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Is it just me, or is the "new tab" + missing in Safari?

In previous versions of Safari, there was always a little + on the far right of all tabs, if you wanted a new tab you clicked the plus sign. Now, that plus sign is gone and the only way to open a new default tab is to use the command T or the File > New Tab option. I miss the + button )-:

Side note: Does anyone else hate the clock being in the far right of the Menu Bar? For the past, oh I don't know maybe 20 years... my clock has been to the far left of the menu bar items. Now its "stuck" in the far right corner. Ugh.

Posted on Nov 16, 2020 7:13 PM

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Bigfoot1977

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8 points

Posted on Mar 19, 2021 10:01 AM

Dear Apple -

You folks are getting as bad as Microsoft. Why change something that worked just fine? It's the kind of thing that makes users crazy!!! I'm so angry right now. The small tab with a "+" was good and EVERYONE was used to it. Why change???

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Mar 22, 2021 9:57 AM in response to IdrisSeabright

Let them all express what they think about this minor changes. If Apple is reading or not I really don’t care about. Someone is going to pick up all this comments among others and will pass them to whom may it concern. Regards

Mar 22, 2021 11:16 AM in response to iAlejandroR

iAlejandroR wrote:

Let them all express what they think about this minor changes. If Apple is reading or not I really don’t care about. Someone is going to pick up all this comments among others and will pass them to whom may it concern. Regards

No, no one is going to pass this on. Unless, of course, it's a fellow user who posts feedback in the appropriate place. But, if the issue isn't important enough for you to let Apple know you care, then why bother posting about it at all?

Mar 24, 2021 6:43 PM in response to jmesberg

I completely agree! I was using a MacBook Air for work that ran Mohave and now I've just purchased my first MacBook Pro M1 and this tab change is the only thing I truly hate about it! Why remove it from the Tab bar it doesn't make any sense. Additionally, when I was trying to customize the tool bar the Tab shortcut would disappear after hitting done, but I got it fixed so it's in the top right corner now, but I like it closer to the search bar. Oh well, gonna have to get used to it I guess. Also, downloaded Chrome because I'm so used to the new tab being there!

Nov 16, 2020 8:11 PM in response to chacoh

Ahhhhhhhh! I see. Thanks. Not a super intuitive spot if you ask me. The old spot was perfect.

Nov 17, 2020 7:31 AM in response to Randy Maynard1

Just press ⌘+T to open a new tab in Safari.

Nov 17, 2020 12:01 PM in response to VikingOSX

Yes, I noted that in my post. Chacoh provided the solution. They moved the plus sign up into the top of the window bar (vice along with the tabs like it used to be)

Dec 3, 2020 11:48 AM in response to Randy Maynard1

I agree with this statement completely.

Jan 14, 2021 5:56 PM in response to chacoh

Not happy at all with this change. Get the "+" back to the previous spot in Safari as Finder uses to open a New Finder Tab! It's intuitive.

Jan 21, 2021 4:36 AM in response to jeffreythefrog

This is not what we want. Read the thread properly. The “+” sign is missed from the TAB line at the far right.

Jan 21, 2021 4:37 AM in response to chacoh

It is not solved!

Sharcuk

Level 1

28 points

Jan 21, 2021 4:39 AM in response to _Plasma_

Are you really making a decision on the browser you use based on where one tab button is?

_Plasma_

Level 1

9 points

Jan 21, 2021 5:22 AM in response to Sharcuk

Yes, I chose my software based on ease of use and accessibility. This is a stupid and unnecessary change.

jmesberg

Level 1

8 points

Feb 9, 2021 12:20 PM in response to _Plasma_

I absolutely agree. I just switched over from Firefox to Safari and this is the only truly annoying difference I've found that bugs me constantly. I'm sure I'll get used to it, but its just dumb.

Feb 16, 2021 1:03 AM in response to Randy Maynard1

true. new location of new tab is really bad. old one was much easier to use

Is it just me, or is the "new tab" + missing in Safari?