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How to Setup and use Multiple Profiles on Safari Browser

Safari is the preferred browser for a majority of iOS users. It is known for security and privacy features second to none. Apple has now announced Safari profiles for iOS, iPadOS, and Mac. The new feature lets you create multiple Safari profiles with separate settings. Safari Profiles is available on iOS 17, iPad OS 17 and macOS Sonoma. 

Why Do We Need Multiple Browser Profiles?

The first question that pops up is why. Multiple profiles are a great way to share your device without disturbing individual settings. This is especially true for iPad, which is often shared with the entire household. Here are some reasons why Safari profiles make a lot of sense. 

• Separate browsing history. Yes, no more sleuthing around others’ profiles. 
• You can have separate profiles under the same Apple ID. Each profile maintains its history, cookies, extensions, tab groups, and other preferences. 
• Multiple-user households are set to benefit the most. 
• One can create separate profiles for work and personal. This way, things will not get mixed up, and productivity will also increase. 

Apart from the above points, Safari profiles add an additional layer of privacy. Furthermore, you can lock Private browsing tabs with Face ID. Please note that Safari profiles is only available on iOS 17, iPadOS 17, and macOS Sonoma. All of these are in the early beta phase. Thus we don’t recommend installing it on the primary device. 

Steps to Create Multiple Safari Browser Profiles on iPhone and iPad

Time needed:  3 minutes

Already on iOS 17? Here’s how you can set up and use multiple profiles on the Safari browser. 

How to Switch Between Multiple Safari Browser Profiles on iOS and iPad OS

Apple has added a toggle that lets you shift between profiles. Here’s how to do it-

1. Open Safari and select the tabs icon from the bottom right of the screen.

2. Tap the drop down icon at the center.

3. Select the Profile dropdown from the Tab Groups menu. 

4. Select the desired Safari profile and tap Done to finalize the change.

Apple has devised a way to indicate a change in Safari profile. Remember how iOS had asked you to choose a color while creating a new profile? Well, the same color is now the background of the new tabs page. 

How to Create Safari Profiles on macOS 

Safari profiles feature is available on all Macs running macOS Sonoma. Follow the steps below to create and use Safari profiles on Mac.

1. Open Safari browser on your Mac. 

2. Click Safari and select Settings from the menu.

3. Click Profiles. Under the profile, you will see a Profiles button. Tap the button. 

4. Add a Name, Symbol, and color for the new Safari profile. 

5. You can create a new bookmarks folder or use existing ones. 

6. Done with all the settings? Click Create Profile .

There you go! You have finally created a new Safari profile on Mac. We want to highlight some important settings that will enhance user experience. 

Select the Extensions menu. You can whitelist or block certain extensions for a specific profile. New to Safari extensions? Here’s how to manage extension on iPad and iPhone .

We think you might also be interested in how to clear browser cache on Mac for Chrome, Firefox and Safari .

How to Switch Profiles in Safari on Mac

Switching profiles on macOS Sonoma is a seamless experience. You can start browsing with a specific user profile and switch later. Here’s how to do it.

1. Right-click on the Safari icon from the Dock and select New Window .

2. Select an option that says New Personal Window .

3. New Personal window will appear alongside the color scheme you chose earlier. Notice the title bar dropdown on the top right of Safari. The title bar displays the name of the active profile. Click it to switch between multiple profiles.

Supercharge Your Productivity With Multiple Safari Profiles

It has been a while since Google Chrome introduced a multi profile setup. At least in this aspect, Safari is playing catchup. Thankfully, the feature works as expected. It comes in handy when you want to separate professional stuff from private. I have created a separate Safari profile for my work and another for my personal. This way, both things stay separate and eventually help increase productivity. How many profiles do you use on the Safari browser, and for what? Let us know in the comments below. 

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Keep Home & Work Separate with Safari Profiles (iOS 17)

You can now create different profiles for Safari, enabling you to separate your tabs and bookmarks for work, school, personal life, and more. The latest version of iOS allows you to have multiple profiles, each with its own settings and browsing data. You can have different Safari browsing experiences for all your different needs. Read on to find out how this new feature works!

Why You’ll Love This Tip:

• Separate browsing sessions based on where you are or the time of day.
• Stay focused if you are studying for school or find yourself easily distracted at work.

How to Set Up Safari Profiles on iPhone

System requirements:.

This tip works on iPhones running iOS 17 or later. iOS 17 is currently in beta and is expected to be publicly available in September 2023. When iOS 17 is publicly released, you can learn how to update your OS .

Safari Profiles are similar to Focus modes in that each profile has its own unique browsing session, so you can, for example, create separate profiles for browsing the web at work and at home. To get the most out of this feature and others, be sure to sign up for our free Tip of the Day newsletter! I’ve used this feature to create a work profile for myself. Since I need to take lots of screenshots for articles like this one, a work profile means I can grab screenshots in Safari without having to show all my open tabs. Here’s how to get started with Safari Profiles:

Now, you can create different profiles for different activities or times of day. Your profiles will also sync with your iPad and Mac, assuming both devices are running the latest software.

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Safari profiles in iOS 17 are a game-changer — here's how to set them up

iOS 17 lets you set up different sets of tabs and favorites in Safari— here's how

Safari's biggest upgrade in iOS 17 is browsing profiles — the ability to create separate groups of tabs and bookmarks within a single app. These can follow you across your iPad and Mac too, but in this guide we're going to show you how to get going using an iPhone running iOS 17.

You may be a bit confused why there's no obvious place in Safari to add a profile, and we certainly were too. The trick is that you need to add the profile in Settings first, then set things up after that in Safari itself. Don't worry though; read on to get to our step-by-step instructions on how to set up browsing profiles in Safari, and you won't get lost.

Or if you've not got the iOS 17 update on your iPhone yet, check our how to download iOS 17 guide before proceeding.

How to set up browsing profiles in Safari in iOS 17

• Create a new Safari profile in the Settings app
• Customize the profile's name, icon and more
• In Safari, open the Tabs menu then tap the Profiles icon
• Select your new profile and set up your tabs and favorites

We've got full instructions and demo images below if you need more detail.

1. Create a new Safari profile in the Settings app

Scroll a short way down the main settings page to find the Safari section. Within the Safari options, scroll to find the Profiles heading, and then tap New Profile.

2. Customize the profile's name, icon and more

Enter a title for the Profile, choose an icon and color from Apple's pre-sets. You can also pick which set of Favorites this profile will use, and which page will appear when you open a new tab.

3. In Safari, open the Tabs menu, then tap the Profiles icon

Tap the Tabs icon on the far right of the Safari window, then open the drop-down menu by tapping the Profile section in the middle of the bar at the bottom of the screen.

4. Select your new profile and set up your tabs and favorites

Under your tab groups, you'll see a menu that leads to you your profiles. Select the one you want, and you'll have a brand-new set of tabs and favorites to sort out. Repeat steps three and four if you need to swap back again.

Take a look at our full iOS 17 review if you want to learn about more new features included in the update. And check out our guides on the big new abilities that just dropped on your iPhone such as how to set up StandBy Mode in iOS 17 , how to create a Contact Poster or how to use Check In in Messages .

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How to Create and Use Safari Profiles on an iPhone and iPad

Safari users can finally create multiple profiles to separate their browsing sessions. Here's how to set them up on your iPhone or iPad.

Apple has added several new and interesting features to Safari in iOS 17 and iPadOS 17. The biggest highlight among these is the profiles feature, which allows you to keep all your browsing data separate for different browsing sessions.

Let's explore Safari profiles in detail and see how you can use it on your iPhone and iPad to organize your browsing experience.

What Is the Profiles Feature in Safari?

