screen, it should be available in the App Library on your iPhone.

1. Swipe Left on the Home screen of your iPhone, until you reach the App Library screen.

2. On App Library screen, type Safari in the Search bar and you should find Safari appearing in the Search results.

3. Once Safari appears in the search results, tap and hold on Safari Icon and select Add to Home Screen option.

This should immediately bring the Safari Icon back on the Home Screen of your device.

4. Unhide Home Screen

Another possibility is that you may have accidentally moved Safari to another Home screen and also hidden that Home Screen.

1. Tap & Hold on the Dots located on the Home Screen of your iPhone.

2. Look for Safari Icon in the Thumbnails and tap below the Thumbnail that contains the Safari Icon (if it does not have the check mark).

3. This will unhide the Screen containing Safari Icon and you will find Safari back on the Home screen of your iPhone.

5. Reset Home Screen

An easy way to get native Apps like Safari back to their default position on the Home screen of iPhone or iPad is to Reset the Home Screen.

1. Go to Settings >  General > Transfer or Reset iPhone and tap the Reset  option.

2. On the Reset Screen, select Reset Home Screen Layout option.

As mentioned above, resetting the Home Screen should bring back the Safari Icon to its usual position on the Home screen of your iPhone or iPad.

6. Disable Restrictions on Safari App

You may have accidentally or intentionally placed restrictions on Safari App, in order to prevent the possibility of your children accessing the internet and using up all your data.

1.  Open  Settings > Go to Screen Time > Content & Privacy Restrictions > Allowed Apps .

2. On Allowed Apps screen, move the toggle next to Safari to  ON  position.

Note: If you are using Screen Time Passcode , you will be prompted to enter Screen Time Passcode.

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How To Fix A Missing Safari Icon On iPhone Or iPad

Safari is built into iOS and cannot be removed from your iPhone or iPad (except when the device has been jailbroken), but it can go missing from the home screen. If it does, it's often easy enough to locate it.

You can usually find it with the Spotlight — swipe down on the home screen and search "safari." Sometimes a user will tuck Safari into a cluttered folder where the icon can get lost. To find it, you just have to look for it.

Suppose you always launch the app from the App Library, and the Safari icon is missing. In that case, it's possible the browser was accidentally deleted from the App Library — a space where all apps are auto-organized into tidy folders. You can hide an app from the Home Screen when it's being moved to the App Library. When it's also deleted from the Library, the icon can go missing.

But what's more likely is that the restriction features in iOS are hiding Safari from you. Parental controls or Screen Time management can hide Safari from view, according to Apple .

How to bring the missing Safari icon back

Before reconfiguring the restriction features on your iPhone or iPad, try resetting the Home Screen. The Safari icon may be hidden, not the app itself. Here's what Apple  recommends.

• Open Settings.
• Find and tap General.
• Select Transfer or Reset iPhone .
• Select Reset.
• Select Reset Home Screen Layout.
• Select Reset Home Screen.

Resetting the Home Screen sends all app icons back to their original slots.

If you still can't see Safari, Screen Time is hiding the app from you. Screen Time is a feature that limits how much time you're allowed on a particular app. It's protected with a PIN (that's supposed to be different from the password that unlocks your iPhone or iPad). 

You can either disable Screen Time entirely, or just safelist Safari.

• Tap Screen Time.
• Tap Content & Privacy Restrictions.
• Enter your passcode.
• Tap Allowed Apps.
• Enable the switch next to Safari to allow it.

To disable the feature entirely, you can also toggle off the switch next to Content & Privacy Restrictions.

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Disappearing Safari Tabs on iPhone or iPad? How to Find Them

Every so often, a seemingly small bug in Apple's operating systems survives the company's annual OS launches and continues to cause users huge frustration from one software update to the next.

While there isn't an accepted solution to the problem of disappearing tabs, there are cases where it might seem that your tabs are gone, when in fact they are just hidden from view. Here are some ways that you may be able to get them back or stop them from disappearing in the first place.

Reveal Hidden Tabs

On iPadOS, for example, if you press and hold the Show Tab Overview button (four squares in a quadrant) in the top-right corner of the Safari window, this will reveal a dropdown menu that includes an option to Merge All Windows .

Reveal the Shelf

Another action worth trying on iPadOS is pressing and holding the Safari icon in the Dock or on the Home Screen and selecting Show All Windows from the popup menu that appears.

Recently Closed Tabs

If you have an inkling that some of the tabs you're missing have been inadvertently closed, you can always use the Recently Closed Tabs option to re-open them. All you have to do is open up the tab view in Safari and long press on the "+" icon to get a look at all of the tabs that you've recently closed.

Turn Off Auto-Close Tabs

If you still haven't been able to find some of your tabs, make sure that Safari isn't closing them after a certain duration on your behalf: Open Settings , tap through to Safari -> Close Tabs and ensure that Manually is selected.

Bookmark All Open Tabs

If the above suggestions haven't worked for you, there is a workaround: Consider bookmarking your open tabs after each browsing session. This might sound like more hassle than it's worth, but since iOS 13 Apple has included a one-tap option to just that.

