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How to use Safari on an iPhone or iPad

The iPhone's always been great for surfing the web, and Apple 's mobile version of Safari just keeps getting better. The browser boasts a sleek, efficient interface, which goes almost fullscreen the second you scroll (flick downwards to get the toolbars back), and also makes it easy to find content, via powerful web and in-page searching.

Articles you don't have time to peruse can be stashed for later, favourite sites can be bookmarked and shared, and you can subscribe to sites you love, so that you never miss an update.

For sites you visit daily, shortcuts can be added to your Home Screen by tapping Share and selecting Add to Home Screen. Most sites provide an app-like icon, meaning the shortcuts look perfectly at home among your apps.

1. Visit websites

At the top of the screen is the Unified Smart Search Field, into which you can type a URL (such as www.techaradar.com) or a search term, then tap Go.

During searches, Safari will attempt to provide intelligent results for locations, iTunes content or Wikipedia articles. Also, try visiting a site and performing a search.

Then next time you'll be able to search directly from the Unified Smart Search Field: just type the URL, a space, then your search term, and tap Go.

2. Text searches

One neat trick that some people overlook is the ability to search through the text of a page using the Unified Smart Search field.

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Enter a word and scroll down to On This Page. Tap the Find "word" panel and Safari will highlight in yellow all instances of that word on the page.

You can move through matched words using the Next and Previous Match buttons in the bottom left, or enter a new search term in the search field in the bottom right of the screen.

3. Saving images

You can save images from Safari by tapping and holding on them until the menu appears; now choose Save Image and it'll be sent to the Photos app.

Return to your Home Screen and open Photos to view the image in your collection. You can share the image on Facebook, Twitter or Flickr by tapping Share.

4. Navigating web pages

Flick your finger up and down to scroll up and down through a web page. You can use the pinch-to-zoom gesture to zoom in on text and images, or double-tap a part of the screen to intelligently zoom to that element.

Simply tap on links to open them, and move back and forward using the icons at the left of the menu bar at the foot of the screen. Tap and hold on links to bring up a menu with options such as 'Open In A New Tab' or 'Add To Reading List'.

5. Adding bookmarks

To bookmark a page, tap the Share button and select Bookmark. By default, Bookmarks are added to Favourites (the grid of icons you see when opening a new tab), but you can select an alternative location.

Tap Save to bookmark the page. A faster way to add a page to your Favourites is to tap the URL, tap the clock, then tap Add to Favorites. Saved bookmarks can be browsed by tapping the Bookmarks icon, and managed/deleted using the Edit button.

6. Set up a Reading List

Safari Reading List is a great way to keep track of articles that you want to read at a later date. Tap the Share button, then Add to Reading List to add the page to your Reading List.

Now tap Bookmarks, then the Reading List icon (it looks like a pair of glasses). As you tap items in your reading list they'll disappear from the list; you can see items you've already read by tapping Show All at the bottom right of the screen.

7. Safari Reader

Safari Reader is a great way to view a web page without distractions (such as flashing adverts or animated graphics).

To view a page in Reader mode, tap on the Reader icon just to the left of the web address in the Unified Smart Search Field – the icon looks like four horizontal lines.

When you've finished, tap the Reader icon again to return to the standard page view.

8. iCloud Tabs

iCloud tabs show web pages open on other devices linked to your Apple ID. Tap the tabs button and then scroll down to see the list.

Tap anything in the list to open it. You can also remove an iCloud tab by swiping from right to left and tapping Delete.

9. Share via AirDrop

You can share pages wirelessly with other iOS 8 users using the AirDrop feature. Swipe your finger up from the bottom of the screen to open Control Centre, and tap AirDrop, then Everyone (or Contacts Only to be more selective).

Now in Safari tap the Share button, and anyone nearby with AirDrop turned on will appear in the Action sheet. Tap a person and they'll receive an invitation to view the page.

10. Shared Links

To access the Shared Links feature, tap on the Bookmarks icon in Safari and then tap the Shared Links tab (represented by the '@' symbol).

