In Safari for iOS 11, I sometimes get suggested search items that appear right above the keyboard when I try to type in the address bar. How can I turn this off?
Thanks!
This was driving crazy as well. Glad to see I wasn’t the only one.
For what it’s worth, I think the solution might be to disable Safari Suggestions in Safari
Settings > Safari >
There is a toggle called Safari Suggestions. Seems To have helped so far
I found a way to turn it off (sort of), but I very much doubt anyone -myself included- will like it. Besides, it only works on iPads, not iPhones. Anyways, if you split the keyboard you'll never see those suggestions again. You may have to enable that option first, under settings > General > Keyboard. (The gesture to split the keyboard is intuitive, but still, a bit tricky - I find it easier with one finger from each hand, instead of trying to "pinch" the keyboard apart with your thumb and index.)
Isn't this under Settings > Safari > (Search) > Safari Suggestions?
I've disabled this and I'm hoping it will get rid of the suggestions above the keyboard. I don't know what kind of algorithm they're using, but I sometimes get some pretty disturbing suggestions. Besides, I don't like tapping suggestions above the keyboard anyway. Search engine suggestions are perfectly fine.
Settings > Siri & Search > turn off Suggestions in Search.
I’ve turned off the above but in addition, go to settings-> Siri & Search and turned off suggestions in Safari there as well and seems to be be working (so far)
The best workaround I’ve found to prevent this from happening and keep using predictive text is to browse exclusively from an incognito window (or use another browser as others suggested).
In the bottom left corner of the safari app it says private turn that on and it will not make search suggestions anymore.
On your screenshot, what’s shown on top is search suggestions. What’s shown below are your frequently visited sites. Both can be turned on and off in the settings I directed you to. There are other options there as well. Experiment with them until you get the layout that works best for you.
No, I’ve tried that. The best I’ve been able to do is temporarily suspend the behavior after clearing my browser data. Unfortunately, the behavior always comes back. The best ‘solution’ seems to be using a browser other than Safari.
Thank you for the reply. Unfortunately, that does not turn off the behavior. I still get the suggestions right above the keyboard.
I see what you’re saying. The search suggestions you’re referring to also appear after I actually type in the address bar, and the frequently visited sites also appear. I have not been clear. If you look right above the keyboard, there are two search suggestions - ‘Matt Groening’ and ‘Futurama’. These suggestions are related to the page you’re viewing, and sometimes seem to be chosen at random from the current page. How can you turn those off? So far I’ve found nothing that accomplished his.
Thank you!
No, I haven't. I asked Apple support and they suggested turning off 'Search Engine Suggestions' and 'Safari Suggestions' in Safari preferences, and then clearing history and website data. The suggestions were gone at first, but reappeared after I visited a few websites.
I've tried various combinations of turning off the Safari settings above and the Siri settings that Rysz suggested, in combination with clearing history and website data. None had a long-term effect. The only way I've found to avoid them is to use Google Chrome instead of Safari, which I'm not too keen on.
I can’t get it to shut off. I went to the Apple store today and they were clueless. They finally thought they fixed it - they were wrong. They thought it was a keyboard issue so god down the emoji icon- keyboard settings- predictive and make sure it is off. Mine is off and it is still giving me the suggestions. Ahhh
Please can Apple address this? I’ve turned off every setting relating to search suggestions for safari and cleared my history but it still appears. As another poster commented, the suggestions can be quite odd/ disturbing at times and would rather they didn’t appear. The ones below came up on a local newspaper article about a council enquiry...
That is seriously disturbing! Did no one at Apple test this out?
Did you try disabling the setting I mentioned? It seems to have worked for me, although I can’t recall any previous examples to re-test it.
I also have predictive suggestions disabled in the keyboard settings. Maybe it’s a combination of the two?
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