A popup menu will appear at the on the screen from which you can select Add Bookmarks for X Tabs , the X being the number of tabs open.

Once you've tapped this option, you'll be asked to save the tabs in a new bookmarks folder (remember to give it a recognizable name). Alternately, you can choose a location from the existing folder list in which to save the tabs.

To access your bookmarks in Safari at any time, simply tap the Bookmarks icon in the main browsing interface or the sidebar to reveal all of your saved favorites and folders. Press and hold on the folder of bookmarks and select Open in New Tabs , or alternatively, Open in Tab Group if you want them grouped.

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Put the Safari Icon Back on Your Home Screen: 6 Methods

Last Updated: August 5, 2022 Fact Checked

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Safari is a browser app that comes preloaded on all iPhones and iPads. However, it’s possible to accidentally delete or hide the Safari app icon from your Home Screen. If the Safari icon has gone missing from your Home Screen, don’t worry. In this article, we’ll talk you through the best ways to find the Safari app on your device and put it back .

Adding Safari from the App Library

• As soon as you start typing, search results should begin to pop up on the screen.
• You can also browse the categories in the library until you find Safari. For instance, Safari may be located in the Utilities category.

Finding Safari in Spotlight Search

Unlocking Safari in Parental Controls

• At this point, if you have restrictions enabled, you’ll be prompted to enter your Screen Time passcode.
• If you want to quickly turn off all content restrictions , you can toggle off Content & Privacy Restrictions at the top of the screen.

Showing Hidden Home Screen Pages

• You can also touch and hold the row of dots at the bottom of your screen to make the icons start wiggling.

Doing a Home Screen Reset

Adding Safari Bookmarks to your Home Screen

• In the Add to Home Screen window, you can also customize the name of the bookmark if you like.

Expert Q&A

• If you want to add the Safari app icon to the dock on your iPhone, tap and hold the app icon on your Home Screen until it starts to wiggle. Then, drag it down to the dock. If you already have 4 apps in your dock, you’ll need to remove one to make room. You can use the same process on the iPad, but the iPad dock can hold many more apps than the iPhone dock. Thanks Helpful 0 Not Helpful 2

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How to Find Missing Safari Icon on iPhone or iPad

Safari is the default Web Browser for iPhone and iPad users. However, it has been reported by several iPhone and iPad users that they are unable to find the Safari icon on their device. There are several reasons due to which the Safari icon disappears from your iPhone or iPad.

Safari is a stock application due to which it cannot be removed completely from your iPhone or iPad. Thus, here we are with some of the best methods which you can use to find the missing Safari icon on your device.

Method 1: Open through Apple Store (New)

You can check with the apple store if you have mistakenly uninstalled it from your device

Link: https://support.apple.com/downloads/safari

Method 2: Check Home Screens thoroughly.

Before starting with the technical methods, make sure that the Safari icon is not hiding in one of your home screens or any of the folders.

If you are unable to find the icon even after going through all the home screens and folders, go to the next method listed below.

Method 3: Search for the Safari icon.

Step 1- Swipe right on your home screen till you reach the search box.

Step 2- Type ‘ Safari ‘ in the search box and its icon will appear below the search box. Tap on it to launch Safari on your iPhone or iPad.

In case your Safari icon is hidden in a folder, the name of that folder will also be displayed for you to know.

If your Safari icon is still not visible on your iPhone or iPad, go to the next method listed below.

Method 4: Restart your device.

Restarting your iPhone or iPad will give a soft reset to it. It has been observed that restarting your device can fix the majority of the errors occurring on your device.

Method 5: Disable Restrictions from Settings.

Step 1- Launch Settings on your device.

Step 2- Tap on Screen Time >> Content & Privacy Restrictions >> Allowed Apps .

Step 3- A list of all the applications will appear on your screen. Locate Safari in this list and make sure that its toggle is turned On .

Now that any restriction on your Safari is disabled, its icon should reappear on your home screen.

Method 6: Reset Home Screen.

Step 2- Go to General >> Reset >> Reset Home Screen Layout .

Now, all the icons on your home screen will be set to their default position. You will now find the Safari icon on your home screen.

Method 7: Reset your device using iTunes.

This is your last resort if none of the above-listed methods help you in finding the missing Safari icon on your iPhone or iPad.

Step 1- Connect your device to a PC using a USB cable.

Step 2- Launch iTunes on your PC and select your device.

Step 3- Now, click on Summary >> Restore .

Be patient till your device gets restored. You will not be able to locate the Safari icon on your iPhone or iPad.

Conclusion:

These are some of the easiest and the most effective methods which you can use to find the missing Safari icon on your iPhone or iPad . The steps involved in these methods are easy to understand and execute. If we have missed out on any such useful method to find the missing Safari icon on iPhone or iPad, then do let us know about it in the comments section below.

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How to Put Safari Back in the Dock at Bottom of iPhone or iPad Home Screen

This has happened to many iPhone and iPad users; in some way or another, you have deleted your Safari app icon from the Dock on your Home Screen, and you want it back. Of course, deleting something is much easier than putting it back; after all, when you removed it, you knew where it was. This article will explain how to return your Safari icon to your Dock or Home Screen.

