iPad User Guide

Browse the web using Safari on iPad

You can browse the web, view websites, preview website links, translate webpages, and add the Safari app back to your Home Screen if it gets removed. If you sign in to iCloud with the same Apple Account on all your devices, you can see pages you have open on other devices, and keep your bookmarks, history, and Reading List up to date on all your devices.

Go to a webpage

  1. Go to the Safari app 👁 Image
    on your iPad.

  2. Enter the name or web address (URL) of the webpage in the search field.

View websites with Safari

  1. Go to the Safari app 👁 Image
    on your iPad.

  2. Do any of the following:

    • Get back to the top: Double-tap the top edge of the window to quickly return to the top of a long page.

    • See more of the page: Turn iPad to landscape orientation.

    • Refresh the page: Pull down from the top of the page.

    • Share links: Tap 👁 the Share button
      at the top right of the window.

Preview website links

  1. Go to the Safari app 👁 Image
    on your iPad.

  2. Touch and hold a link in Safari to see a preview of the link without opening the page.

    To open the link, tap the preview, or tap Open. To close the preview and stay on the current page, tap anywhere outside the preview.

    👁 A preview for a website. To the right of the preview is a menu that shows the options, including Open, Open in Background, Open in New Window, and more.

Translate a webpage

When you view a webpage that’s in another language, you can use Safari to translate it (not available in all languages or regions).

  1. Go to the Safari app 👁 Image
    on your iPad.

  2. Tap 👁 the Page Menu button
    ,     then tap 👁 the Translate button
    (if translation is available).

Manage downloads

  1. Go to the Safari app 👁 Image
    on your iPad.

  2. Touch and hold the file or link you want to download, then tap Download Linked File.

    Tap 👁 the Downloads button
    to check the status of a file you’re downloading, to access downloaded files quickly, or to drag a downloaded file onto another file or into an email you’re working on.

Tip: You can download files in the background while you continue to use Safari.

Add Safari back to your Home Screen

If you don’t see Safari on your Home Screen, you can find it in App Library and add it back.

  1. On the Home Screen, swipe left until you see the App Library.

  2. Enter “Safari” in the search field.

  3. Touch and hold 👁 the Safari app icon
    ,     then tap Add to Home Screen.

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