Profiles is one of the Safari features in iOS 17 that helps you declutter your browsing experience by keeping your browsing sessions separate for different use cases.

For instance, using the profiles feature, you can create two separate profiles, "personal" and "work" and use them accordingly depending on the use case. Another instance where the profiles feature can come in handy is when you want to share your iPhone or iPad with someone and wish to keep your browsing data isolated from the other person's data.

Each profile in Safari is sandboxed. This means all your browsing data (history, cookies, favorites, extensions, and Safari Tab Groups ) for one profile is isolated from that of the other profile.

How to Create a Safari Profile on Your iPhone and iPad

Safari doesn't have the profiles feature turned on in iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 by default, so you need to enable it manually. Here's how to do this and set up a new profile in Safari:

• Launch Settings on your iPhone or iPad.
• Scroll down and select Safari .
• Scroll down to the PROFILES section and tap on New Profile .

​​​​​​​Then:

• Give a name to this profile. You can also set the icon and pick a color for the profile here. Also, you can choose which Favorites folder the profile can access and the page that appears upon opening a new tab.
• Hit Done to close and create the profile.

As you do this, you'll be taken back to the Safari settings page, and here you'll see the profile you just created under the PROFILES section. Repeat the above steps to create as many profiles as you want.

How to Use and Switch Between Safari Profiles

Once you've created profiles in Safari, using them is easy. Here's a quick look at the steps you need to follow to do this:

• Open the Safari app on your iPhone or iPad.
• Tap the Tabs button and hit the profile button at the very bottom (with the dropdown arrow).
• Now, tap on Profile and select the profile you want to use.

If you want to switch to another profile, repeat the steps and select the other profile.

How to Delete a Safari Profile

If you ever wish to delete a Safari profile, perhaps because it's no longer required, you can delete it by following these steps:

• Go to Settings and select Safari .
• Tap on the profile under PROFILES you want to delete.
• Hit the Delete Profile button and tap Delete again to confirm your action.

Once you delete a profile, all its related browsing data will also be removed from your device.

Organize Your Browsing Experience in Safari

The ability to create multiple browsing profiles in Safari has been a long-awaited feature. Although most web browsers have had the feature for ages, the lack of it in Safari meant many Apple users had to resort to using other web browsers.

Thankfully, Apple's addressed that in iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 by introducing profiles in Safari across all devices, so you can now finally browse the web in an organized manner without any hassle. And by doing so, it has also given users another reason to use Safari over other browsers.

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How to create multiple profiles in Safari on iPhone and iPad for work and personal (and more!)

If you’re anything like me, you use the same iPhone (or iPad) for work and personal life. It’s a lot simpler to carry around one phone than two. 

Unfortunately, one of the disadvantages of using the same device for work and pleasure is that when you use Safari to browse the internet, it combines all your settings, website data, bookmarks, history, etc., together. 

While other browsers, such as Edge, Firefox, or Chrome, have offered separate user profiles for a while, with iOS 17+ and iPadOS 17+, it’s finally Safari’s time! With profiles, you can save different bookmarks, favorites, etc., depending on the profile you select.

Using multiple profiles in Safari also helps keep you organized by activity (work, school, personal, etc.) or user (child, Grandma, spouse) by keeping each profile’s browsing activity independent.

And Safari takes it a step further by allowing multiple profiles, including a default personal profile (vs. Chrome which currently allows only one named profile on iPhones and iPads.)

Let’s learn how to set up and use profiles on your iPhone and iPad!

• 1.1 Related reading
• 2 About using a profile in Safari
• 3.1 How to create and set up a new profile in Safari
• 3.2 How to use and switch between profiles in Safari on your iPhone and iPad
• 3.3 Link your Safari profile to a Focus
• 4 How to delete multiple profiles in Safari on your iPhone or iPad
• 5 Final thoughts

In a hurry?

If time is short and you don’t need step-by-step instructions, follow these directions to create and use profiles in Safari.

• Create new Safari Profiles via Settings > Safari > New Profile . 
• Use Safari Profiles by opening Safari > Tabs icon > Menu icon > Profile  and choosing the profile you want to use.

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About using a profile in Safari

With these changes in Safari, once you set up your work and personal profiles, you can easily switch between them and store Safari data, including history, extensions, cookies, tab groups, and favorites, separately! This prevents your work browsing from affecting your personal browsing and vice versa.

It’s a huge advantage when using the same iPhone or iPad for multiple things or if you share an iPhone/iPad with others in your family, so you keep each separate inside a Safari Profile, and Apple does not share data between them. 

You can even set a specific profile for Safari when you use a Focus!

And with iCloud, Apple shares any profiles you create under your Apple ID with your other Apple devices, including iPads, iPhones, and even Macs.

Profiles are great when you share your Apple devices with multiple people or want to separate how you use Safari for work and personal.

Separate but not private!

One thing to note is that while Safari does not share information between profiles, someone who uses your iPhone or iPad can switch to any other Safari profile on it and see your profile’s info, including what websites you visited.

Additionally, while you can delete most profiles, Safari includes a default Personal profile that you cannot delete.

How to use profiles in Safari on your iPhone or iPad

First off, this profile feature is available in Safari on iPhones and iPads that run iOS/iPadOS 17 and above (and Macs that run macOS Sonoma and above.)

When you create a new profile, Safari keeps your browsing information separate from other profiles and maintains a wall between profiles so information is not passed back and forth.

When you create a profile on your iPhone or iPad, it syncs to other devices, including your other iPhones, iPads, and Macs running macOS Sonoma+ that use that same Apple ID.

And when you create a profile in Safari on Mac (with macOS Sonoma+), you find your Mac profiles there when you open Safari on your iPhone or iPad.

How to create and set up a new profile in Safari

• On your iPhone or iPad, open the Settings app and choose Safari .

• Repeat steps 2-6 for any additional profiles you want to create for Safari–for example, you might want to create a school or education profile if you’re taking classes. Or if your child, spouse, or parent also uses your phone, you might create one for them too.
• Any profiles you created sync between Apple devices that use the same Apple ID and use at least iOS/iPadOS 17 or macOS Sonoma.

Once you set up your profiles, all of the changes you make in Safari using a profile, such as your start page, history, extensions, and bookmarks, are only stored in that profile and are not shared with any other profile.

Once you create all the profiles you think you want, it’s time to see them in action.

How to use and switch between profiles in Safari on your iPhone and iPad

Switching between your profiles is super easy and helps you keep everything separate.

Link your Safari profile to a Focus

Another wonderful thing you can do with Safari profiles is link them to your different Focus modes, including Work, Personal, Sleep, and even custom Focuses.

When you choose to share focuses between devices, those devices reflect any changes you make to Safari profiles!

When you turn on a specific focus, you use focus filters to establish which profile you want Safari to use.

• Repeat steps 1-7 for any other focuses where you want to link a Safari profile.

How to delete multiple profiles in Safari on your iPhone or iPad

Deleting a profile is very simple. While you can remove most profiles, you cannot delete your personal profile (your default profile.)

• Open the Settings app and choose Safari .

Final thoughts

It’s welcome news that Safari finally supports profiles!

With profiles, you create different “users” for things like work, school, and personal. Or create profiles for your child, family members, and others with whom you share your iPhone or iPad.

With separate profiles, you keep each user’s Safari information separate, including things like bookmarks, history, passwords, and other settings.

However, just remember that separate does not equal private. At this time, anyone who uses your iPhone or iPad can switch to a different profile and review all that profile’s information, including website history.

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How to create and use profiles in Safari on iPhone, iPad, and Mac

Learn how to create and use profiles in Safari on iOS 17, iPadOS 17, and macOS Sonoma to keep your personal and work browsing separate.