On your iPhone or iPad, the Safari icon is what you tap on in order to open your Safari browser. For many people, their browser is one of their most used apps, and so they like to keep their browser icon in a convenient place. You may have removed the icon by accident, or maybe you were trying out another browser like Firefox or Chrome. Whatever the case, we’ll show you how to get your Safari icon back.

Finding your Safari app icon

Generally, there are a couple of possibilities when you can’t find an app on your device:

• You deleted the app from your iPhone (iPad).
• You put the app icon on another page or removed it from the Home Screen.

However, some Apple apps like Safari can not be deleted from your iPhone or iPad. For Apple apps that can be deleted , you can download and reinstall them from the App Store .

Safari and all of the other apps currently installed on your iPhone or iPad, whether they are on your Home Screen or not, can be found in your App Library .

Putting Safari back

Here is how to get Safari from the App Library:

• On your iPhone or iPad, swipe left on your Home Screen pages until you get to the last page. Swipe left again to see your App Library.
• In the search field, type Safari .
• Tap on Add to Home Screen .
• If you have space in the Dock, Safari will appear there. Otherwise, Safari will appear on one of your Home Screens.
• Your right-most Home Screen will appear. If you want to drop it on one of your Home Screen pages, just keep dragging it until you get to the desired spot on the page, then release it.
• If you want it in your Dock at the bottom of your screen, drag it down to the Dock, position it where you would like and release.
• To reposition Safari, press and hold on the icon until all icons begin to wiggle. Then you can drag Safari to the desired location. Tap Done in the top-right corner of your screen.

The apps on your iPhone or iPad can be deleted, removed from the Home Screen or hidden (you can even hide entire Home Screen pages if you want to). If you need to recover deleted apps for your device, you should be able to download them again from the App Store (assuming they are still available).

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How to Get Safari Icon Back on iPhone Home Screen

• Look for app folders and search for Safari in the home screen.
• Use App Library to bring Safari back to the home screen.

Fix 1: Unhide Home Screen Page

If the Safari icon has gone missing along with other app icons, there are chances that you might have hidden a home screen page .

Step 1: On your iPhone’s home screen, touch and hold the page dots at the bottom until you see the thumbnails of your home screen.

Step 2: The pages that have checkmarks under them are enabled. Look for the page having the Safari browser and tap on the selection circle under it to enable it.

That’s it. No, go to your phone’s home screen and you should see the Safari icon.

Fix 2: Remove Screen Time Restrictions from iPhone

If you can’t find Safari on your iPhone using the above methods, you must check and remove screen time restrictions from the Safari app.

Step 1: Open Settings on your iPhone. Go to Screen Time followed by ‘Content & Privacy Restrictions’.

Step 3: Tap on Allowed Apps . Turn off the toggle next to Safari . It should turn green.

That’s it. Go to your home screen and you should see the Safari app. If the Safari icon is missing, use the above methods to put it back on the home screen.

Fix 3: Reset Home Screen Layout

Resetting the home screen layout of your iPhone will delete folders that you have created on the home screen and put all the pre-installed Apple apps including Safari at their original location. This will help in restoring Safari back to the home screen.

To reset the home screen layout, go to Settings > General > Transfer or Reset > Reset > Reset Home Screen Layout .

Once reset, go back to the home screen and you should see the Safari icon happily sitting over there. If Safari doesn’t work for some reason, learn how to fix Safari not working on your iPhone.

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Safari icon can’t be found on iPhone or iPad – Fix

Some of the iOS users experience missing icons of Safari and other apps on their phones or iPads. If you are one of these users and you are wondering what to do, then you are on the right page.

Suggestions on how to Locate Safari:

1 st Solution: Try to locate the Safari icon on other pages or screens.

Check your folders and see whether you have accidentally hidden the icon on one of them. Try to move the screens left and right or front and back in order to check for the Safari icon.

If you are sure that the Safari icon is really missing, try to do a home screen reset. In order to do this, you can do the following: Go to your iPhone or iPad’s “Settings. Select the “General” tab. Tap the “Reset” button. Select the “Reset Home Screen Layout” option. This will enable you to do a default reset of all the icons that are present in your Home Screen.

In order to check the “Restrictions” tab, do the following: Go to the “Settings” section of your iPhone. Tap the “General” menu. Select the “Restrictions” tab. Make sure that the “Safari” browser is not restricted by making sure that it is “turned on”.

If you can’t still see the icon after doing the things above, you can try to do a “Restore”.

In order to do this, follow these steps:

• Connect your iPhone or iPad to a Mac computer with the help of a USB cable. Next, you have to install iTunes if it is not already on your iOS device.
• Go to the “Devices” section located on the left pane and select your iOS device.
• Select the “Summary” button.
• Click on the “Restore” button.

After restoring, you should be able to see your Safari browser on the homepage of your iPhone or iPad.

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Safari is the default web browser for iPhone and iPad users. However, some iPhone and iPad users have reported not seeing the Safari icon on their devices. There are several reasons why Safari icons disappear on your iPhone or iPad. It can be very annoying to find the Safari browser icon missing on your iPhone or iPad when you want to search for something on the Internet. So, let’s take a look at how to fix Safari Icon Missing issue on iPhone or iPad.

