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How to Move iPhone Safari Search Bar to the Top of Screen

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2 years ago

03/30/2022

If you recently upgraded your iPhone to iOS 15 you may have noticed some big changes to Safari. One of them is a design change that puts the browser’s search bar at the bottom of the screen. If you hate the change, there are ways to move the Safari search bar back to the top of the screen.

If you were an avid Safari user prior to installing iOS 15 you’re very used to the search bar being up at the top of your iPhone’s screen. And that’s what made Apple’s change so controversial.

If you hate the change, you’re not alone. Many other users prefer the search bar at the top of the screen. Fortunately, there are a few ways to get the search bar back to the top of your screen. And lucky for you, the steps only take a few seconds to complete.

In this guide we’ll show you how to bring the Safari search bar back to the top of your iPhone’s screen. There are actually two ways to do this.

It’s important to note that you can always switch back to using the search bar at the bottom of your display. If you have small hands and an iPhone with a big screen, it might be worth it to keep it on the bottom so you don’t have to reach as far.

How to Move the Safari Search Bar Back Up Top

The first method is done while browsing in Safari. Open up the browser and input any website in the search bar. Once the website loads, follow these steps:

In the search bar, tap on the two A’s next to the website’s URL.
At the very top of the new menu, tap “Show Top Address Bar.”

That’s it. If you want to change it back, simply tap the two A’s again. At the very bottom of the new menu tap “Show Bottom Tab Bar.”

The other method is a little more involved and it requires a visit to your iPhone’s Settings app. Here’s how to get the Safari search bar back via Settings:

Open up the Settings app.
Scroll down and tap on Safari.
Scroll down again and find the “Tabs” section.
If you want the search bar at the top of the screen, tap “Single Tab.”

If you ever find that you want to bring it back to the bottom of the screen, go back to the same section and tap “Tab Bar.” This will move the search bar back to the bottom.

Keep in mind, there’s no way to bring your phone back to iOS 14. Apple hasn’t released a new version in months and we may not get another version in 2022.

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If security is important to you, and you missed older versions of iOS 15, you'll want to think about installing Apple's iOS 15.8.2 update right away.

iOS 15.8.2 doesn't have any security updates on board. But, if you missed prior versions of iOS 15, you'll get their patches when you upgrade.

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iOS 15.2 also included some important upgrades to privacy. The software brought the company's App Privacy Report to Settings.

This lets you see how often your apps have accessed your location, photos, camera, microphone, contacts and more during the last seven days. You can also see their network activity.

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