If you use Google Chrome on your Mac, you may be familiar with its profile feature . In my opinion, this is one of the best things about the world’s most popular browser.

Safari on iOS 17, iPadOS 17, and macOS Sonoma have a similar feature that lets you create multiple work or personal profiles, helping you keep your browsing history, cookies, favorites bookmarks, extensions, and Tab Groups separate.

In this tutorial, we will show you how to create and use profiles in Safari for a separate yet personalized browsing experience.

Create a new profile in Safari

Profiles you create and profile customization you make sync via iCloud. As a result, a profile you created in Safari on Mac will also appear on your iPhone and iPad, having the same Apple ID .

1) Open Safari, and from the top menu bar, click Safari > Settings .

2) Select the Profiles tab.

3) Click New Profile .

4) Give this profile a name. After that, choose a symbol and color. Next, you can create a new bookmarks folder to keep things separate or use an existing folder as the destination for websites you mark as favorites .

5) With all done, click the Create Profile  button.

Safari will open a new window for this profile. Your search history from this profile, cookies, Tab Groups, and favorites will stay separate from your main Safari profile.

Note: Reading List isn’t separate, and you may see your original Reading List entries even in the new profile.

Additionally, you can go to Safari Settings > Profiles > select this profile > Extensions and choose to enable or disable extensions you have installed in Safari.

You can create more profiles by clicking the plus button (+) on the Profiles screen of Safari settings.

On iPhone and iPad

If you created a profile in Safari on Mac, you can open Safari on your iOS device and find this profile there. In addition to that, you can also create Safari profiles right from your iPhone or iPad:

1) Open the Settings app on your device running iOS 17.

2) Scroll down and tap Safari .

3) Tap New Profile under the Profiles heading.

4) Give it a name, pick an icon, and select a color.

5) Select a Favorites folder. By default, the Favorites folder of standard Safari with no profile is selected. To keep things separate, tap New Folder , and it will now create another favorites folder for this profile instead of using your existing favorites.

6) Finally, tap Done .

Once you have created a profile, you can tap its name and then manage the extensions or change its existing settings.

Use profiles in Safari

You will see the Profile option inside Safari only after creating at least one profile using the steps above. Once you have done that, here’s how to use it.

1) Open Safari.

• If you don’t see a profile name in the top left corner, you’re browsing in standard, no profile mode.
• If you see the name of a profile (like Tech Work in the image below), that means you’re browsing inside that profile.

2) To open a window of a profile:

• Click File from the top menu bar and choose New Profile Name Window . If you have more than one profile, they all will appear here. For example, I have added two profiles in Safari, and thus, you can see the New Tech Work Window and New Other Work Window .
• If you select New Window , it will open a window without a profile.

1) Open Safari and tap the tabs icon .

2) Tap the arrow button and choose Profile .

3) Select a profile.

1) Go inside Safari and tap the sidebar icon  from the top left.

2) Tap Profile and select one.

Edit or delete Safari profiles

Editing or removing a profile on one device will reflect on all your Apple devices where you use the same Apple ID.

1) Open Safari and click Safari > Settings .

2) Go to Profiles and select a profile.

3) Here, you can customize the name, symbol, color, and favorites folder, as well as decide what shows up when you open a new window or tab.

4) To delete a profile, select it, click the minus button , and hit Delete Profile .

On iPhone or iPad

1) Launch the Settings app and go to Safari .

2) Tap an added profile name.

3) Here, you can change its existing settings.

4) And to get rid of a profile, hit Delete Profile and confirm.

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What are Safari Profiles and how to use them on iOS and iPadOS 17

Safari Profiles on iOS 17 are a new way to separate your browsing experiences with unique profiles for work and personal, general and private.

Not everyone has a separate phone for work and play. This means you might be searching online for your work or school assignments throughout the day but then switch to browsing casually for your personal pleasure at night or on lunch. Whether you’re researching for a project or shopping online for new laptop accessories, or you prefer to have general and private browsing experiences, you might benefit from being able to separate your surfing. This is where Safari Profiles come in.

Safari Profiles are available for macOS Sonoma, iOS 17 , and iPadOS 17 . We already covered how to use Safari Profiles on macOS Sonoma , and here, we’ll walk you through how to set them up on your mobile devices. The process is the same for both iPhone and iPad, and we have screenshots here showing how to do it using an iPhone 14 .

How to set up Safari Profiles on iOS and iPadOS 17

• Open the Settings app .
• Scroll down and select Safari .
• Create a Name for the Profile.
• Select a fitting icon, like a graduation cap for a school profile or briefcase or hammer for work.
• Select a preferred color scheme for the profile.
• In the menu, you’ll now see Personal and Work Profile (or whatever name you gave to your secondary profile).
• To switch profiles while browsing, open Safari and select the Tabs icon from the bottom menu.
• Select Profile and switch to the other Profile you want to browse with.

Why would you use Safari Profiles?

There are many scenarios whereby Safari Profiles would be beneficial when browsing the web from the best iPhones or Macs . For one, you can adjust browser settings in each. So, you can block cookies and prevent pop-ups when you’re working, for example, or restrict access to certain sites if you let your kids use your phone (name a restricted Profile “Kid-safe” or something similar).

If your company has a strict set of rules for browsing while in the office, you can set up a profile that will ensure you don’t break them. Not every company, after all, provides its employees with work phones to use alongside their personal ones.

Using Safari Profiles is a great way to de-clutter as well. You might have several browser windows open for personal use but want a cleaner experience when you need to access something from work or school. This can also prevent you from getting distracted from a YouTube video you were playing on the train on the way to work. Or conversely, from a research report, you were reading at the office when you’re home at the end of the day and should be relaxing with personal time.

Safari Profiles can be especially useful for shared family tablets whereby multiple people, or even just a pair of siblings, use the same tablet. Each person can have their own unique browsing experience. You don’t have to worry that someone else will close the window of the article you hadn’t gotten around to reading yet, or the web-based application you were in the middle of using.

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Do you ever feel overwhelmed by the number of tabs you have open in Safari? Do you wish you could easily separate your work and personal browsing without losing your progress or preferences? If so, you might want to try out the new Safari profiles feature in iOS 17 .

What are ‘Safari Profiles’?

Safari profiles let you create different profiles for different purposes, each with its own history, data, tabs, groups, and favorites. This way, you can keep your browser organized and switch between profiles with just a few taps.

For example, you can have a profile for your home renovation project, another one for your work emails and documents, and another one for your online shopping and social media. I love using this new feature to keep things sorted out in my brain and not just my web browser.

Safari profiles are synced across all your devices that are signed in with your Apple ID, so you can access them on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Here’s how to create, use, and delete Safari profiles on your iPhone.

How to create a Safari profile on your iPhone

Creating a Safari profile on your iPhone is easy and quick. Here are the steps you need to follow:

• On your iPhone, go to Settings
• Then tap New Profile
• Tap Name , enter a name for this profile , then choose an icon and color

• Below Settings, tap Favorites to choose a bookmarks folder
• Tap Open New Tabs and choose the page you want new tabs to open to
• Then tap < Back and Done in the upper right of the screen

Now, you have created a new Safari profile on your iPhone. You can repeat these steps to create as many profiles as you want.

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How to switch between Safari profiles on your iPhone

Once you have created your Safari profiles, you can easily switch between them while browsing in Safari. Here is how you can do that:

• On your iPhone, open the Safari app
• Tap the Tabs button on the bottom right. It’s the icon with the squares overlapping each other.
• Then tap the arrow facing down
• Tap Profile

• Then select the profile you want to use

You will see the tabs, groups, and favorites of the selected profile. You can also see the name, icon, and color of the profile on the top left of the screen. To switch back to another profile, just repeat these steps.

