How to have Safari automatically close all open tabs in iOS 13

Apple’s Safari browser inwards iOS xiii improved upon tab management amongst several novel features, including the powerfulness to automatically closed all opened upwards tabs afterwards a preset current of time.

This nifty Safari characteristic was kickoff introduced during the June iii keynote at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference 2019. Open tabs tin tedious downward Safari too consume upwards precious organization resources. In guild to forestall that from happening, many people manually closed their opened upwards tabs, but the work is yous bring to retrieve to create that inwards the kickoff place.

The number is exacerbated if yous laid upwards Safari to opened upwards all links inwards novel tabs, leaving yous amongst a bunch of tabs that yous likely don’t fifty-fifty know are open. In iOS 13, Safari tin directly automatically closed all your opened upwards tabs on iPhone, iPad or iPod deport on afterwards a sure as shooting current of time.

Follow along amongst iDB equally nosotros exhibit yous how.

How to automatically closed opened upwards Safari tabs

To arrange tab closing settings inwards Safari, create the following:

1) Open the Settings app on your iPhone or iPad amongst iOS xiii or newer.

2) Choose Safari from the principal list.

3) Tap Close Tabs underneath the Tabs heading.

4) Choose how yous desire Safari to automatically closed tabs:

• Manually: Safari won’t automatically closed tabs.


• After One Day: All opened upwards tabs volition endure cleared afterwards 24 hours.


• After One Week: All opened upwards tabs volition endure cleared afterwards a week.


• After One Month: All opened upwards tabs volition endure cleared afterwards a month.

Whenever I see my parents too role their iPad, I’m totally flabbergasted past times the sheer total of opened upwards tabs they bring inwards Safari without them fifty-fifty realizing it. Try equally I might, but my Mom only couldn’t endure bothered to grasp the concept of tabbed browsing.

Too many tabs inwards your life? Set Safari to auto-close them all every day.

Me beingness nit-picky, I couldn’t stand upwards the site of dozens upon dozens upon dozens of opened upwards tabs too then what I’d create is closed them manually inwards guild to brand Safari to a greater extent than responsive too easier to navigate. With this novel settings inwards iOS 13, I’ll only laid upwards her device to auto-close all opened upwards tabs each too every day—it’ll endure ane less affair to worry almost (thank you, Apple!).

This characteristic is non available on Macs amongst the macOS Catalina 10.15 software or newer.

iOS xiii compatibility

iOS xiii is compatible amongst the next Apple smartphone models:

• iPhone XS


• iPhone XS Max


• iPhone XR


• iPhone X


• iPhone 8


• iPhone 8 Plus


• iPhone 7


• iPhone vii Plus


• iPhone 6s


• iPhone 6s Plus


• iPhone SE


• iPod deport on (7th generation)

For to a greater extent than information, read Apple’s press release or see apple.com/ios/ios-13-preview.

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iPadOS compatibility

iPadOS is compatible amongst these iPads:

• 12.9-inch iPad Pro


• 11-inch iPad Pro


• 10.5-inch iPad Pro


• 9.7-inch iPad Pro


• iPad (6th generation)


• iPad (5th generation)


• iPad mini (5th generation)


• iPad mini 4


• iPad Air (3rd generation)


• iPad Air 2

Watch our video overview of the novel iPad-only updates embedded below.

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For more, read Apple’s press release or see apple.com/ipados/ipados-preview.

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