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Can’t turn off private browsing?

When I select Private browsing I can’t disable private browsing

iPad mini, iOS 12

Posted on Jan 26, 2023 10:31 AM

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Posted on Jan 26, 2023 10:37 AM

See >>> Turn Private Browsing on or off on your iPad - Apple Support


To access Private Browsing in iPadOS15/16, it is necessary to first summon the Safari Sidebar using the button at upper left of the screen [1] - and from the menu tap the Private toggle button [2].




To return to regular browsing, tap the sidebar n Tabs button (highlighted here in blue), that appears above the Private button. Until re-enabled, Safari will remain in its normal browsing mode.


For earlier versions of iOS/iPadOS, Private Browsing mode is accessed differently. To enable/disable Private browsing, tap the tabs button (the blue overlapping squares) at top-right of the Safari window - then tap the Private button.

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Jan 26, 2023 10:37 AM in response to Confused613

See >>> Turn Private Browsing on or off on your iPad - Apple Support


To access Private Browsing in iPadOS15/16, it is necessary to first summon the Safari Sidebar using the button at upper left of the screen [1] - and from the menu tap the Private toggle button [2].




To return to regular browsing, tap the sidebar n Tabs button (highlighted here in blue), that appears above the Private button. Until re-enabled, Safari will remain in its normal browsing mode.


For earlier versions of iOS/iPadOS, Private Browsing mode is accessed differently. To enable/disable Private browsing, tap the tabs button (the blue overlapping squares) at top-right of the Safari window - then tap the Private button.

Can’t turn off private browsing?

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