Apple has added a new “Theme Category” feature to Safari, which can be used regardless of iOS 17, iPadOS 17 or macOS Sonoma and above. It allows you to create different theme categories by yourself, which is convenient for use in different scenarios such as work or school.
This article will share how to create Safari theme categories on the iPhone, and use different contextual configurations for personalized browsing, so that daily life, study or work browsing records, cookies and website data can be separated by theme.
How to add Safari theme categories on iPhone?
If you want to add a Safari theme category, you only need to operate it on one of the iPhone or iPad devices, and it will be automatically synced through iCloud. You must also ensure that the system is on iOS 17, iPadOS 17 or above, and you can use it when you log in to the same Apple ID account.
After everything is confirmed, you can follow the steps below to add a Safari theme category to iPhone in iOS 17:
Step 1. First open the iPhone’s built-in “Settings” app.
Step 2. Click the “Safari” option.
Step 3. And select “Add Topic Category”.
Step 4. In the new theme category page, you can customize the “name”, and select the category pattern and color. The favorite items below and open a new tab page do not need to be modified. Just click “Finish” in the upper right corner to add.
Using the method of adding Safari theme categories above, you can create work, study and entertainment categories according to your preferences.
Custom Extensions
After each Safari theme category is created, click to edit the category page, and there will be an additional “extended function” setting at the bottom. The purpose is to customize whether the theme category should allow the activation of extended themes.
[Reminder]iOS 17 is currently in the Beta testing stage. This article is a tutorial on the iOS 17 Beta features. If you want to experience the new features of iOS 17 first, please refer to “Upgrade iOS 17 Beta Tutorial”.
How do iPhone Safari theme categories work? How to switch between different categories?
As long as the Safari theme category is created on the iPhone, other iPhones or iPads with the same Apple ID will automatically synchronize the theme category, so how to switch between different Safari theme categories? You can operate according to the following settings:
Open the iOS / iPadOS built-in Safari App, click the “Pagination” menu in the lower right corner, and click the “Personal Tab Group” button in the bottom center.
You will be able to see the “Theme Category” switching menu function at the bottom, and you can quickly switch between different categories after clicking.
Usually, the Safari theme categories of work, study or life can be separated. The advantage is that the data that can be queried at work can be distinguished at the same time, so that browsing records, cookies and website data can be distinguished at the same time, and it will not lead to mixed queries during life or study.
How do I edit or delete Safari theme categories?
If you want to edit the theme category name, icon, color or extension, or even delete the theme category, you can follow the steps below:
Open the iPhone “Settings” and select “Safari” Tap “Theme Category Name” to edit, edit or delete the theme category
function summary
The above is the addition of iPhone Safari theme categories and application skills teaching. On the whole, this function is quite practical. It can easily separate Safari browsing records, website data and cookies for work, study or daily life inquiries.
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