Learn how to use safari on your iPad Mini 2. Use Safari on iPad to browse the web. Add web clips to the Home screen for quick access. Use Reading List to collect sites to read later. Use iCloud to see pages you have open on other devices, and to keep your bookmarks and reading list up to date on your other devices.
Enter a URL or search term in the smart search field at the top of the page. Then tap a suggested term, or tap Go on the keyboard to search for exactly what you typed. If you dont want to see suggested search terms, go to Settings > Safari > Smart Search Field and turn off Search Engine Suggestions.
Scroll to the bottom of the suggested results list and tap the entry under On This Page. Tap in the bottom left to see the next occurrence on the page. To search the page for a different term, enter it in the field at the bottom of the page. To continue browsing, tap Done.
To see the URL of a link before you go there, touch and hold the link.
Touch and hold the link, then tap Open in New Tab. If youd like to switch to a new tab when you open it, go to Settings > Safari and turn off Open New Tabs in Background.
If you turn on Settings > iCloud > Safari, you can Tap iCloud icon to view a page that your left open on one of your other devices.
Tap the top edge of the screen to quickly return to the top of a long page.
Tap next icon to the address in the search field to update the page.
Tap Share icon, then tap Bookmark. To revisit the page, tap Bookmark icon, then tap the bookmark.
To create a folder for bookmarks, tap Bookmark icon, then tap Edit.
Go to Settings > Safari > Favorites.
Turn on Settings > iCloud > Safari if you want items from the bookmarks bar in Safari on your Mac to appear in Favorites on iPad.
Tap , then tap Add to Home Screen. The webclip appears only on the device where you create it.
Whether youre logging in to a website, signing up for a service, or making a purchase, you can fill in a web form using the onscreen keyboard or have Safari fill it in for you using AutoFill.
When youre asked if you want to save the password for the site, tap Yes. The next time you visit, your user name and password will be filled in for you.
Tap any field to bring up the onscreen keyboard. Tap < or > above the keyboard tomove from field to field.
Go to Settings > Safari > Passwords & Autofill and turn on Use Contact Info. Then, tap AutoFill above the onscreen keyboard when youre filling in the form. Not all websites support AutoFill.
Go to Settings > Safari > Autofill and save your credit card information, then look for the AutoFill Credit Card button above the onscreen keyboard whenever youre in a credit card field. Your cards security code is not stored, so you still enter that yourself.
Tap Go, Search, or the link on the webpage.
Use Safari Reader to focus on a pages primary content.
Tap list icon at the left end of the address field. If you dont see the icon, reader isnt available for the page youre looking at.
To share just the article text and a link to it, tap Share icon while viewing the page in Reader.
Tap the reader icon in the address field again.
Save interesting items in your reading list so you can return to them later. You can read pages in your reading list even when youre not connected to the Internet.
Tap Share icon, then tap Add to Reading List.
Touch and hold the link, then tap Add to Reading List.
Tap Bookmarks icon, then tap View icon.
Swipe left on the item in your reading list.
Turn off Settings > Safari >Use Cellular Data
You can adjust Safari settings to keep your browsing activities to yourself and protect yourself from malicious websites.
Turn on Settings > Safari > Do Not Track. Safari will ask websites you visit to not track your browsing, but bewarea website can choose not to honor the request.
Go to Settings > Safari > Block Cookies.
To remove cookies already on iPad, go to Settings > Safari > Clear Cookies and Data.
Tap the password field when creating a new account and Safari will offer to create a password for you.
Go to Settings > Safari > Clear History, and Settings > Safari > Clear Cookies and Data.
Tap Private while viewing your open pages or bookmarks. Sites you visit will no longer be added to History on your iPad.
Turn on Settings > Safari > Fraudulent Website Warning.
Go to Settings > Safari, where you can:
Choose your search engine
Provide AutoFill information
Choose which favorites are displayed when you search
Have new tabs open in the background
Display your Favorites at the top of the page
Block pop-ups
Tighten privacy and security
Clear your history, cookies, and data