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• 2 How to get Safari back on iPhone
• 3 From the iOS 14 application library
• 4 Search Safari using Spotlight Search
• 5 Find Safari in the application library
• 6 Find the blank Safari on the hidden home screen page
• 7 Reset home screen layout
• 8 Restrict and reinstall Safari on iPhone
• 9 Frequently Asked Questions
• 10 Ques: Do I have Safari on my iPad?
• 11 Ques: Why can’t I find Safari on my iPad?
• 12 Ques: Why has Safari disappeared?
• 13 Conclusion

Missing Safari Icon On iPhone

In most cases, problems with Safari icons that do not appear on iPhone result in a hidden Safari icon on one of the home screens or in one of the folders.

Some users start to wonder if they accidentally deleted the Safari application or if someone can access their iPhone.

Fortunately, Apple prevents users from deleting most basic or home applications, and Safari is one of those applications that can not be uninstalled from iOS devices.

Another common reason why you do not have the Safari icon on your iPhone is that the Safari application is limited in Time Display Settings.

How to get Safari back on iPhone

From the ios 14 application library.

Go to the Application Library and open the Utilities folder. [See: How to Find iOS 14 Library Apps]

• Search the Safari application.
• Press and hold an empty space on the screen until you see the motion mode.
• Touch and drag the Safari application icon to the home screen.
• After completing the question, click “Done” in the upper right corner.

Search Safari using Spotlight Search

If you don’t have Safari on your iPhone home screen, use Spotlight to see if the app is in the Applications folder. This system also works on iOS 13.

To do this, drag the screen downwards while on the main screen. Enter Safari in the search box above. Now you can see the application folder name if Safari is in the specified folder. You can move Safari from this folder to the Home screen or to another application folder.

Find Safari in the application library

If you can’t find Safari in a Utilities application, search for the application in the application library.

• To do this, go to the library page and search for Safari. To restore Safari to the iPhone port, press and hold the Safari app icon until you have added the app to the Home screen. Then drag and drop the app onto the door.
• Alternatively, you can click the Safari icon in the App Library and select “Add to Home Screen”. It is good to know that if Safari is already on the home screen, in the app folder, or even on a hidden iOS 14 app page, the option to add a home screen will not appear.

Find the blank Safari on the hidden home screen page

If you hide the page in iOS 14 with a clean slate, Safari may not be displayed.

Follow the steps below to find Safari on the hidden Home screen page.

• Click the long, empty field on the home screen or application page.
• In edit mode, click the dot button at the bottom of the page.
• Use the Safari app to search for hidden pages of the app.
• Add specific application pages for review
• Click Finish in the upper right corner.

Reset home screen layout

This is definitely the easiest way to restore your iPhone or iPad’s home screen layout and look.

NOTE: We do not recommend using this method as it will also set up all your apps on the Home screen and remove the widget from the Home screen.

To reset the home screen layout on iOS 15, go to Settings> General> Change or Reset iPhone. Select Reset> Reset Home Screen Layout, then click Reset Home Screen to View. google users get free tips on  Turn in Late Work on Google Classroom on Time  &  Add Filters or Visual Effects to Google Meet .

Restrict and reinstall Safari on iPhone

IOS parental controls allow users to block access to built-in applications. If you disable or close the app on your iPhone, the app will only be temporarily hidden on the home screen.

If you have Safari disabled, you won’t be able to find it anywhere on your iPhone using the method above. To access another Safari browser, you must first activate the application. Because of this,

• Go to Settings> Screen Time.
• Click “Content and Privacy Restrictions”.
• If prompted, enter your password and make sure the content is enabled and disabled private.
• Click “Approved Applications”
• Activate the power button next to “Safari” to scan the app.
• Safari will now appear on your home screen and you can find it from Search.

Frequently Asked Questions

Ques: do i have safari on my ipad.

Ans: Safari is a web browser that comes built in to the iPad. You’ll use it to access websites on your device. Safari’s interface is similar to those you might find on a desktop web browser, and it also has a few unique features to make mobile browsing easier.

Ques: Why can’t I find Safari on my iPad?

Ans: In iOS12 and higher choose “Screen Time” > “Content Privacy & Restrictions” > “Content Privacy” > “Allowed Apps“. In iOS 11 and lower, choose “General” > “Restrictions“. If restrictions are enabled, ensure “Safari” is set to “On“.

Ques: Why has Safari disappeared?

Ans: It’s just that you may have hidden or moved it somewhere accidentally. Often the case of Safari missing from iPhone is that the browser ends up in some other screen of the device or some other folder. It might also get hidden if you accidentally disable it through the restrictions fuction in Settings.

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We hope that when you try these methods, the Safari icon will be restored to the iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch home screen. If you still can’t see the icon that you received your device from a work or school environment, software may be installed on your device to block Safari from being used. Contact your organization’s IT department for assistance.

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How to Get Safari Icon Back on Your iPhone

Cannot find the Safari icon on your iPhone Home Screen? This can happen due to various reasons, such as app restrictions, accidental deletion, or even system glitches. However, Safari, being an native iOS app, cannot be deleted, so let’s try out some easy ways to get the icon back on your iPhone.

