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Safari Private Browsing Option Missing on iPhone or iPad

By: Waseem Patwegar

If the Private browsing option is missing in Safari Browser on iPhone or iPad, you can find below the steps to enable the Missing Safari Private Browsing Option on iPhone and iPad.

Safari Private Browsing Option Missing on iPhone or iPad

Safari Private Browsing Not Working on iPhone

All that is required to open a Private browsing tab on iPhone is to tap and hold on Safari Icon and New Private Tab option in the contextual menu.

Open Private Browsing Tab in iPhone Safari Browser

If the Private browsing option is missing in Safari browser on your iPhone, it is most likely due to Adult websites being blocked on your device or restrictions being placed on certain websites on your iPhone.

Hence, the most commonly used solution to fix the problem of Private browsing not working on iPhone or iPad is to provide unrestricted access to all websites on your device.

Provide Unrestricted Access to Websites on iPhone

Follow the steps below to provide unrestricted Access to all websites on iPhone. Once this is done, you should find the Private Browsing option returning back in Safari Browser.

Go to Settings > Screen Time > Content & Privacy Restrictions > select Content Restrictions.

Content Restrictions Setting Option on iPhone

If prompted, enter your Screen Time Passcode and select Web Content option on the next screen.

Web Content Restrictions Setting Option on iPhone

On Web Content screen, select Unrestricted Access to provide iPhone with unrestricted access to all websites.

Provide Unrestricted Access For Websites on iPhone

After this, you should find the Private Browsing option working in Safari, Chrome and any other web browser installed on your iPhone.

Unfortunately, there is no way to use Private browsing feature on iPhone, while still being able to place restrictions on Adult and other websites.

The only workaround at this time is to Allow Unrestricted Access for all websites on iPhone while using Private browsing. Once you are done browsing privately, you can go back and Enable Restriction for Adult Websites.

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