Quickly racking up browser tabs and forgetting about them is something we’re all guilty of. And while iOS 15 is a highly optimized and efficient operating system, it’s probably not a good idea to have endless tabs sitting around in the background. Thankfully, there’s a quick and easy way to close down every tab in Safari on your iPhone or iPad. Here’s how to do it.
How to close every tab in Safari on iPhone or iPad
- To instantly close every tab in Safari on your iPhone or iPad, simply tap and hold the tab icon, then tap “Close all tabs.”
- To confirm, tap “Close all tabs.”
- Safari also has the option to automatically close unused tabs after a set period of time. To do this, tap one of the time periods that appears, or tap “Don’t Close Automatically” if you don’t want Safari to shut your tabs automatically. Now you know how to shut all your tabs in Safari, you might also want to find out how to move the Safari address bar back to the top on iOS 15. You could also check out another hidden iPhone trick that will save you a ton of time, and find out how to recover deleted messages on iPhone, how to zoom with one hand in Apple Maps or a trick that boosts your headphone volume instantly.