Let’s look at everything you need to know.

How To Fix Safari Icon Disappeared on My iPhone

1. check all folders and screens.

You may have hundreds of apps on your Home Screen nested within multiple folders. The Safari app icon might be among these app icons. There is a good chance it is not visible while scrolling on your Home Screen.

You can start by searching all the folders on different screens on your iPhone.

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Or else, use Spotlight Search on your iPhone to find the Safari icon.

2. Use App Library

There is a high chance that you have accidentally removed the icon from the Home Screen. But this doesn’t mean that Safari is deleted. Instead, it might be listed in the App Library.

• Keep pressing the Safari app icon and drag it on your Home Screen.

And voila! the Safari icon is back.

3. Reset the Home Screen Layout

If your Home Screen layout has way too many app icons, it can be difficult to locate a specific app. Hence, you can try resetting the Home Screen layout to its default setting, which will instantly display all the important iOS apps.

Here is how you can do it.

• Open Settings on your iPhone

You should now get back Safari icon back on Home Screen.

4. Check for Content Restrictions

If you have enabled any content restrictions on your iPhone , you may need to disable it. Or add Safari in the allowed apps section.

Follow the steps below.

5. Restart Your iPhone

One of the most effective methods to fix bugs and errors is simply restarting the iPhone. Minor UI glitches often get sorted out with a reboot. Follow the steps below to restart your iPhone.

• Keep pressing the lock button and Volume Up button on your iPhone.
• Wait till you get the power off the slide.

Now check if the Safari icon is back on the Home Screen.

6. Update Your iOS

Before you can ask for help from Apple support, update iOS to the latest version. These updates often provide important bug fixes that might fix your error, too,

• Now, open the Software Update option.
• Wait for a few seconds for the system to check for any updates.

If available, you can start the installation. After the update, your iPhone will restart, and you can check if Safari is visible on the Home Screen.

7. Contact Apple Support

Lastly, you can reach out to Apple customer support through their live chat. I have contacted them numerous times for bugs on my iPhone, and they have always been super helpful.

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How to fix Safari tabs disappearing on iPad and iPhone

While using Safari, have you noticed that some of your open tabs are missing and you can’t seem to find them? The tabs are most likely still open, you just have to look for them in the right places. Let’s show you how.

1. See all your open windows in Safari on iPad

Unlike iPhone, but like Mac, Safari on iPad lets you open more than one window.

You might not see a Safari tab that’s open in a different window in case you have multiple active windows that you opened and forgot. Secondly, clicking some website links can force a new browser window.

In these situations, you might miss seeing a specific tab if it isn’t on your current Safari window but on a different one.

Here’s how to quickly see all open Safari windows on iPad:

• Go to your iPad Home Screen or pull up the Dock.
• Press and hold the Safari app icon.
• Tap Show All Windows .

Now, tap one of the windows that has the Safari tab you thought had disappeared.

2. Merge all Safari windows on iPad to get back hidden tabs

With Safari open on Mac, when you click Windows from the top menu bar, you see an option called Merge All Windows. Clicking this instantly brings all the tabs of different windows in a single window.

The same handy functionality is in Safari for iPad.

Here’s how to see your hidden Safari tabs on iPad by merging all active windows into one:

• Inside Safari, press and hold the button made up of four tiny squares.
• Tap Merge All Windows .

Now, Safari will bring all the tabs of different windows to a single place. From here, you can easily find the Safari tabs that you thought were missing or hidden from plain sight.

3. Reopen your recently closed Safari tabs on iPad and iPhone

Sometimes, it’s likely that you accidentally closed a Safari tab or closed one intentionally and then forgot about it.

You can easily open such recently closed Safari tabs by following these steps:

• Inside Safari, tap the tab button (made of two overlapping squares).
• Press and hold the plus button (+) to see Recently Closed Tabs.
• Tap the desired website to reopen it.

For more: How to quickly reopen recently closed tabs in Safari on iPhone or iPad

4. Stop Safari from automatically closing open tabs

With iOS 13 and later, Safari can automatically close open tabs after one day, one week, or a month. In case you or someone with access to your iPhone or iPad enabled this option, you might be opening a tab, and the next day it closes, making you wonder, “Where has my Safari tab gone!”

To fix this, follow these steps to prevent the auto-close of Safari tabs:

• Open Settings on your iPhone or iPad.
• Tap Safari .
• Select  Close Tabs .
• Choose  Manually .

From now, open Safari tabs won’t disappear, and you can access them as long as you don’t close them manually.

Fixed: Safari tabs hiding or missing on iPhone or iPad

This is how you can fix the issue of Safari tabs hiding or disappearing from plain sight on your iPhone or iPad. Besides this, if you continue to face such inconveniences, make sure you inculcate the habit of restarting your iPhone at least once every three days.

Finally, if you’re on an old version of iOS or iPadOS, go to Settings > General > Software Update and install the newest available version of the operating system for your device. Usually, such bugs are fixed by Apple via software updates, ensuring an improved experience.

