How do I get these back???
I had important tabs open on my private browsing section of safari and they all disappeared, no prompts, no warning just a layout change and an empty tabs group equivalent to a middle finger.
iPhone X
Hello,
Unless you remember the sites you were on, and had saved any unsaved info to the websites, you won't be able to get them back. I am thinking your frustration might be related to a common misunderstanding about Private Browsing. Safari and iOS already have a lot of features designed to protect our privacy. Private Browsing is made to prevent any private window or tab information from being saved by Safari or iCloud, such as browsing history and passwords. Since they are not saved they cannot be recovered.
If you can remember or find the websites again, I recommend creating Bookmarks for them. Keeping private tabs or groups open for an extended time defeats the main purpose of private browsing. Using a normal tab may be a better option for your need. If you need to keep them private I recommend using a password protected Numbers file or physical paper to copy the website URL's to incase something like a future major update or even a crash happen again.
I hope this is least somewhat helpful.
Hello,
Unless you remember the sites you were on, and had saved any unsaved info to the websites, you won't be able to get them back. I am thinking your frustration might be related to a common misunderstanding about Private Browsing. Safari and iOS already have a lot of features designed to protect our privacy. Private Browsing is made to prevent any private window or tab information from being saved by Safari or iCloud, such as browsing history and passwords. Since they are not saved they cannot be recovered.
If you can remember or find the websites again, I recommend creating Bookmarks for them. Keeping private tabs or groups open for an extended time defeats the main purpose of private browsing. Using a normal tab may be a better option for your need. If you need to keep them private I recommend using a password protected Numbers file or physical paper to copy the website URL's to incase something like a future major update or even a crash happen again.
I hope this is least somewhat helpful.
Well for my personal use keeping the private tabs open was the best solution and now having to worry that they can all be closed by apple without my consent is fantastic. Another great innovation, thanks apple.
Private tabs all deleted on safari
