Learn how to turn off bookmark sync in Safari, Chrome, and Firefox on your iPhone and iPad if you'd like a different set of bookmarks on each device.
How to stop your iPhone from syncing bookmarks in Safari, Chrome, and Firefox
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DarkChrome brings dark mode support to the Chrome app for iOS
Dark mode-centric features are on the rise across the board, from typical apps that you can install from the App Store, to the very add-ons that you download from Cydia to enhance the native iOS experience.
That said, those who use Chrome on their iPhones or iPads instead of Safari might take a liking to a new free jailbreak tweak called DarkChrome by iOS developer Nathan Whitaker, as it can provide the dark mode experience you’re looking for in the official Chrome app for iOS.
Safari private browsing button missing on iPhone or iPad? Here’s how to get it back
Learn how to enable unrestricted web browsing to retrieve the missing private tab button in Safari on your iPhone or iPad.
How to use Safari zoom to automatically make websites larger on Mac
Whether the text of a webpage you’re visiting is too small to read or too big to handle, here’s how to use the Safari zoom feature on Mac to adjust it accordingly.
Safari on iOS 12.2 has a new feature for getting to targeted search results more quickly
New in iOS 12.2, your Smart Search Field queries can now be modified by tapping a new arrow icon next to your Google-powered search suggestions. This highly useful new feature allows you to get targeted search results more quickly when conducting a search in Safari.
Another privacy-related Apple ad focuses on Safari’s anti-tracking measures
Apple today shared a new privacy-focused video through its official YouTube channel that highlights the intelligent tracking prevention feature in the Safari browser.
Shortcuts Focus: enforcing Picture in Picture on YouTube & other unsupported websites on iPad
Your iPad supports Picture in Picture (PiP) videos in apps and webpages, but this handy mode isn't universally supported across all video-streaming websites. Crucially, PiP is unsupported by YouTube.com's iPad interface on Safari. But there's a shortcut for that, too—thanks to the power of iOS automation, you can enforce Picture in Picture on YouTube and other websites.
W3C approves WebAuthn, a new authentication standard for password-free logins
If you suck at remembering or creating strong passwords, you're going to love that the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) yesterday approved Web Authentication (WebAuthn), a new authentication standard for password-free logins that's already supported by major browsers.
Luca Todesco has released a WebKit RCE exploit that works on iOS 12.1.4 and earlier
Before the days of Electra and unc0ver dawned upon us, there was Yalu, an iOS 10-centric jailbreak too by the talented hacker Luca Todesco (@qwertoruiopz); but apart from a few teasers here and there, the jailbreak community hasn’t heard much him since the Yalu days – that is, until now.
In a bombshell Tweet shared this week, Todesco released what appears to be a WebKit-based exploit that allows remote code execution (RCE) in web browsers with JIT. What’s more is that the exploit was only just fixed three days ago, which means it should be viable on all versions of iOS up to Apple’s latest release – 12.1.4:
How to close just the tabs you searched for in Safari on iPhone and iPad
In this tutorial, we will share a hidden tip that lets you search for specific open tabs in Safari and close all matching options in one swoop.
How to manage bookmarks in Safari on iPhone, iPad, and Mac
Bookmarking your favorite websites in Safari on your iPhone, iPad, and/or Mac is handy for accessing the pages you need with a tap. But bookmarks can also quickly get out of control. So for the best experience, you can organize your bookmarks in folders, rearrange them, edit them, and of course, delete those you end up never using.
To help you get control of your saved pages, here's how to manage bookmarks in Safari on iOS and Mac.
Prevent new tab pop-ups in mobile Safari with TabBlocker
I browse the web somewhat frequently on my iPhone and iPad, and while I love the mobile web-browsing experience, I don’t much appreciate it when I’m suddenly jolted to a new Safari tab by way of unwanted ads and pop-ups.
As it would seem, I’m not the only one who dislikes this experience, as iOS developer Droom0ne has just launched a new free jailbreak tweak called TabBlocker with the goal of preventing this headache from ever happening.