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Safari is the default web browser on iPhone. And it's liked by most iPhone users because of its simple and clean interface and its great utility. But recently some users have reported that the Safari icon has disappeared from their iPhone Home screen, maybe after they update their iPhone to iOS 16 . They are eager to know how to add it back.

Are you also facing this issue and looking for a solution? Don't worry. Here in this article, we will tell you multiple methods to fix the Safari disappeared from iPhone issue and add the missing Safari icon back to your iPhone Home screen .

Part 1. Why Did Safari Disappear from My iPhone?

Part 2. Find Disappeared Safari from Your iPhone

Method 1: Check All Screens and Folders

Method 2: Search for Disappeared Safari in App Library

Method 3: Look for Disappeared Safari Using Spotlight Search

Method 4: Remove Restrictions on Safari

Method 5: Check if Home Screen Page is Hidden

Method 6: Reset Home Screen

Bonus: How to Get Back Disappeared Safari History to iPhone Without Backup

Faqs about safari disappeared from iphone, part 1: why did safari disappear from my iphone.

Actually, although Safari icon disappeared from your iPhone, the Safari app is impossible to disappear from your iPhone. That's because iPhone doesn't allow users to remove the in-built applications. Following are the two main reasons why Safari icon disappeared from iPhone:

The Safari icon on iPhone may have been hidden or relocated in some folders or displayed on another screen.

It may be concealed if you deactivate it by mistake using the limitations option in Settings.

Part 2: Find Disappeared Safari from Your iPhone

No matter what has caused Safari disappeared from iPhone, we will provide 6 methods to help you solve this problem and add the missing Safari icon back to your iPhone Home screen.

1 Check All Screens and Folders

The initial approach you need to take is to look for the missing Safari icon on every Home screen of your iPhone. Check if the Safari app is hidden in a folder on one of the screen pages.

2 Search for Disappeared Safari in App Library

You could find and run the applications you frequently use in the App Library. So, there is some possibility that you could find the disappeared Safari in the App Library. Just go through all the home screens by swiping left and you will reach the App Library. All applications that are installed appear there, you can tap on the search box and type Safari to find it.

3 Look for Disappeared Safari Using Spotlight Search

Another way to quickly find the disappeared Safari is to use the spotlight search of your iPhone. Swipe right past all the home screens and open up the Spotlight Search. Type Safari in the search box and the Safari app would appear in the search outcomes. This method apply to all app icons disappeared from iphone but still installed including Safari.

As soon as you find it, you could long-press the icon and pull it to the target screen.

4 Remove Restrictions on Safari

You may have imposed limits on the Safari App, either mistakenly or on purpose, to block others from surfing the web or using your data on your iPhone. This setting might also get Safari icon disappeared from your iPhone Home screen.

Follow the steps below to get the missing Safari back::

Step 1. Go to Settings and click on Screen Time .

Step 2. Then, select Content & Privacy Restrictions . (If you have set up any passcode, you would be asked to enter that.)

Step 3. Choose the option of Allowed Apps .

Step 4. Toggle the switch to turn on the Safari if it's off.

5 Check if Home Screen Page is Hidden

Are you finding that not only Safari, but also other App icons went missing? If that's the case, then perhaps one of the Home screen page is hidden.

Follow the instructions below to put Safari app back on iPhone:

Step 1. Open your iPhone's home screen and press and hold the page dots located at the bottom. Keep holding until thumbnails of your home screen pages appear.

Step 2. Identify the pages with checkmarks, as these are the enabled ones. Locate the page containing the Safari browser and tap the selection circle underneath it to activate it.

6 Reset Home Screen

Another way to get back the Safari missing from iPhone is to reset your Home screen, and all of your applications will be displayed on their default positions. You can easily locate where your Safari App is.

Follow two simple steps below to get Safari icon missing back:

Step 1. Open Settings , click on General , and then tap on Reset .

Step 2. Select Reset Home Screen Layout .

Hope that you have gotten back the disappeared Safari icon to your iPhone. You don't need to worry a lot when the Safari icon is missing. Just as we have mentioned, the app can't be removed, So, you are sure to find and add it back. But if you have lost the data such as browsing history and bookmarks in the Safari app, it could be a little difficult for you to come up with a solution to get them back.

However, you don't need to worry too much, either, as WooTechy iSeeker will come in handy whenever there is a need to recover your data. It is a powerful iPhone data recovery program and it could get back any lost data to your iPhone. It will retrieve the lost Safari history and bookmarks easily and quickly.

Key Features of iSeeker

It recovers 18 types of lost data like deleted Safari history , bookmarks , photos without backup .

It allows you selectively recover the needed files and lets you preview the files before recovery.

It ensures your data privacy during the whole recovery process.

It is compatible with iOS 16 and Apple devices.

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Recover the lost Safari history with the following 3 simple steps

Step 1. Download and install Wootechy iSeeker, select Recover from iOS device and then connect your device to your laptop/computer. After your iPhone is recognized by iSeeker, click on Next to continue the recovery procedure.

Step 2. Next, select Safari History from all the categories displayed on the screen hit the Scan option.

Step 3. After the scan, you will be able to preview all the deleted or lost Safari history. Choose the needed ones and click on the Recover button.

Q1. How do I fix Safari missing after iOS update?

