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When I open Safari on my iPad, the full screen shows my Favorites or Bookmarks, but I cant get out of those and back to the Safari home screen. I

How do I get out of Favorites on my Safari screen? I cant get back to the Safari home page.

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There is no real Home Screen on the iPad like there is on a computer. What you are seeing is a blank browser screen, and that is what you get until you open a screen. If you close Safari while there is a site on the screen, when you reopen it, that site will come up. But if you force closed Safari, or close all of the tabs, when you open it again, you will see the screen with Favorites. Just choose a bookmark or type an address into the address bar and it will open that site.

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Jan 23, 2020 9:57 AM in response to MaysieMae

There is no real Home Screen on the iPad like there is on a computer. What you are seeing is a blank browser screen, and that is what you get until you open a screen. If you close Safari while there is a site on the screen, when you reopen it, that site will come up. But if you force closed Safari, or close all of the tabs, when you open it again, you will see the screen with Favorites. Just choose a bookmark or type an address into the address bar and it will open that site.

When I open Safari on my iPad, the full screen shows my Favorites or Bookmarks, but I cant get out of those and back to the Safari home screen. I

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