how to revert from the grid style tab view in safari

PLEASE GIVE US BACK THE COMPACT OPTION! I can't see the webpage titles and the swipe to delete the tab function is flawed. Just give us back a compact view and the x to close the tab. We don't all have iPads. PLEASE! I have always had my tabs set a specific way and I am so upset by this. It seems small but seriously, I have a system and this one DOES NOT WORK. I can't keep my tabs in order anymore, I'm closing them when trying to read the titles and I have no idea which one is the most recent. This is truly causing me emotional distress. Please bring it back.

Hi Zeick671, 

Thank you for using the Apple Support Communities. 

We understand that you would like to change the Safari Tab view and we're happy to help!

At this time you can only change the Safari Tab Bar layout.

"You can choose between the top Single Tab you’re used to and the new bottom Tab Bar layout.

1. Go to Settings  > Safari, then scroll down to Tabs.
2. Select either the Compact Tab Bar or Separate Tab Bar layout.
3. You can move between layouts without losing the tabs you have open."

For more information check out the Apple Support resources below.

Customize your Safari settings on iPhone - Apple Support

How to use Safari on iPhone | Apple Support - YouTube 

If you would like to see a feature added in the future, send feedback to Apple here: Product Feedback

Best regards. 

Totally agree - this new grid layout for multiple tabs is extremely cumbersome, as is switching the placement of the “+” (for opening new tabs) and “private tab” buttons. Why not give us the option for either layout? If it ain’t broken, don’t fix it!

We need to get the open tabs stacking view back instead of the hopeless web page image grid. That’s the one from tapping not the URL bar stuff. For some reason you think downgrading your tabs UI to match Chrome is good plan.

If this doesn’t come back I’ll have to use Opera.

My biggest problem with the grid view is it is so small, my eyes aren’t very good and I’m 59. I can barely tell which page I want to select. I thought the stacked pages were awesome. Please Apple, don’t force me to squint more than I already do!

Adamscc wrote:

Extreme dislike of new grid version—can not read the tabs. Please put stacking version back ASAP!!!!

This is a user-to-user forum. Apple doesn't read here for suggestions or feedback. However, you can let them know your thoughts here:

Product Feedback - Apple

Joseph_C_1233 wrote:

Please address this design flaw immediately.

This is a user-to-user forum. Apple doesn't read here for suggestions or feedback. You can, however, let them know your thoughts here:

Product Feedback - Apple

If you didn't know, Apple changed the design of safari when they released iOS 15. I have no idea why they don't let you change back to the old style. You can use this website to send feedback: Product Feedback - Apple. Maybe if they get enough feedback, they might give you the option to change it back, but you can't do it for now.

I’m very frustrated that there is no way to revert to the fan view of open web pages. The new grid view is impossible to use and it takes forever to scroll to the top of all open webpages. I have certain pages open in a specific order and it used to be very easy to access them all. Now it takes minutes to navigate to the page I want, when it used to take seconds. The fact that the only part of the change you thought would bother people is moving the address bar from the top to the bottom is absurd. If you’ve given people a choice to change that, provide a choice for grid view or fan view when looking at open webpages. Trying to decipher what each webpage is on the tiny grid view is impossible on my phone. You need to release a new version that allows us to revert back to the fan view of open pages. This is impossible. And having to save open pages into different folders just adds multiple clicks to get to what I want. Stop making things harder with your upgrades!! Here’s a picture of the fan view i took of my mom’s phone that hasn’t been upgraded. Please bring this view back as an option!!!

It’s not possible to change Grid view to list view. I was about to buy new iPhone 13pro & now decided not to buy Apple products now onwards since they enforce whatever changes they wish to against customers interest. Best thing is stop buying Apple products.

Yup this grid layout is absolutely backwards. I normally have around 200 tabs and can flick through them at warp speed on the old card stack - now it takes ages… I really feel pretty stressed about it as it take so long to find a simple webpage. I find it amazing this got passed as a good idea!!!!

I agree. I usually have about 10 tabs open, but I’m 59 and my eyes are terrible. So now I have to look at these little tiny squares and try to determine which webpage it was, because it’s not easy to determine anymore…

I despise the GRID style safari! I can’t tell what the tabs are as they are too tiny!! I want the old stacked version back please!!

Why do you always have to makes changes that are not needed?? if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it! I guess you have to account for your employees doing something… anything… at work to get paid. Ridiculous!

The grid view is absolutely horrible. Impossible to see images, difficult and time

consuming to navigate. Stacked display was fast to navigate and easy to see, so why the change? We need the option to choose grid or stacked NOW!