Restart your device, search for Safari, and ensure you're not using any restrictive settings.

Q2. Can I restore Safari from an iCloud backup?

Yes, if you have a backup, restoring your device might bring back Safari along with its data.

Q3. Is there a way to prevent Safari from disappearing in the future?

To prevent Safari from disappearing, it's a good practice to regularly back up your device through iCloud or iTunes.

Q4. What should I do if I can't find Safari after trying all troubleshooting steps?

If none of the troubleshooting steps work, you might consider resetting your iPhone's settings ( Settings > General > Reset > Reset All Settings ). This won't delete your data but will reset settings to default.

Q5. How to add Safari to Home Screen?

Adding Safari to home screen is pretty easy as follows:

Search for " Safari " using Spotlight.

Long-press the Safari icon in the search results.

Tap " Add to Home Screen ."

Final Words

The above-mentioned methods are some of the quickest and most successful ways for recovering Safari missing from iPhone. These approaches have basic steps that are simple to learn and implement.

In addition, the most convenient way to restore disappeared Safari history from iPhone is to install WooTechy iSeeker and cut out the hassle. It involves a user-friendly interface that eliminates complicated steps for using it. It also respects the confidentiality of your data throughout the process of recovery and does not destroy your existing data, hence, giving you the best experience.

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Safari Favorites Icons Missing? 7 Ways to Get Them Back

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Safari favorites icons, or favicons, are a celebrated convenience that allows you to quickly see the website you want in history, bookmarks, or tabs. Unfortunately, these favicons tend to appear incorrectly or go missing. This article shows you how to get back missing favorite icons on your Mac.  

If you notice that your Safari favorites icons are missing , clearing your cache and restarting Safari is the fastest way to get them back . There is another alternative way of opening the affected website in a private Safari window; I will look at it in detail later in the article.

How to Find Safari Favorites Icons Missing? 

• Method 1: Clear Safari favorites icons cache 

Method 2: Use Safari Private Window

Method 3: create new user, method 4: verify your preferences, method 5: restore items from time machine, method 6: download updates.

• Method 7: Use the safe mode        

In Conclusion

If the favorites icons are missing in Safari on your Mac, try going to “Safari” > “Preferences” > “Tabs” and check the box next to “Show website icons in tabs.” If this doesn’t solve the issue, try resetting the Safari browser by going to “Safari” > “Reset Safari” and selecting the appropriate options. If the issue persists, try restarting your Mac or updating the operating system.

How to bring back Safari Favorites Icons

When Apple first introduced the favicon feature on Safari, most people unsurprisingly jumped on it enthusiastically. The convenience of quickly locating your favorite website on a tab or bookmark list was too good to pass up. Precious seconds are saved by that little image appearing in the history list of the Safari browser, while not seeing it can put some people off whatever they are doing on the internet. Even though the Safari favorites icon appears distorted or missing, we’re here to tell you that you can quickly recover the icon by following a few simple steps on your MacBook. 

Method 1: Clear Safari favorites icons cache  

Clearing the Safari favorites icons cache and starting over is the universal way of solving the problem of incorrect and missing favicons on your computer. Follow the steps below to get your favorite icons back. 

• Shut or quit Safari.
• Go to Finder on your Mac.  
• Next, click on Go, then select Go To Folder on the visible menu.
• A pop-up menu will appear, and you will need to type in/Library/Safari/Favicon Cache/ 
• Once you’ve typed that in, you need to click on Go.
• You must send all the items in the folder on your screen to Trash. Pressing the Command and the A key simultaneously selects all the files in the folder, then you can drag them to the trash. You can also right-click the files and select Move To Trash on the menu that appears on the screen. 
• Empty the entire trash or delete the items from the favicon cache folder only. The simplest way to empty your trash is by right-clicking the trash icon on your dock and selecting Empty Trash. 
• Open your Safari browser again and visit your saved sites. 

The incorrect or distorted images should appear correctly. The favicon cache rebuilds itself as you visit your saved sites. However, in rare cases, some alternatives might help. I’ll now look at some of the methods that you can use. Feel free to try them all, as none take a long time to complete.

Also Read: How to Fix Finder Not Responding on Mac

There is no guarantee that this alternative method will work, but it is worth a try if clearing the favicon cache is not working or if you prefer not to use it. Safari has a private window that does not store browsing history, and you can use this feature to try and refresh your favicons.

• Right-click on Safari in the Dock
• Select New Private Window
• Visit the site with the incorrect or missing favicons
• Close Private Window

The favicons should return to normal working conditions after this. You can try these further steps in the Private Window.

• Select Preferences and click on Privacy on the Safari menu
• Click on Manage Website Data, and a list of sites will appear
• Choose the site that is causing issues and click on Remove
• Click on Done to finish the process
• Go back to the non-private window and open the website again.

Your Mac should be able to rebuild the favicon cache on its own. If you know your way around the device, you can manually make another favicon cache folder, but this is not a recommended route. It is better to contact the Apple Support center.    

If you continue having issues with favicons, create a new user on your Mac. This method has worked for others on the Apple Community Forum , where users try to help each other solve various challenges with Mac. One user managed to retrieve all the missing favicons using this method. 

