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Safari Tab groups not syncing - fix

I recently had my iPhone 14 Pro repaired. The back glass was cracked(interesting side note: the repair for the back glass leaves only the front display and cameras as original parts, everything else is new).


After my iPhone reloaded all iCloud backup materials the only issue I was having was my Safari tab groups weren't showing up on the phone. Only a few collaborative tab groups were visible.

The rest of my tab groups were still accessible on my 2020 MacBook Pro 16" and 2020 iPad Pro. All devices running the most up to date software.


A hack I figured out to restore the tab groups on my iPhone is as follows:


  1. Open Safari on one of the existing devices that still has the tab groups(in my case my MacBook Pro)
  2. Select a tab group from the sidebar
  3. Click the "3 little dots" options
  4. Share tab group
  5. Click "Messages" as the share option
  6. Wait for the tab group to load up in a new message
  7. Cancel/delete share message
  8. Actually sharing the tab group is not necessary, just beginning the share process was enough to re-sync the tab groups on my iPhone

Hope this helps if anyone else has come across the same issue

iPhone 14 Pro

Posted on Jun 4, 2024 3:58 PM

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Safari Tab groups not syncing - fix

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