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How to delete a Safari profile on your iPhone

If you no longer need a Safari profile, you can delete it at any time. However, be careful, as this action can’t be undone. Here is how you can delete a Safari profile on your iPhone:

• Go to Settings
• Click Safari
• Then tap a Profile
• Tap Delete Profile

• You will see a confirmation message asking you if you want to delete the profile and its data, including favorites, history, and tabs. Tap Delete to confirm

Kurt’s key takeaways

Safari profiles are a great way to keep your browser organized and switch between different purposes. You can create, use, and delete Safari profiles on your iPhone with ease. Safari profiles also work on Mac with Safari in very similar ways. Try them out and see how they can make your browsing experience more convenient and enjoyable.

How do you think the new Safari profiles could change the way you browse on your devices, and what creative uses do you foresee for this feature in managing your online activities? Let us know in the comments below.

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How To : Create Safari Profiles to Separate Browsing Activity for Personal, Work, and Other Topics on Your iPhone or iPad

Apple is finally adding profiles to Safari , so you can now keep your personal, work, and other topical browsing totally separate in their own instances, with their own history, cookies, website data, and active extensions.

Creating profiles for different parts of your life has been noticeably absent on iOS and iPadOS for most (if not all) of the big mobile web browsers. While the Google Chrome desktop browser has allowed multiple profiles for at least 10 years, there is no such capability for iPhone or iPad. You may think that Microsoft Edge does it, but it requires you to use two separate Microsoft accounts instead of just one.

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On iPhone and iPad, you'll need to use Safari on iOS 17 or iPadOS 17 to have multiple profiles in your browser without needing separate accounts. You can set one up for any topic you choose — work, school, hobbies, games, shopping, and so on — and there's seemingly no limit on how many you can have.

Also, if you share a device with family members or friends in your household, each person can have their own profile to separate browsing activity. Unfortunately, there are no locks on profiles, and they can't be assigned to different Apple IDs, so there are no protections to prevent someone with access to the device from opening your profiles and vice versa.

The stable iOS 17/iPadOS 17 releases aren't expected until the fall, but you can try out Safari profiles on the iOS 17 Beta or iPadOS 17 Beta .

Quick Facts

• Safari profiles work starting in iOS 17, iPadOS 17, and macOS Sonoma.
• They also sync across iOS, iPadOS, and macOS if you have iCloud sync enabled and are logged in using the same Apple ID on all your devices.
• All your current tabs will be added to an automatically created "Personal" profile after creating at least one new profile.
• If you're using older software on any of your devices, you will only be able to see your default "Personal" profile on those devices.
• Each profile will have its own isolated history, cookies, and website data.
• That includes Web Push subscriptions, so you can subscribe to notifications for a website in one profile but not another if you want.
• And browser extensions can be enabled or disabled per profile.
• You can create a folder to house profile-specific bookmarks, but you can access all your Safari bookmarks from any profile.
• Each profile has the same Private Browsing mode, so they share the "Private" option; they do not get their own.
• There's seemingly no limit to the number of profiles you can have. At least, I was able to create 27 profiles before giving up trying to find the limit.

1. Create a New Safari Profile

To create a new Safari profile, open the "Safari" menu in the Settings app, then choose "New Profile" in the Profiles section.

You don't need to create a "Personal" profile since all your current tabs will be added to an automatically created "Personal" profile after creating at least one new profile. So your first profile should be for a different topic, such as work, school, hobbies, etc.

Pick a Name, Icon, and Color

After entering a name for the profile, choose an icon that best represents it. Tap the "More Icons" (•••) button to see more glyphs. There's a small selection of glyphs right now, but there may be more symbols in the future.

You can also choose an associated color for the profile. Apple automatically assigns a color based on the selected icon, but you're not stuck with it. The black/white color is the transparent option, and you can view more colors via the "More Colors" (•••) button.

The profile's icon and color will appear as the background image on the start page when you open a new tab for it. You can always change the wallpaper per profile by tapping "Edit" at the bottom of the start page.

Pick the Favorites Location and New Tabs Start Page

Next, you can customize where all your bookmarks are saved for the profile. When you name the profile, it will automatically create a new bookmarks folder with that name, but you can select a different folder or create a custom one.

Whatever you choose will be your "favorites" on the profile's start page. If you go with the auto-created one, it will act as a main directory, and you can find it manually via the "Show Bookmarks" button. If you choose a custom folder, it will be in whatever directory that custom folder is in, whether the root directory or any subdirectory, such as Favorites.

There's also an option to choose what appears when you "Open New Tabs," but the only option available is "On Start Page." However, that may change since the menu item hints at the possibility.

2. Switch Between Your Safari Profiles

To switch between your profiles, open Safari, tap the "Tabs" button in the toolbar, and hit the icon at the bottom for the current profile.

Next, select "Profile," then choose the profile you want to switch to. It's that easy.

Alternatively, you can open your tabs, then tap and hold the icon at the bottom for the current profile instead of simply tapping it. Then, select "Profile" and choose the profile you want to switch to.

3. Edit or Delete Your Safari Profiles

You can go back to Safari's settings to create more profiles or make changes to existing ones. For the default "Personal" profile, you can only update the name, icon, and color; it can't be deleted.

There are more options for other profiles. Select one, and you can change the location of the bookmarks folder assigned to your favorites on new tabs. And you can choose which installed extensions are enabled or disabled for the profile.

You can also tap "Delete Profile," which will warn you that deleting the profile will not only delete the profile but also all its associated favorites, history, and tabs. So you may need to move things around beforehand if you want to save anything.

You can also manage extensions per profile via Settings –> Safari –> Extensions. Select an extension, then toggle the switch on or off next to the profile in the Allow Extension In section. If the "Personal" profile is on, "Private Browsing" mode can also be selected.

4. Use Safari Profiles on macOS

If you have a Mac, you can create and manage profiles from Safari –> Settings –> Profiles. To switch between profiles, right-click the Safari icon in your dock, hover over "New Window," and choose the profile. The active profile's name, icon, and color scheme will be visible at the top of the window next to the Show/Hide Sidebar button. You could then left-click that to open another window with a different profile.

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How to Separate Your iPhone Browsing Habits With Safari Profiles

In iOS 17, Safari has gained a new feature called Profiles, which is designed to help separate your browsing sessions into things like Work, School, or Personal. Here's how to use it in the beta and when iOS 17 is released to the general public later this month.

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Each profile gets its own icon and silos your history, Tab Groups, Favorites, Private Browsing tabs, and cookies. You can even assign specific extensions to different profiles to optimize your browsing experience based on the task at hand.

How to Create a Safari Profile

To set up profiles on iPhones running iOS 17, simply follow these steps:

• Open the Settings app on you iPhone or iPad.
• Scroll down to Safari .
• Under the "Profiles" section, tap New Profile .
• Choose your settings for Favorites and New Tabs .

When you create a new profile, your device will automatically generate a "Personal" profile to differentiate other browsing sessions conducted outside of the profile you created.

Both profiles and additional ones you create can be edited in the same section of the Settings app. When editing an existing profile, you can also opt to enable any Safari extensions you have installed on your device, as well as delete the profile if desired.

How to Switch Between Profiles in Safari

• In Safari, tap the Tabs icon with two overlapping squares.
• Tap the middle icon to bring up the active profile's menu.
• Tap the Profile option to change which profile is active.

The Safari Profiles feature is available in iOS 17, iPadOS 17 and macOS Sonoma, as well as being part of Safari 17 for macOS Monterey and macOS Ventura . Any profiles you create will be synced across devices logged into the same Apple ID.

