How to Improve Privacy using Safari on iPhone and iPad
3,300 views · Published 21 October 2014 · 1:31 · Indexed 30 October 2026
Channel: iPhone, iPad and Android Tutorials from HowTech · 2014 · Howto & Style
In this tutorial, you will learn how to improve privacy using Safari on iPhone. Surfing while using Safari on iPhone definitely leaves some traces and you might want to avoid that. Well, it is all in the Settings! If you want to improve privacy using Safari on your iPhone running on iOS8, we suggest you do the following: Don't forget to check out our site http://howtech.tv/ for more free how-to videos! http://youtube.com/ithowtovids - our feed http://www.facebook.com/howtechtv - join us on facebook https://plus.google.com/103440382717658277879 - our group in Google+ Step 1. Go to “Settings” app, scroll down and choose “Safari”. There are several tweaks you might want to do to your Safari settings so you can be more anonymous on the web. Step 2. First of all, the brand new feature: you can now choose your search engine from several available options. Tap “Search Engine” and change it from, say, Google to “DuckDuckGo”. “DuckDuckGo” is well known for its anti-user tracking policies, so it looks like a good choice. Step 3. Back to main menu of “Safari” settings, disable options like “Search Engine Suggestions”, “Spotlight Suggestions” and “Preload Top Hit”. All of these options certainly make your search faster, but they also track your preferences and other data you might want to keep more private. Step 4. In “General” section you might want to disable “Passwords & Autofill” that store you web credentials and in “Privacy and Security”, you should turn the “Do Not Track” option to “ON”. Step 5. It’s also a good practice to regularly clear your history and website data so no occasional person who uses your iPhone can access the info on recently visited website. Result: Using all of the small options above can greatly improve your Safari privacy on iPhone running on iOS8. This was a HowTech tutorial. Like us on Facebook, love us forever or leave us a comment here in the fields below :) Thanks for watching!