By default, the tab will show links shared via any Twitter accounts you've set up in Settings > Twitter. Very handy. But it goes further…

Visit any website that regularly updates, such as a blog, then return to the Shared Links tab and tap Subscriptions. If the site has a feed you can subscribe to, Add Current Site will be in blue.

Tap this to add the site to your list. Headlines will then be displayed; tap any entry to view the associated web page.

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Apple iPhone Icons and Symbols with Meaning

The success of iPhone was mainly due to the easy to use operating system iOS. However, there are so many symbols on the iPhone’s top status bar, Control Center and other default apps like Safari, Photos, etc. Some of the symbols are easy to understand but some icons need you to look for iPhone user manual or search in Google. For example, do you know why there is a blue dot shown with the app name? The answer is, iOS will show you a blue dot whenever an app gets update from App Store. It helps you to know the update and check the history of the app in case of any problems. In this article, we will provide the meaning of iPhone symbols.

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Meaning of iPhone Symbols

Here is a complete list and meaning of iPhone symbols used in iOS.

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In mail – inbox and trash, I find a red circle with a diagonal line through it. I can’t find ANYWHERE what that means. It’s on NO lists. Also there is a blue arrow to the right of the message. What does that mean?

Why are these NOT on the above list?

Red circle with a diagonal line normally indicates Block Sender option (we don’t see it shows in messages) and the blue arrow within a circle indicates a message is a thread (it has a previous conversation).

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I can’t find what an icon symbol on my iphone means..in [ ] inside those are 3 horizontal line 2 large 1 smaller… Thanks

I see three symbols on my iPhone that are not shown on this list: one is a present, one is a speech box with a number inside, and one is a rectangle with the bottom poked in. What do they mean?

Sooooo grateful. Hardly know how to speak English anymore! Much less Apple!

Is it possible to receive a printable copy of your list, “Meaning of iPhone symbols”. I would be most appreciative.

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iPhone & iPad: How to show Safari tab icons in iOS 12

Apple has brought icons in Safari tabs to iPhone and iPad with iOS 12 in addition to doing the same in macOS Mojave . Follow along for how to turn on this handy feature.

Icons in Safari tabs has been a long time coming, and Apple’s latest software brings its browser up to speed with Google Chrome, and others.

For iOS, icons in Safari tabs will likely be more helpful on iPad, but they still make browsing more effortless on iPhone as well.

Note: iOS 12 is currently only available as a developer beta , however, a public beta will likely be released sometime soon.

iPhone & iPad: How to show icons in Safari tabs in iOS 12

• Open Settings
• Swipe down and tap on  Safari
• Find and tap on Show Icons in Tabs

You’ll see icons in tabs when you view all webpages that are open in Safari.

However, most people will find tabs to be most useful when browsing in landscape mode.

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iPhone Basics: How to Navigate the iOS Safari App Using the Webpage Icons

Are you wondering how to use the Safari app because you're not quite sure what the icons mean? Here's a brief overview of the main icons in the iOS Safari app and how to use them. All the icons reviewed can be found along the bottom bar after you open the Safari app on your iPhone. The icons do the same thing in the iPad Safari app, but may be located in a different part of the screen.

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The back & forth arrows  

• Use these arrows to navigate between pages you've opened in a tab. So if you've clicked a link on a web page like Wikipedia, it opens a new page. If you want to go back to the first page, just tap the back arrow and vice versa. You can also swipe left and right on the screen instead of using the arrows to navigate between pages.

The S hare icon

• This icon looks like a box with an arrow at the top. This lets you open the Share menu and share a web link to chats, social media, or other apps. You also use the Share icon when you want to save a web link to your bookmarks, reading lists, or perform another activity.

The Bookmarks icon

• Tap the Bookmark tab on the left to view your saved links.
• Tap the Reading List tab in the center (the reading glasses icon) to view articles you saved to read later.
• Tap the History tab (the clock icon) to view and clear your browsing history.