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With the advent of iOS 17 and macOS Sonoma, you can now personalize your way into the digital landscape. Among the notable features of these operating systems is the ability to create Safari profiles, which allows users to customize their browsing experience. In this article, I’ll demonstrate how you can create personalized Safari profiles on iOS 17 and macOS Sonoma with ease.

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Creating profiles in Safari can be an extremely beneficial step for both personal and professional use.

• It enables users to curate personal user profiles so that they can personalize their browsing experience by setting up preferences they like, such as  blocking or clearing cookies , preventing pop-ups, and enabling/disabling JavaScript.
• This feature can turn out to be extremely beneficial for businesses that want to control access to certain sites or have employees use specific settings when browsing.
• If multiple people are operating a device or surfing the internet from the same Apple ID, they can ensure individual privacy according to their preferences.
• All in all, Safari Profiles streamline productivity and help to declutter the browsing environment. These profiles are easily switchable without compromising data of any kind.

So, regardless of the use case, users can enhance their productivity and make the most of this feature when surfing the internet without being wary of privacy.

• Launch the Settings app.
• Scroll down and select the Safari app.
• Tap New Profile categorized under Profiles.
• Allocate Favorites per your preferences.

Now, you can access the created profile from the PROFILES section.

Switch profiles in Safari on iPhone and iPad

• Launch Safari on your iPhone.

• Go to the Settings app → Scroll down and choose Safari .
• Select the profile you wish to delete.

• Launch Safari on your Mac.

• Once your profile is set as per your preference, click Create Profile .

There are a few additional settings you can adjust to complete setting up your profile.

Your Safari Profile is now set up.

Switch profiles in Safari on Mac

• As you launch Safari on Mac, you’ll be prompted with the normal interface.
• To switch user profiles, right-click Safari from the dock.

• The chosen profile will be launched on Safari.

• Go to Safari Settings → Access the Profile menu.

Yes, Safari on iPad provides the ability to create multiple profiles or customize profile names and settings individually.

No, profiles in Safari operate independently, and bookmarks and settings are not synced across different profiles. Each profile functions as a separate browsing environment. 

Yes, you can choose the extensions you wish to save for your profile. However, this will only work for the existing extensions in your Safari .

Yes, if you are using the same Apple ID across multiple devices, then every user profile will be synced thoroughly.

Happy browsing!

Whether you want to separate your work and personal browsing, share your device with family members, or maintain different sets of bookmarks for different interests, Safari profiles have got you covered. So go ahead, explore the possibilities, and make the most out of your browsing experience.

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How to Create Safari Profiles on iPhone and iPad [iOS 17]

If you are using Safari on your iPhone or iPad on iOS 17 or iPadOS 17, then you will really love this new feature, Safari Profiles. Read on to know all about Safari Profiles.

Safari is getting better with each iOS update and the same can be said with the newest iOS 17 . Apple brings several useful features to its web browser, Safari. The list of features includes Safari Profiles, enhanced private browsing , faster search results, the ability to change the search engine for private browsing , and many more.

Apple is working on improving the tabs experience on Safari. With iOS 17, Safari gains a new feature, dubbed, Safari Profiles. This feature allows you to create multiple profiles within the browser. If you want to keep your work profile and regular usage separate, then you can do it all with the new Safari Profiles feature.

You can make multiple profiles and log in with multiple accounts in each profile. And the best part is, all the history, cookies, and website data will be separated per profile. In case you want, you can disable cookies and pop-ups in any profile and leave them enabled for other profiles. So, if you are a privacy-conscious user, you can utilize Safari Profiles.

Now you know all about the Safari Profiles, let’s take a look at how to create profiles in Safari on iPhone and iPad.

How to Create Profiles in Safari

First things first, you need to update your iPhone to iOS 17 and iPad to iPadOS 17. Safari lets you group tabs and name the tab group on iOS 15 and iOS 16. But now we get a completely new experience, you can make a separate profile and group all websites and tabs as you wish. If your iPhone is running on iOS 17, you can follow these steps to create Safari Profiles.

• Open Settings on your iPhone.
• Scroll down and Select Safari .
• Explore the Safari Settings and Find Profiles section.
• Select the New Profile option to make a personalized browsing profile.
• Enter Name, and select the icon and background color for your Profile.
• In the Settings section, you can pick the favorites folder and New Tabs location for each Profile.
• You can also assign Safari extensions to the profile if installed on your iPhone.
• Now tap Done.

Your Safari Profiles will be synced across Apple devices including iPad, MacBook, and on your secondary device linked with the same Apple ID.

How to Use Safari Profiles on iPhone and iPad

Safari Profiles setup completed inside the Settings? Now you can utilize the new multiple profiles functionality on Safari. Here’s how you can use Safari Profiles on your iPhone or iPad.

• Open Safari on your iPhone or iPad.
• Tap on the Tabs icon in the bottom right corner.
• Now Select the list icon or person icon at the bottom center of the screen. On the iPad, select the Tab group icon.
• Select Profiles and choose the profile you want to switch to.
• Now simply tap the + icon to launch a new tab and start browsing.

Once switched, you will see a completely new background with different icons and colors, depending on the profile you switched to. Suppose you are in the work profile, you will see work profile icons in the background with colors you choose for it.

If you want to change or customize the experience, you can simply go back to Settings > Safari and select the Profile that you want to personalize, then edit the profile name, icon, and background accordingly.

How to Delete Profiles in Safari

You can create and remove profiles anytime you want, it can be done easily. But keep in mind, it will also delete all data and tabs opened in the profile, so keep a backup of data if required. You can follow these steps to delete Safari Profiles.

• Open Settings on your iPhone or iPad.
• Scroll down and tap Safari .
• Go to the Profiles section, and select the Profile that you want to remove.
• Simply select the Delete Profile option .
• That’s it.

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This hidden iOS 17 feature will restore your work-life balance in Safari — here's how to use it

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Apple has introduced a brand new feature to iOS 17 you might not have even heard of, but it's one that could drastically improve the work-life balance of your iPhone, specifically in Safari. 

Safari Profiles lets you have separate groups of tabs and bookmarks within the Safari app on your iPhone with iOS 17. In its simplest form, that means you can use your iPhone during the day for work with one set of tabs and bookmarks before switching to a different set of tabs when you aren't at work. It could be the difference between opening Safari and not seeing pesky emails, projects, research papers, or anything else while you're trying to relax at the weekend. Conversely, it means you won't get distracted by memes and cat videos while you're trying to work. 

Such a great feature probably shouldn't be as hard to find as it is. It's buried in the Settings app on your iPhone rather than in Safari itself. 

Luckily, we’ve got you covered and can show you exactly how to set up Safari Profiles on iOS 17 without you having to go on an excursion to find them.

The best thing about Safari Profiles is that each profile you set up has a separate history, cookies, extensions, Tab Groups, and favorites. They also sync between devices, and you can easily add profiles to Focus , so whenever you finish working at the end of the day, your work Safari Profile disappears until 9 am the next morning. Here’s how to set up Safari profiles on iOS 17 to take control of your browsing habits.

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How to set up Safari Profiles on iOS 17

There are a few steps to setting up Safari Profiles with an initial setup in Settings followed by fine tweaking in Safari. To get started, here’s how to create a Safari Profile in Settings.

• Open Settings and select Safari
• Under Profiles, tap New Profile
• Pick a name , icon , and color for the Profile

When setting up your Safari Profile, you can also set which Favorites the profile will use and the opening page when you open a new tab. Now that you have created a profile, it’s time to head to Safari and set it up.

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• Open Safari
• Tap the Tabs icon in the bottom right
• You’ll see a Profile icon in the center of your bottom bar
• Tap the Profile icon and choose between your Safari Profiles

You can completely split your Safari browsing between multiple profiles and differentiate between work and personal use easier than ever before.

