I accidentally named the tabs I had open as a tab group, and now I have three tab groups (Private, “Start Page”, and the named group). I just want to go back to what I had, which was the Private group and all my open tabs (I guess they were in a group, but I hadn’t named them). But there’s no way I can find to delete the “Start Page” tab group. Ideas?
Thanks!
iPhone 15 Pro
Hello Frederick Wilson,
Welcome to the Apple Support Communities.
You can press and hold on a tab group to edit or delete the group. More information can be found here: Organize your tabs with Tab Groups in Safari on iPhone - Apple Support
All the best!
Hello Frederick Wilson,
Welcome to the Apple Support Communities.
You can press and hold on a tab group to edit or delete the group. More information can be found here: Organize your tabs with Tab Groups in Safari on iPhone - Apple Support
All the best!
Hi Frederick Wilson,
What you're describing is the general Tab view that would keep track of any tabs you have open that you haven't put in a group. It's not possible to delete this, but you can always close out any unwanted tabs. Open and close tabs in Safari on iPhone - Apple Support
Apple does appreciate all feedback regarding our products, services, and features. If you'd like to provide feedback on your experience with our products or services, you can do so using this link:: Product Feedback - Apple
Take care.
Thanks, but that doesn’t work for this tab group. It has only one option, which is “Copy Links.” The icon next to its name is different, looks like an iPhone, rather than the two interlocking squares of the other tab group’s icon.
Thoughts anyone?
Thanks,
Todd
PS. The “Start Page” tab group I referenced above now has four tabs in it, hence the system’s new name for it in the pix below.
Thanks, helpful. I really don’t want any tab groups; I would never have named the one I did if I had known it would creat this “extra” tab group. Is there an easy way to move all my open tabs into that “general” view? I can’t seem to paste links from the names tab group into it…
Thanks.
Hey Frederick Wilson,
Since you are not able to close the tabs as a group, have you tried closing the tabs individually by tapping the "x" in the upper-right corner of the tab itself?
Also, see the link below that Apple Support has on YouTube, it shows how to close tabs on your iPhone.
Take care!
Hello!
It’s not really about closing the tabs but rather about getting rid of that “extra” tab group that apparently cannot be deleted, per above. So, now I’d love to move the tabs in my (accidentally) named tab group into that default, undeletable group, and then delete the named tab group.
Hi Frederick Wilson,
You mentioned "now I’d love to move the tabs in my (accidentally) named tab group into that default".
Do the steps below get that done for you?
Move a tab to another Tab Group
1. Touch and hold, then tap Move to Tab Group.
2. Choose one of the Tab Groups you created previously, or create a new group.
Organize your tabs with Tab Groups in Safari on iPhone - Apple Support
We hope this helps!
Thanks much. This DOES move tabs, but only one at a time; there are 147 tabs that I’d have to move. It can obviously be done, but it’s not an “easy” solution.
How to delete Start Page tab group?