• Select System Preferences (System Settings on macOS Ventura and above) on your menu and click Users & Groups
• Click on Add at the bottom of the dialogue box.   
• Choose the type of user, preferably the Administrator. 
• Enter the name of the new user and a password.
• Click on Add User.

The first time you open Safari under the new user profile, favicons should all work perfectly. \

Also Read: How to Change Admin Name on Mac

The Mac has a preference setting that allows tabs to display icons when you’re on Safari. Check that your preferences are set correctly by following these simple steps. 

• Open Safari 
• Click on Safari in the menu bar
• Select Preferences 
• Click on Tabs, and a list of preferences will show up
• Tick the box allowing website icons to be shown. 

The image below shows the box that you should tick. You can try doing this a couple of times while restarting your device. Try this method several times, restarting your device each time. 

If you use Time Machine to backup files, then you can use it to retrieve files and items. The good thing about Time Machine is that it works with almost all Mac apps. Here is a reminder of how to open Time Machine and retrieve files and items. 

• Click on the Time Machine icon. If the icon is not there, go to System Preferences (System Settings on macOS Ventura and above) and click Time Machine on the Apple menu.
• Click on Show Time Machine in the menu bar to browse backups and local snapshots.
• Use the arrows to look through your missing files and items. When you see the files you need, click Restore. 

You can restore all the files at once or one by one. When restored, the files return to the original folder. Remember, you need to have already set your device to back up to the Time Machine for this method to work perfectly.   

Also Read: How to Turn off Time Machine on a Mac

Your Safari favorites icons missing challenge can also be solved by updating your device. The macOS Catalina 10.15.7 Combo update fixes issues that prevent files from syncing with iCloud and resolves graphics. You can download this update and see if the problem is solved. 

Follow these steps to download software updates on your Mac. 

• Open the Apple menu and choose System Preferences (System Settings on macOS Ventura and above).
• Click on Software Update.
• Open the Software Update preferences for the Safari folder.

You can also find a list of available updates in the Apple Store or set your device to check for software updates in the System Preferences (System Settings on macOS Ventura and above) automatically. However, for this particular issue of missing favicons, the Catalina 10.15.7 Combo update should be able to help. 

Method 7: Use the safe mode         

One way of solving issues on your Mac is to restart it in safe mode. The safe mode allows your device to start and run with limited functionality as you try and solve specific issues. You must determine if your device uses Apple silicon, then follow these steps. 

• Shut down your Mac device.
• Turn on your Mac and hold the power tab until the startup options window appears.
• Choose the startup disk. 
• Click the Continue in Safe Mode tab while holding down the shift key.
• Log in, and if asked to, do it again.

If your device uses the Intel processor, follow the instructions below.

• Turn on the Mac
• Press and hold the shift key immediately
• Release the shift key when the login window appears
• Login as per instruction

All the methods mentioned here should help retrieve missing or distorted favicons. If you continue having issues after everything I have touched on here, you may need to reinstall your macOS to ensure that all the third-party apps are up to date. 

Also Read: Best Mac OS Version

Always keep your Mac device updated, as this helps solve issues before they arise. Clearing your favicon cache is the simplest and fastest way of retrieving your missing favicon. If it does not work, you should get joy from the other methods mentioned above. As a last resort, reinstall the operating system. None of your data is removed by reinstalling macOS. Click on the Reinstall macOS tab in the Utilities window and follow the instructions to complete the process. 

Do not close the lid on your Mac until the reinstallation process is finished. Your device will load all the latest software updates and be as good as new. Besides everything I have covered here, you can also contact Apple support and get help.   

Favicons provide a convenient way of quickly identifying websites on tabs, bookmark lists, and browser history. For those using the internet for work, favicons save valuable time and energy since you do not have to type the first few letters of sites to get where you want to be.

Ujjwal is a tech enthusiast with a special interest in everything Apple! He manages and writes on MacMyths.com where sharing anything and everything related to Apple devices and services is his daily thing to do.

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Why did Safari disappear from my MacBook Air dock?

Today, for no reason the Safari icon was missing from my MacBook Air dock.

I managed to get it back by searching in Spotlight and then dragging Safari back into the dock.

My question is, why did the Safari icon disappear in the first place? Is this a known fault or is it possible that I have been infected with a virus?

Thank you guys.

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 13.0

Posted on Nov 17, 2022 6:33 PM

Posted on Nov 17, 2022 6:37 PM

Definitely not a "virus" problem.

There is really no way of determining why it disappeared. Most likely just an inadvertent removal. Your corrective steps were appropriate.

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Nov 17, 2022 6:37 PM in response to Art_is_beauty

Nov 17, 2022 6:40 PM in response to Ferd II

Thank you Ferd II

Nov 17, 2022 6:53 PM in response to Art_is_beauty

You are welcome.

Nov 18, 2022 12:22 AM in response to Ferd II

I'm just concerned that I may have been hacked, as there is no logical reason why an icon would disappear by itself from the dock...

Nov 18, 2022 6:29 AM in response to Art_is_beauty

I'll stick with you were not hacked, and "inadvertent" removal is the most logical cause.