This article teaches you how to turn off the private browsing mode on an iPad.It also looks at any limitations with the mode.
Private browsing on Safari is a useful tool on your iPad and other Apple devices as it blocks websites from tracking your search behavior and your browser remembering what you looked at.However, sometimes you may want to disable it or turn it off so those same functions are restored.Here's how to disable private browsing on Safari.
These instructions refer to iPadOS 15 and above.
On your iPad, tapSafari.
Tap the tabs button in the top right hand corner of the screen.
If you're using your iPad in landscape mode, you may not need to complete this step as the tabs menu can sometimes already be open.
TapPrivate.
TapTabsat the top of the Tabs Group list to switch back to non-private browsing.
You can now browse in a non-private fashion so cookies and search history can be stored on your iPad.
When you switch back to normal tabs, it does not close the private tabs. If you want to close those so that whoever uses it after you can't see what you were browsing, close the tabs first before going back into regular mode.
It's not possible to permanently remove private browsing mode from your iPad but there are other ways to avoid using it and in an even quicker fashion than before. Here's what to do.
Private browsing is disabled by default on Safari. You need to turn on private browsing to be able to switch it off.
While on your iPad's home screen, hold your finger down on the Safari icon.
When a new menu opens up, tapNew Tab.
Safari will now open a new tab for you to use and it won't be one with private browsing enabled.
Private Browsing offers numerous features when browsing online and these are both useful and not so useful, depending on your needs. Here's a brief look at what happens when Private Browsing is enabled.
Unfortunately, History only shows what you've visited in Regular mode. Even if you view your History from Private Mode, only the sites visited in Normal Mode will show.
In Safari, tap theHistoryicon in Safari to open the History list. Then, selectClearat the bottom of the screen to delete it. If you've been using private browsing, you can also clear a window's history by closing it: Select theTabsbutton and then tap theXin the upper-right corner of a pane to close it.