How to Change Safari Background on iPhone (iOS 18)

Do you want to customize the Safari browser startup page on your new iOS 15 (iPhone & iPad)? In this guide, you’re going to learn how to change the Safari background on iPhone and iPad running on iOS 18.

In June 2021, Apple published iOS 15, the most recent version of their iOS operating system, which was launched on September 20. Redesigned FaceTime capabilities, tools to limit distractions, a new notifications experience, improved privacy features, full redesigns for Safari, Weather, and Maps, and more are all included in iOS 15.

Safari now has a whole new look. Controls are now simpler to grasp with one hand, allowing users to focus more on the content of a webpage. Users may now quickly slide between tabs thanks to a new, condensed tab bar that hovers at the bottom of the screen. Tab Groups enable users to keep tabs and access them from any device at any time. For the first time, there is now a configurable start page and web extensions.

Safari (iOS 15)

Safari has a whole new look with iOS 15. Controls have been moved to the bottom of the screen to make them more accessible with one hand.

A new, compact tab bar floats at the bottom of the screen and features a Smart Search box, allowing users to effortlessly swipe between tabs. Users may keep their tabs in a folder and sync them across their iPhone, iPad, and Mac with Tab Groups. In addition, a new tab overview grid view has been included.

Users may now refresh a web page by just pulling it down, and voice search is also supported. For the first time, Safari gets a configurable start page and mobile web extensions.

New privacy safeguards in Safari in iOS 15 include Intelligent Tracking Prevention, which stops trackers from profiling you based on your IP address, and Safari will automatically upgrade sites that support HTTPS from insecure HTTP.

How to Change Safari Background on iPhone & iPad

Other minor yet useful improvements are included in Safari in iOS 15. The ability to personalize the start page, refresh a webpage using pull to refresh (similar to Chrome), and display open tabs in a grid format is among them.

Users on iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 may now change the background picture in Safari, much like on macOS Big Sur. Favorites, Frequently Visited, Privacy Report, Siri Suggestions, and Reading List are just a few of the areas you may choose to see on the start page. Safari even uses iCloud to sync your settings so that your start page looks the same everywhere.

So, here are the steps to change Safari background wallpaper on iPhone and iPad running on iOS 15:

Note: Steps are the same for both iPhone and iPad and the screenshots are taken on iPhone.

Step 1. Open Safari web browser on your iPhone or iPad.

Step 2. Open a new tab and then tap the Edit button at the bottom of your screen.

Step 3. Enable the Background Image option and then select any pre-loaded wallpaper.

Step 4. To select or add your custom background image for the Safari browser, tap the + icon.

Step 5. Here’s how the new background image looks on the Safari web browser on iPhone or iPad.

Step 6. If you want to delete your uploaded image, simply tap the x icon on the top of the image.

How to Disable Background Image

• Launch the Safari browser.
• Tap the Edit button and then turn off Background Image.

These were the steps to change the Safari background image on iPhone and iPad running on iOS 18.

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