How to delete 'Frequently Visited' on iPhone

Each time you browse the web with Safari or Google Chrome on your iPhone, a record of the website you visit will be stored for future use. One place this history is used is in the Frequently Visited section of the browser, displayed every time you open a new tab. But if you're concerned about privacy or want to delete your history, you can delete items in the Frequently Visited section of Safari or Most Visited of Chrome.

Websites that you visit while browsing in Private or Incognito mode are not saved in the Frequently Visited or Most Visited sections.

How to delete frequently visited websites

Presented as a thumbnail image with the corresponding title on the site, easy access to these places may be useful. Conversely, this can also be a potential privacy concern with shared devices, as well as annoying if the list contains websites you no longer need.

Websites that appear in the Frequently Visited and Most Visited sections of Safari or Chrome can be deleted at the same time.

1. Open Safari or Chrome browser.

2. If necessary, open a new tab first. To do so, tap the Tabs icon , then click the plus (+) icon at the bottom of the screen in Safari or the New Tab icon from the pop-up menu in Chrome.

3. The New Tab screen will now display, with Favorites at the top and Frequently Visited located right below it in Safari. In Chrome, the most visited web pages appear below the search bar.

4. Click and hold the icon for the webpage you want to remove from the Frequently Visited section . On newer models like iPhone X, a pop-up menu will appear. Click Delete on Safari or Remove on Chrome.

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5. On older models like iPhone 7, you may need to press Delete directly above the icon in question.

How to disable Frequently Visited Sites in Safari

You can prevent new websites from appearing in the Frequently Visited section of the Safari browser by disabling this feature completely.

1. Go to Settings> Safari .

2. Click the Frequently Visited Sites switch so that it changes from green (turned on) to white (turned off).

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3. Just repeat the steps above to reactivate this function at any time.