The Tabs icon

• Tap the Tabs icon to view all your open tabs and switch between them by tapping on the tab you wish to navigate to. This can help if you're researching a subject or going between looking at something like a recipe and reading an article from another website.
•  Press the + symbol to open a new tab.
• Swipe left on a tab or tap the X in the upper left corner of a tab to delete it.
• Press and hold the + symbol to view and reopen recently deleted tabs.
• Tap Private to open a tab for private browsing.
• Tap Done to return to the tab at the front of the open tabs.

Now you can navigate the Safari app with the options these icons provide.

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One of the handiest types of software in anyone’s quiver is the browser extension: those cool little applets that let your browser do what you want it to do. And one of the nicest things about iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 is that you can now add extensions to the Safari browser. Even though this is a new feature that launched with the latest iOS version, there are already a number of useful extensions available for you to add.

What follows is a rundown on how to add extensions to your Safari app — while we’ve illustrated the process using an iPhone, you can follow the same basic directions with an iPad. We’ve also included a sampling of some extensions you can try.

How to add extensions

• Tap on the Settings app.
• Scroll down to and select Safari > Extensions.
• Any extensions that you’ve already installed will be listed here. Tap on “More Extensions” if you’d like to see what’s available in the App Store. (You can also simply go to the App Store and search on “Safari Extensions.”)

• Once you’ve installed your first extension, you’ll see a little “puzzle piece” icon on the left side of Safari’s address bar. Tap that, and the menu that pops up will include your current extensions plus a “Manage Extensions” selection, which lets you toggle your extensions on and off.

Some extensions to try

This is a small sampling of some of the extensions that you can now access via the App Store. While there are not many extensions yet available (compared to the number of extensions for, say, Chrome), it’s a pretty safe bet that there will be lots more to come over the next few months.

Amplosion ($2.99)

AMP, which is short for “Accelerated Mobile Pages,” is a web format created by Google to optimize search results for mobile browsers. However, if you’d rather not have Google tweaking the webpages you upload, you can use Amplosion to redirect the AMP links that show up in search results into normal mobile links.

Noir ($2.99)

When you’re browsing at night and you’ve set your iPhone or iPad to dark mode, you will often hit a website that is bright enough to make your eyes water. Noir allows you to set a dark mode for all the websites you visit.

1Password (subscription needed)

1Password is a well-known and respected password manager . If you’re a 1Password user, there’s no question that you’re going to want to add this one to your mobile Safari app.

Super Agent for Safari (free)

This handy extension automatically fills out a website’s cookie consent forms based on your preferences, which can save you a lot of time and irritation.

Web Inspector (free)

Something for developers: an app that lets you inspect the HTML coding of a website, modify it, debug it, and perform other essential tasks.

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10 Long Press Tips to Reveal Hidden Functions in Safari on iPhone and iPad

On iPhone and iPad , a long press (also known as a press-and-hold) gesture will often initiate a different action in an app that isn't immediately obvious, such as revealing an icon's contextual menu. On recent iPhones, a long press will sometimes also offer haptic feedback in the form of a vibration, which Apple calls Haptic Touch .

Apple has made extensive use of the long press gesture and ‌Haptic Touch‌ in its apps, which means if you don't tend to long press screen elements, you could be unaware of some convenient shortcuts to everyday actions, or you could even be missing out on app functionality altogether.

Note that the default minimum period that a finger must press on the screen for the long gesture to be recognized is half a second. If you're having trouble performing a long press, open the Settings app, go to Accessibility -> Haptic Touch , and try selecting a Fast or Slow touch duration. There's also a handy interactive demo area for you to test each setting.

1. Bookmark Multiple Tabs in One Go

Make sure you have a few tabs open in Safari that you want to reference at a later time. Now, select one of those tabs, and in the main browsing window, long press the Bookmark icon (it looks like an open book).

2. Bulk Copy Links in a Bookmarks Folder

Following on from the last tip, if you long press on a bookmarks folder in Safari, you'll see a Copy Contents option pop up in the contextual menu.