One more thing... use Safari Profiles on iOS 17 to get on top of your life

Safari Profiles are the next step in taking control of your work-life balance on iOS. After using the feature for over a month now , Safari Profiles feels like the next step in separating work from pleasure.

Like Focus, you’ll need to play around with the feature to find a setup that works for you, but once you do, you’ll wonder how you ever lived without them. I’ve been using Safari Profiles for my different hobbies. For example, I do a lot of fantasy football, and over the summer, my Safari can be overflowing with football transfer news. Now, thanks to Safari Profiles, I have a specific place for all sports-related browsing, and I love it. It's definitely one of my favorite features on iOS 17, alongside Contact Posters and StandBy mode . 

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Work-Life Balance: How to Create Separate Safari Browsing Profiles

T oday, maintaining a work-life balance should extend to your browser too. With iOS 17, Safari lets you create that separation with profiles for work and personal browsing. It is a smart move to ensure a clear distinction between your professional and personal digital footprints.

Each profile in Safari maintains its own cookies, history, extensions, and website data, enabling you to easily switch between tasks and environments. During testing, I found that separating my bookmarks and browser extensions significantly reduced clutter. Additionally, switching to a work profile curtailed the temptation for personal browsing.

Follow these steps to set up and manage your profiles:

• Open the  Settings  app.
• Select  Safari,  scroll down to the  Profile  section, and select  New Profile .
• Choose an icon, name, and background color for your profile.
• Tap  Favorites  to select where to save your Favorites for the new profile. You can save them to your existing Favorites or to a new Favorites group for your profile.

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Once you've created your profiles, switching is easy:

• Open the  Safari  app.
• Tap the A dd New Tab icon  (the double squares in the lower right corner).
• Tap the  person icon .
• In the  Profile  section, tap on the name of your current profile to see all your Profiles, and then select the Profile you want to use.

Adopting this organized approach not only maintains a professional appearance but also prevents any accidental crossover between your work and personal digital worlds. By delineating your browsing profiles, you can navigate through your digital tasks efficiently.

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• To keep your personal and work-related browsing separate, you can create multiple Safari profiles on your Apple iPhone 15 Plus. Follow these instructions to learn how to set up a Safari profile.
• Go to the Home screen. Choose Settings .
• Scroll down. Choose Safari .
• Scroll down. Choose New Profile .
• Choose Name and enter a name.
• Choose an icon and a color.
• Optional: Under SETTINGS , change one or more options. Choose Done .
• Your profile has been set up. Return to the Home screen.
• Choose the Safari symbol.
• Choose the tabs symbol.
• Choose the arrow symbol.
• To view your profiles, choose Profile .
• Choose a profile.
• Choose Done .
• Now you are using Safari with the selected profile. Return to the Home screen.
• A Safari profile can be useful when setting up Focus filters .

