Safari frequently visited sites missing and open tabs not syncing

I have a Mac, iPad, and iPhone and I have two issues with Safari 15 across my devices

On my iPad, the frequently visited sites disappeared sometime after the iOS 15 upgrade. Settings show they are supposed to be visible and toggling Frequently Visited off and back on makes no difference. My iPhone doesn't have this issue.

Also on my iPad and iPhone, they show tabs supposedly open on my Mac that haven't been open in months. If I close the tabs from the iPad or iPhone, they just re-appear the next time I use it so I have no way to get rid of them. This issue is obviously on the Mac end, it's not syncing to iCloud correctly. I have tried turning Safari syncing to iCloud off and back on but there's no change.

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 11.6

Posted on Oct 5, 2021 6:51 AM

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Oct 13, 2021 6:12 AM in response to voyager-0

I've tried emptying my cache, restarting, and all the regular things, but I can't fix any of these problems. It's a mess.

Oct 19, 2021 3:03 AM in response to Michael Loader

same issue, honestly, update to 15 rly *** and hope I can downgrade to the previous one

Sidx13

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8 points

Oct 25, 2021 4:23 PM in response to Michael Loader

Same issue, safari frequently visited disappeared

Nov 2, 2021 1:49 PM in response to Reason2Smile

Nope. Been living without frequently visited sites for a month now, also 15.1

managa

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11 points

Nov 3, 2021 3:07 PM in response to Michael Loader

Same problem. No frequently visited. 😞

Nov 3, 2021 3:23 PM in response to managa

That’s inexcusable.

HexNash

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25 points

Nov 20, 2021 7:02 AM in response to Michael Loader

Having this problem as well on IOS 15. Super annoying

Nov 20, 2021 1:36 PM in response to HexNash

They're still actively working on it. I've spent hours on the phone with Apple while they investigate it and gather data while we try different tests.

zsolt147

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8 points

Nov 28, 2021 12:15 AM in response to Michael Loader

I’m still amazed how many blocker bugs are existing since months in Apple softwares….

Dec 4, 2021 6:48 PM in response to Michael Loader

I have the same problem on my iPhone

Jan 7, 2022 11:39 AM in response to Michael Loader

3 months isn’t enough? Bruh…

Jan 7, 2022 9:49 PM in response to Alex2022Alex

They got your, my money nothing much matters after.

Jan 13, 2022 7:55 AM in response to fomenkogregory

Yeah, this is ridiculous. I still don’t have “frequently visited”. Here’s hoping it’s fixed in 15.3…

rkristof

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12 points

Jan 24, 2022 12:45 AM in response to Michael Loader

I have exactly the same issues.

Jan 25, 2022 6:58 AM in response to Michael Loader

Same issue. Frequently Visited disappeared in Safari on my iPad. A limited number of Frequently Visited sites (2) show up on my iPhone. Both devices on 15.2.1.

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