3. Fast Scroll Web Pages

A scroll bar appears on the right-hand side of the Safari window whenever you swipe to navigate a web page.

4. Close All Open Tabs

If the number of active tabs has gotten out of hand in your browser session, long press the Tabs icon in the bottom-right corner (top-right on ‌iPad‌) of the web page view to reveal the Close All Tabs option.

In iOS 13, you‌ can actually get Safari to close tabs on your behalf, based on when you last viewed them. Launch the Settings app and select Safari -> Close Tabs , and you'll find options to make the browser automatically close tabs that have not been viewed After One Day , After One Week , or After One Month .

5. Re-open Recently Closed Tabs

If you've accidentally closed a browser tab in Safari and want to open it back up, open up the Tabs view and long press on the " + " icon to get a look at all of the tabs that you've recently closed.

6. Open All Bookmarks in a Folder in New Tabs

This option appears in the same contextual menu described in tip 2. Long press a bookmarks folder and you'll see an option to Open in New Tabs .

7. Preview a Favorite Site or Hyperlink

If you want to take a peek at what a specific web page hyperlink has to offer before actually visiting the site, long press the link to get a preview of it. Note that you can also perform this action on the Favorites or Frequently Visited sites that appear in the start page of a new tab.

You can revert this functionality on the same long press screen at any time by selecting Tap to show preview .

8. Merge All Safari Windows

This one is exclusively for ‌iPad‌ users running iPadOS. If you have multiple browser windows open in the background, you can tidy things up by merging all of them, including their tabs, into the active browser window.

9. Download a Linked File

Now that now Safari has a Downloads Manager, you can download files directly from hyperlinks. Simply tap and hold a linked file, then select Download Linked File from the contextual menu. You can tap the Downloads Manager icon in the top-right corner of the address bar to check on its progress.

10. Access the Tab Control Panel

Another one that's just for Safari on ‌iPad‌. Next time you have multiple tabs open, tap and hold one of those tabs to access the new tab control panel.

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The Safari Settings You Should Tweak Right Now

Your browser is your window onto the world, the app you rely on most during the day. You want to wring every last drop of usefulness out of it. It definitely pays to know all of the features and tricks your daily browser is capable of. For iOS users, that means mastering Safari: how to stay safe online, how to get stuff done faster, and more.

For a smoother online experience, take a few minutes to run through these Safari tweaks to make your life online a little smoother.

Safari is very concerned about the strength of your passwords—perhaps even more so than you are. To see whether you're using any weak passwords, or duplicating passwords across accounts, open the Safari menu and choose Preferences then Passwords . A yellow exclamation mark indicates a potential problem with one of your listed passwords.

You'll often want to carry on watching a video while doing something else, and Safari can help—with a video playing, click and hold the audio icon in the address bar, then choose Enter Picture in Picture . The pop-out video player can be repositioned and resized as needed, but keep the original tab open in the background while you work on other tasks.

Websites want a lot these days: access to your webcam, your mic, your location , and more. To check what a site does and does not have access to, click Safari then Settings for This Website . You can revoke any permissions you've previously given, stop content from auto-playing, and limit the number of pop-up windows that the website can show.

It's taken a long time for Safari to support favicons (the little icons that represent websites), so you might as well take advantage; they also help you identify open tabs more easily as well. From the Safari menu, choose Preferences then Tabs , and then tick the checkbox labeled Show website icons in tabs to apply the change to the browser.

Having access to your recent browsing history can be useful for retracing your online steps, but you don't need it to follow you around for years. Open Safari then Preferences , switch to the General tab, then open Remove history items —you can delete browsing logs automatically after a day, week, fortnight, month, or year.

By default Safari just shows the domain name of the site you're visiting in the address bar, but this can make it tricky to work out exactly where you are on the web. To see the full URL instead, you need to open up the Safari menu, then the Preferences dialog, then switch to the Advanced tab—make sure the Show full website address box is ticked.