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iPhone User Guide

• iPhone models compatible with iOS 17
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• iPhone 11 Pro
• iPhone 11 Pro Max
• iPhone SE (2nd generation)
• iPhone 12 mini
• iPhone 12 Pro
• iPhone 12 Pro Max
• iPhone 13 mini
• iPhone 13 Pro
• iPhone 13 Pro Max
• iPhone SE (3rd generation)
• iPhone 14 Plus
• iPhone 14 Pro
• iPhone 14 Pro Max
• iPhone 15 Plus
• iPhone 15 Pro
• iPhone 15 Pro Max
• Setup basics
• Make your iPhone your own
• Take great photos and videos
• Keep in touch with friends and family
• Share features with your family
• Use iPhone for your daily routines
• Expert advice from Apple Support
• What’s new in iOS 17
• Turn on and set up iPhone
• Wake, unlock, and lock
• Set up cellular service
• Use Dual SIM
• Connect to the internet
• Sign in with Apple ID
• Subscribe to iCloud+
• Find settings
• Set up mail, contacts, and calendar accounts
• Learn the meaning of the status icons
• Charge the battery
• Charge with cleaner energy sources
• Show the battery percentage
• Check battery health and usage
• Use Low Power Mode
• Read and bookmark the user guide
• Learn basic gestures
• Learn gestures for iPhone models with Face ID
• Adjust the volume
• Silence iPhone
• Find your apps in App Library
• Switch between open apps
• Quit and reopen an app
• Multitask with Picture in Picture
• Access features from the Lock Screen
• Use the Dynamic Island
• Perform quick actions
• Search on iPhone
• Get information about your iPhone
• View or change cellular data settings
• Travel with iPhone
• Change sounds and vibrations
• Use the Action button on iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max
• Create a custom Lock Screen
• Change the wallpaper
• Adjust the screen brightness and color balance
• Keep the iPhone display on longer
• Use StandBy
• Customize the text size and zoom setting
• Change the name of your iPhone
• Change the date and time
• Change the language and region
• Organize your apps in folders
• Add, edit, and remove widgets
• Move apps and widgets on the Home Screen
• Remove or delete apps
• Use and customize Control Center
• Change or lock the screen orientation
• View and respond to notifications
• Change notification settings
• Set up a Focus
• Allow or silence notifications for a Focus
• Turn a Focus on or off
• Stay focused while driving
• Customize sharing options
• Type with the onscreen keyboard
• Dictate text
• Select and edit text
• Use predictive text
• Use text replacements
• Add or change keyboards
• Add emoji and stickers
• Take a screenshot
• Take a screen recording
• Draw in documents
• Add text, shapes, signatures, and more
• Fill out forms and sign documents
• Use Live Text to interact with content in a photo or video
• Use Visual Look Up to identify objects in your photos and videos
• Lift a subject from the photo background
• Subscribe to Apple Arcade
• Play with friends in Game Center
• Connect a game controller
• Use App Clips
• Update apps
• View or cancel subscriptions
• Manage purchases, settings, and restrictions
• Install and manage fonts
• Buy books and audiobooks
• Annotate books
• Access books on other Apple devices
• Listen to audiobooks
• Set reading goals
• Organize books
• Create and edit events in Calendar
• Send invitations
• Reply to invitations
• Change how you view events
• Search for events
• Change calendar and event settings
• Schedule or display events in a different time zone
• Keep track of events
• Use multiple calendars
• Use the Holidays calendar
• Share iCloud calendars
• Camera basics
• Set up your shot
• Apply Photographic Styles
• Take Live Photos
• Take Burst mode shots
• Take a selfie
• Take panoramic photos
• Take macro photos and videos
• Take portraits
• Take Night mode photos
• Take Apple ProRAW photos
• Adjust the shutter volume
• Adjust HDR camera settings
• Record videos
• Record spatial videos for Apple Vision Pro
• Record ProRes videos
• Record videos in Cinematic mode
• Change video recording settings
• Save camera settings
• Customize the Main camera lens
• Change advanced camera settings
• View, share, and print photos
• Use Live Text
• Scan a QR code
• See the world clock
• Set an alarm
• Change the next wake up alarm
• Use the stopwatch
• Use multiple timers
• Add and use contact information
• Edit contacts
• Add your contact info
• Use NameDrop on iPhone to share your contact info
• Use other contact accounts
• Use Contacts from the Phone app
• Merge or hide duplicate contacts
• Export contacts
• Get started with FaceTime
• Make FaceTime calls
• Receive FaceTime calls
• Create a FaceTime link
• Take a Live Photo
• Turn on Live Captions in a FaceTime call
• Use other apps during a call
• Make a Group FaceTime call
• View participants in a grid
• Use SharePlay to watch, listen, and play together
• Share your screen in a FaceTime call
• Collaborate on a document in FaceTime
• Use video conferencing features
• Hand off a FaceTime call to another Apple device
• Change the FaceTime video settings
• Change the FaceTime audio settings
• Change your appearance
• Leave a call or switch to Messages
• Block unwanted callers
• Report a call as spam
• Connect external devices or servers
• Modify files, folders, and downloads
• Search for files and folders
• Organize files and folders
• Set up iCloud Drive
• Share files and folders in iCloud Drive
• Use an external storage device, a file server, or a cloud storage service
• Share your location
• Meet up with a friend
• Send your location via satellite
• Add or remove a friend
• Locate a friend
• Get notified when friends change their location
• Notify a friend when your location changes
• Turn off Find My
• Add your iPhone
• Add your iPhone Wallet with MagSafe
• Get notified if you leave a device behind
• Locate a device
• Mark a device as lost
• Erase a device
• Remove a device
• Add an AirTag
• Share an AirTag or other item in Find My on iPhone
• Add a third-party item
• Get notified if you leave an item behind
• Locate an item
• Mark an item as lost
• Remove an item
• Adjust map settings
• Get started with Fitness
• Track daily activity and change your move goal
• See your activity summary
• Sync a third-party workout app
• Change fitness notifications
• Share your activity
• Subscribe to Apple Fitness+
• Find Apple Fitness+ workouts and meditations
• Start an Apple Fitness+ workout or meditation
• Create a Custom Plan in Apple Fitness+
• Work out together using SharePlay
• Change what’s on the screen during an Apple Fitness+ workout or meditation
• Download an Apple Fitness+ workout or meditation
• Get started with Freeform
• Create a Freeform board
• Draw or handwrite
• Apply consistent styles
• Position items on a board
• Search Freeform boards
• Share and collaborate
• Delete and recover boards
• Get started with Health
• Fill out your Health Details
• Intro to Health data
• View your health data
• Share your health data
• View health data shared by others
• Download health records
• View health records
• Monitor your walking steadiness
• Log menstrual cycle information
• View menstrual cycle predictions and history
• Track your medications
• Learn more about your medications
• Log your state of mind
• Take a mental health assessment
• Set up a schedule for a Sleep Focus
• Turn off alarms and delete sleep schedules
• Add or change sleep schedules
• Turn Sleep Focus on or off
• Change your wind down period, sleep goal, and more
• View your sleep history
• Check your headphone levels
• Use audiogram data
• Register as an organ donor
• Back up your Health data
• Intro to Home
• Upgrade to the new Home architecture
• Set up accessories
• Control accessories
• Control your home using Siri
• Use Grid Forecast to plan your energy usage
• Set up HomePod
• Control your home remotely
• Create and use scenes
• Use automations
• Set up security cameras
• Use Face Recognition
• Unlock your door with a home key
• Configure a router
• Invite others to control accessories
• Add more homes
• Get music, movies, and TV shows
• Get ringtones
• Manage purchases and settings
• Get started with Journal
• Write in your journal
• Review your past journal entries
• Change Journal settings
• Magnify nearby objects
• Change settings
• Detect people around you
• Detect doors around you
• Receive image descriptions of your surroundings
• Read aloud text and labels around you
• Set up shortcuts for Detection Mode
• Add and remove email accounts
• Set up a custom email domain
• Check your email
• Unsend email with Undo Send
• Reply to and forward emails
• Save an email draft
• Add email attachments
• Download email attachments
• Annotate email attachments
• Set email notifications
• Search for email
• Organize email in mailboxes
• Flag or block emails
• Filter emails
• Use Hide My Email
• Use Mail Privacy Protection
• Change email settings
• Delete and recover emails
• Add a Mail widget to your Home Screen
• Print emails
• Get travel directions
• Select other route options
• Find stops along your route
• View a route overview or a list of turns
• Change settings for spoken directions
• Get driving directions
• Get directions to your parked car
• Set up electric vehicle routing
• Report traffic incidents
• Get cycling directions
• Get walking directions
• Get transit directions
• Delete recent directions
• Get traffic and weather info
• Estimate travel time and ETA
• Download offline maps
• Search for places
• Find nearby attractions, restaurants, and services
• Get information about places
• Mark places
• Share places
• Rate places
• Save favorite places
• Explore new places with Guides
• Organize places in My Guides
• Clear location history
• Look around places
• Take Flyover tours
• Find your Maps settings
• Measure dimensions
• View and save measurements
• Measure a person’s height
• Use the level
• Set up Messages
• About iMessage
• Send and reply to messages
• Unsend and edit messages
• Keep track of messages
• Forward and share messages
• Group conversations
• Watch, listen, or play together using SharePlay
• Collaborate on projects
• Use iMessage apps
• Take and edit photos or videos
• Share photos, links, and more
• Send stickers
• Request, send, and receive payments
• Send and receive audio messages
• Animate messages
• Send and save GIFs
• Turn read receipts on or off
• Change notifications
• Block, filter, and report messages
• Delete messages and attachments
• Recover deleted messages
• View albums, playlists, and more
• Show song credits and lyrics
• Queue up your music
• Listen to broadcast radio
• Subscribe to Apple Music
• Play music together in the car with iPhone
• Listen to lossless music
• Listen to Dolby Atmos music
• Apple Music Sing
• Find new music
