Accessing a Bookmark I might have to navigate through a few subdirectories. Once there, how do I get rid of the Bookmarks panel on the left?
As soon as you tap a directory, the 'collapse' icon in the top left disappears. Does this mean that if I'm 3 subdirectories deep, I have to hit the back arrow 4 times to get full screen Safari?
The Safari side panel , in iPadOS 15, is now open and closed with the side panel, small rectangular icon, at top-left of the Safari main menu bar.
For this button to be visible and work, when the Bookmarks/Reading List/History option is displayed, you must first tap the Back arrow and then, the “Safari” name button that appear in the upper left corner of Safari.
You may have to tap the back button as many times as necessary to get back to this point of being able to tap the “Safari” name button to dismiss the Bookmarks panel.
If you hate this new “feature” as most everyone else has, who has posted about this, you can make your voice heard to Apple by posting feedback about this issue in the feedback link below.
Tap the link below.
https://www.apple.com/feedback/ipad.html
The Safari side panel , in iPadOS 15, is now open and closed with the side panel, small rectangular icon, at top-left of the Safari main menu bar.
For this button to be visible and work, when the Bookmarks/Reading List/History option is displayed, you must first tap the Back arrow and then, the “Safari” name button that appear in the upper left corner of Safari.
You may have to tap the back button as many times as necessary to get back to this point of being able to tap the “Safari” name button to dismiss the Bookmarks panel.
If you hate this new “feature” as most everyone else has, who has posted about this, you can make your voice heard to Apple by posting feedback about this issue in the feedback link below.
Tap the link below.
https://www.apple.com/feedback/ipad.html
JohnrC123 wrote:
Accessing a Bookmark I might have to navigate through a few subdirectories. Once there, how do I get rid of the Bookmarks panel on the left?
As soon as you tap a directory, the 'collapse' icon in the top left disappears. Does this mean that if I'm 3 subdirectories deep, I have to hit the back arrow 4 times to get full screen Safari?
There are many changes within iPadOS15 - and significant changes to Safari and its management of Bookmarks is only one of the significant changes.
You are not the first to make the observation concerning the shortcomings of the iPadOS15 Safari Sidebar - and certainly won’t be the last. Here is just one of the many discussions about this topic:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/253208195?answerId=256003346022
Apple do invite constructive feedback, comments and feature requests via their product feedback pages. For iPad and iPadOS:
You are encouraged to make use of this facility in expressing any views concerning issues, bugs, or functionality changes of which you are unhappy.
Hi JohnC123,
Thank you for participating in the Apple Support Communities. Here is a link with more information on Bookmark webpages in Safari on iPhone to help. If you would like to leave feedback on this feature, you can do that here: Product Feedback - Apple
Have a great day.
Thank you MichelPM and Jeff_W.
I'll try to do the feedback thing but for the past ten years my suggestions and bug reports are never incorporated, or they show up years later. As such it feels like a big placebo to me.
Cheers.
iOS Safari Bookmarks Panel