No productivity hack is ever going to beat an intuitive keyboard shortcut or two. You'll find a full list for Safari here and here , but some of our favorites include Space (and Shift+Space ) to scroll, Cmd+W to close a tab, Ctrl+Tab (and Shift+Ctrl+Tab ) to scroll through open tabs, and Cmd+L to jump straight to the Safari address bar at the top.

Safari, like every other Apple app, can be fully controlled with your voice in macOS Catalina. To enable the feature, open the Apple menu then choose System Preferences , Accessibility , Voice Control , and Enable Voice Control . It lets you speak out numbers for menus and links, zoom in and out, and much more—there's a full list of commands here .

Safari has an entire Develop menu that's not displayed by default but which is very handy for power users. To show it, open the Safari menu then choose Preferences , then Advanced , then tick the box marked Show Develop menu in menu bar. The new menu then appears, enabling you to access options such as disabling images or extensions.

Clearing out a browser's cache can often improve performance in the long term, even if it takes a short-term hit while local files are refreshed and reset. To do this in Safari, you first need to enable the Develop menu (see the step above), then you can open it and choose Empty Caches . This wipes all of Safari's temporary files and data off the local disk.

Safari has borrowed a very useful feature from Windows: the ability to "snap" open tabs to the left or right of the screen, so you can compare two side-by-side. Open up the Window menu, then choose Tile Window to Left of Screen or Tile Window to Right of Screen to do just that—your other windows are then automatically docked on the opposite side.

Apple devices all play wonderfully well together, as long as you're signed in on the same Apple ID, and jumping between open tabs on different devices is a breeze. To do this on Safari on macOS, you need to click on the Show tab overview button in the top right corner; you'll then see Safari tabs from your other devices listed lower down.

Who has time to read everything during the working day? No one! So make use of Safari's built-in Reading List tool. Use the Plus button on the left side of the address bar to add articles to the Reading List, then click the Show sidebar button (or View and Show Reading List Sidebar ) to bring up the list of all the posts you've saved during the day.

Safari gives you more control than you might have realized over the buttons and options that appear on the toolbar—having the tools you use most often in easy reach can make a big difference to your online productivity. To make changes, select View then Customize Toolbar , then just drag and drop the icons you need most often into the toolbar.

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Browse the web using Safari on iPhone

View websites with Safari

You can easily navigate a webpage with a few taps.

Get back to the top: Double-tap the top edge of the screen to quickly return to the top of a long page.

See more of the page: Turn iPhone to landscape orientation.

Refresh the page: Pull down from the top of the page.

Preview website links

Touch and hold a link in Safari to see a preview of the link without opening the page. To open the link, tap the preview, or choose Open.

To close the preview and stay on the current page, tap anywhere outside the preview.

Translate a webpage or image

When you view a webpage or image that’s in another language, you can use Safari to translate the text (not available in all languages or regions).

Add Safari back to your Home Screen

If you don’t see Safari on your Home Screen, you can find it in App Library and add it back.

On the Home Screen, swipe left until you see the App Library.

Enter “Safari” in the search field.

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Why is there a safari icon on my lock screen sometimes?

Why does the Safari icon appear on my and my wife's lock screen in the lower left corner sometimes (iPhones 5s and iPad Air)? When my wife sees it on her phone, she is able to click it and see my Safari activity.

iPhone 5s, iOS 8.1.3

Posted on Feb 10, 2015 6:04 AM

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Nov 24, 2017 10:57 PM in response to Bonanza888

My iMac is a late 2009 version so it doesn't have a Handoff feature. Nevertheless I also experience the persistent Safari compass icon issue. It started when I upgraded to High Sierra which updated my Safari.

Feb 10, 2015 6:06 AM in response to jarobinette

It's called Handoff - it allows you to continue working from any device seamlessly. So if you're writing an email on your iPhone and want to continue to your mac, just click on that symbol on the Mac bar (or vice versa, the symbol on your iPhone)

Feb 10, 2015 6:10 AM in response to Bonanza888

How do I turn it off?

Feb 10, 2015 6:25 AM in response to jarobinette

To turn off Handoff on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, go to Settings > General > Handoff & Suggested Apps, and turn off Handoff.