• Add music and listen offline
• Get personalized recommendations
• Listen to radio
• Search for music
• Create playlists
• See what your friends are listening to
• Use Siri to play music
• Change the way music sounds
• Get started with News
• Use News widgets
• See news stories chosen just for you
• Read stories
• Follow your favorite teams with My Sports
• Listen to Apple News Today
• Subscribe to Apple News+
• Browse and read Apple News+ stories and issues
• Use Offline Mode to read downloaded News content
• Manually download Apple News+ issues
• Listen to audio stories
• Solve puzzles in Apple News
• Solve crossword and crossword mini puzzles
• Solve Quartiles puzzles
• Search for news stories
• Save stories in News for later
• Subscribe to individual news channels
• Get started with Notes
• Add or remove accounts
• Create and format notes
• Draw or write
• Add photos, videos, and more
• Scan text and documents
• Work with PDFs
• Create Quick Notes
• Search notes
• Organize in folders
• Organize with tags
• Use Smart Folders
• Export or print notes
• Change Notes settings
• Make a call
• View and delete the call history
• Answer or decline incoming calls
• While on a call
• Have a conference or three-way call on iPhone
• Set up voicemail
• Check voicemail
• Change voicemail greeting and settings
• Select ringtones and vibrations
• Make calls using Wi-Fi
• Set up call forwarding
• Set up call waiting
• Block or avoid unwanted calls
• View photos and videos
• Play videos and slideshows
• Delete or hide photos and videos
• Edit photos and videos
• Trim video length and adjust slow motion
• Edit Cinematic mode videos
• Edit Live Photos
• Edit portraits
• Use photo albums
• Edit, share, and organize albums
• Filter and sort photos and videos in albums
• Make stickers from your photos
• Duplicate and copy photos and videos
• Merge duplicate photos and videos
• Search for photos
• Identify people and pets
• Browse photos by location
• Share photos and videos
• Share long videos
• View photos and videos shared with you
• Watch memories
• Personalize your memories
• Manage memories and featured photos
• Use iCloud Photos
• Create shared albums
• Add and remove people in a shared album
• Add and delete photos and videos in a shared album
• Set up or join an iCloud Shared Photo Library
• Add content to an iCloud Shared Photo Library
• Use iCloud Shared Photo Library
• Import and export photos and videos
• Print photos
• Find podcasts
• Listen to podcasts
• Follow your favorite podcasts
• Use the Podcasts widget
• Organize your podcast library
• Download, save, or share podcasts
• Subscribe to podcasts
• Listen to subscriber-only content
• Change download settings
• Make a grocery list
• Add items to a list
• Edit and manage a list
• Search and organize lists
• Work with templates
• Use Smart Lists
• Print reminders
• Use the Reminders widget
• Change Reminders settings
• Browse the web
• Search for websites
• Customize your Safari settings
• Change the layout
• Use Safari profiles
• Open and close tabs
• Organize your tabs
• View your Safari tabs from another Apple device
• Share Tab Groups
• Use Siri to listen to a webpage
• Bookmark favorite webpages
• Save pages to a Reading List
• Find links shared with you
• Annotate and save a webpage as a PDF
• Automatically fill in forms
• Get extensions
• Hide ads and distractions
• Clear your cache and cookies
• Browse the web privately
• Use passkeys in Safari
• Check stocks
• Manage multiple watchlists
• Read business news
• Add earnings reports to your calendar
• Use a Stocks widget
• Translate text, voice, and conversations
• Translate text in apps
• Translate with the camera view
• Subscribe to Apple TV+, MLS Season Pass, or an Apple TV channel
• Add your TV provider
• Get shows, movies, and more
• Watch sports
• Watch Major League Soccer with MLS Season Pass
• Control playback
• Manage your library
• Change the settings
• Make a recording
• Play it back
• Edit or delete a recording
• Keep recordings up to date
• Organize recordings
• Search for or rename a recording
• Share a recording
• Duplicate a recording
• Keep cards and passes in Wallet
• Set up Apple Pay
• Use Apple Pay for contactless payments
• Use Apple Pay in apps and on the web
• Track your orders
• Use Apple Cash
• Use Apple Card
• Use Savings
• Pay for transit
• Access your home, hotel room, and vehicle
• Add identity cards
• Use COVID-19 vaccination cards
• Check your Apple Account balance
• Use Express Mode
• Organize your Wallet
• Remove cards or passes
• Check the weather
• Check the weather in other locations
• View weather maps
• Manage weather notifications
• Use Weather widgets
• Learn the weather icons
• Find out what Siri can do
• Tell Siri about yourself
• Have Siri announce calls and notifications
• Add Siri Shortcuts
• About Siri Suggestions
• Use Siri in your car
• Change Siri settings
• Contact emergency services
• Use Emergency SOS via satellite
• Request Roadside Assistance via satellite
• Set up and view your Medical ID
• Use Check In
• Manage Crash Detection
• Reset privacy and security settings in an emergency
• Set up Family Sharing
• Add Family Sharing members
• Remove Family Sharing members
• Share subscriptions
• Share purchases
• Share locations with family and locate lost devices
• Set up Apple Cash Family and Apple Card Family
• Set up parental controls
• Set up a child’s device
• Get started with Screen Time
• Protect your vision health with Screen Distance
• Set up Screen Time
• Set communication and safety limits and block inappropriate content
• Set up Screen Time for a family member
• Charging cable
• Power adapters
• MagSafe chargers and battery packs
• MagSafe cases and sleeves
• Qi-certified wireless chargers
• Use AirPods
• Use EarPods
• Apple Watch
• Wirelessly stream videos and photos to Apple TV or a smart TV
• Connect to a display with a cable
• HomePod and other wireless speakers
• Pair Magic Keyboard
• Enter characters with diacritical marks
• Switch between keyboards
• Use shortcuts
• Choose an alternative keyboard layout
• Change typing assistance options
• External storage devices
• Bluetooth accessories
• Share your internet connection
• Allow phone calls on your iPad and Mac
• Use iPhone as a webcam
• Hand off tasks between devices
• Cut, copy, and paste between iPhone and other devices
• Stream video or mirror the screen of your iPhone
• Start SharePlay instantly
• Use AirDrop to send items
• Connect iPhone and your computer with a cable
• Transfer files between devices
• Transfer files with email, messages, or AirDrop
• Transfer files or sync content with the Finder or iTunes
• Automatically keep files up to date with iCloud
• Intro to CarPlay
• Connect to CarPlay
• Use your vehicle’s built-in controls
• Get turn-by-turn directions
• Change the map view
• Make phone calls
• View your calendar
• Send and receive text messages
• Announce incoming text messages
• Play podcasts
• Play audiobooks
• Listen to news stories
• Control your home
• Use other apps with CarPlay
• Rearrange icons on CarPlay Home
• Change settings in CarPlay
• Get started with accessibility features
• Turn on accessibility features for setup
• Change Siri accessibility settings
• Open features with Accessibility Shortcut
• Change color and brightness
• Make text easier to read
• Reduce onscreen motion
• Customize per-app visual settings
• Hear what’s on the screen or typed
• Hear audio descriptions
• Turn on and practice VoiceOver
• Change your VoiceOver settings
• Use VoiceOver gestures
• Operate iPhone when VoiceOver is on
• Control VoiceOver using the rotor
• Use the onscreen keyboard
• Write with your finger
• Keep the screen off
• Use VoiceOver with an Apple external keyboard
• Use a braille display
• Type braille on the screen
• Customize gestures and keyboard shortcuts
• Use VoiceOver with a pointer device
• Use VoiceOver for images and videos
• Use VoiceOver in apps
• Use AssistiveTouch
• Adjust how iPhone responds to your touch
• Use Reachability
• Auto-answer calls
• Turn off vibration
• Change Face ID and attention settings
• Use Voice Control
• Adjust the side or Home button
• Use Apple TV Remote buttons
• Adjust pointer settings
• Adjust keyboard settings
• Control iPhone with an external keyboard
• Adjust AirPods settings
• Turn on Apple Watch Mirroring
• Control a nearby Apple device
• Intro to Switch Control
• Set up and turn on Switch Control
• Select items, perform actions, and more
• Control several devices with one switch
• Use hearing devices
• Use Live Listen
• Use sound recognition
• Set up and use RTT and TTY
• Flash the indicator light for notifications
• Adjust audio settings
• Play background sounds
• Display subtitles and captions
• Show transcriptions for Intercom messages
• Get live captions of spoken audio
• Type to speak
• Record a Personal Voice
• Lock iPhone to one app with Guided Access
• Use built-in privacy and security protections
• Set a passcode
• Set up Face ID
• Set up Touch ID
• Control access to information on the Lock Screen
• Keep your Apple ID secure
• Use passkeys to sign in to apps and websites
• Sign in with Apple
• Share passwords
• Automatically fill in strong passwords
• Change weak or compromised passwords
• View your passwords and related information
• Share passkeys and passwords securely with AirDrop
• Make your passkeys and passwords available on all your devices
• Automatically fill in verification codes
• Automatically fill in SMS passcodes
• Sign in with fewer CAPTCHA challenges
• Use two-factor authentication
• Use security keys
• Manage information sharing with Safety Check
• Control app tracking permissions
• Control the location information you share
• Control access to information in apps
• Control how Apple delivers advertising to you
• Control access to hardware features
• Create and manage Hide My Email addresses
• Protect your web browsing with iCloud Private Relay
• Use a private network address
• Use Advanced Data Protection
• Use Lockdown Mode
• Use Stolen Device Protection
• Receive warnings about sensitive content
• Use Contact Key Verification
• Turn iPhone on or off
• Force restart iPhone
• Back up iPhone
• Reset iPhone settings
• Restore all content from a backup
• Restore purchased and deleted items
• Sell, give away, or trade in your iPhone
• Erase iPhone
• Install or remove configuration profiles
• Important safety information
• Important handling information
• Find more resources for software and service
• FCC compliance statement
• ISED Canada compliance statement
• Ultra Wideband information
• Class 1 Laser information
• Apple and the environment
• Disposal and recycling information
• Unauthorized modification of iOS

Install or remove configuration profiles on iPhone