On your Mac, go to System Preferences > General and uncheck the Allow Handoff setting.

Feb 10, 2015 9:07 AM in response to Bonanza888

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2007–2013 [ ]

This logo was used from iPhone OS 1 to iOS 6 in August 2013.

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2013–2017 [ ].

This icon was used from iOS 7 to iOS 10.

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This icon first used in iOS 11 Beta. The compass needle is less sharper than before and was moved more slightly towards the left. Also, the gradient was made darker.

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iOS 17: How to Get Safari Back on iPhone Home Screen

Lost your Safari icon on your iPhone home screen with the latest iOS 17 update? No worries, it’s an easy fix. With just a few taps, you can restore the Safari icon and get back to browsing your favorite websites in no time.

You can also check out this video about how to get Safari back on the Home screen on an iPhone for more on this subject.

Before we dive into the steps, let’s understand what we’re trying to achieve. Sometimes, the Safari app can disappear from the home screen due to various reasons like an iOS update or accidental deletion. The following steps will guide you through restoring the Safari icon back to its rightful place on your home screen.

Step 1: Check the App Library

Swipe left on your home screen until you reach the App Library.

The App Library is a new feature introduced in iOS 14 that organizes all of your apps into categories. If your Safari app isn’t on your home screen, it’s likely that it’s in the App Library.

Step 2: Search for Safari

In the App Library, use the search bar at the top of the screen to type in “Safari.”

If you can’t find the Safari app on the first go, make sure to check every category in the App Library. It might be hiding in a folder you didn’t expect!

Step 3: Drag Safari to the Home Screen

Once you’ve found Safari, press and hold the icon, then drag it to the right edge of the screen to move it back to the home screen.

When you drag the Safari icon back to the home screen, you can place it anywhere you like. You can even add it to the dock at the bottom of the screen for easy access.

After completing these steps, the Safari icon will be back on your iPhone home screen, ready for you to use.

Tips for iOS 17: Restoring Safari on iPhone

• Tip 1: If you still can’t find Safari in the App Library, make sure it’s not hidden on another home screen page or in a folder.
• Tip 2: Double-check the Restrictions settings to ensure Safari isn’t disabled.
• Tip 3: Restart your iPhone if you’re having trouble finding or moving the Safari app.
• Tip 4: Update to the latest version of iOS to fix any potential bugs that may be causing the issue.
• Tip 5: If all else fails, you can always reinstall Safari from the App Store.

Frequently Asked Questions

What if safari doesn’t appear in the app library or search results.

If Safari isn’t appearing in the App Library or search results, it could mean the app is restricted or deleted. Check your Screen Time restrictions and the App Store to see if you need to redownload it.

Can I put Safari back in the dock?

Yes, you can put Safari back in the dock. Just drag the app icon to the dock area at the bottom of the home screen.

Will I lose my bookmarks and browsing history?

No, moving the Safari icon to the home screen won’t affect your bookmarks or browsing history.

What should I do if dragging the icon doesn’t work?

If you’re unable to drag the Safari icon, try restarting your iPhone and then attempt to move the icon again.

How can I prevent losing the Safari icon in the future?

To prevent losing the Safari icon in the future, avoid enabling restrictions for Safari and be cautious when organizing your home screen and App Library.

• Check the App Library
• Search for Safari
• Drag Safari to the Home Screen

Getting Safari back on your iPhone home screen with iOS 17 is a breeze if you follow the simple steps outlined above. Whether the icon was accidentally deleted or misplaced during the update, it’s a quick fix that gets you back to browsing in no time. Remember, the App Library is your friend, and it’s a handy tool to keep your apps organized and accessible. If you hit a snag, don’t fret!

There are plenty of tips to help you troubleshoot any issues. So go ahead, retrieve that Safari icon, and enjoy the limitless world of the internet at your fingertips. If you have further questions or need more assistance with iOS 17, don’t hesitate to reach out for help or look up additional resources. Happy browsing!

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