Private Safari Browser Settings on iPhone
| Title | Private Safari Browser Settings on iPhone |
| Severity | High |
| Category | 🔐 App Permissions |
Description
Section titled “Description”Safari is where a lot of everyday private activity happens: searching, signing in, shopping, banking, reading, and using work or health websites. Even normal browsing can reveal habits, interests, locations, and account activity.
Adjusting Safari settings helps reduce tracking, limit unnecessary personalization, protect private tabs, and make websites ask before using sensitive features like your camera, microphone, or location.
For additiona privacy, consider changing your default apps and moving to a more secure browser like Firefox Focus.
Settings and Recommendations
Section titled “Settings and Recommendations”Use the menu paths below on your iPhone to find the setting and apply the recommendation that fits most people.
| Menu Path | Recommended Setting |
|---|---|
Settings → Apps → Safari → Apple Intelligence & Siri → Learn from this App | Off |
Settings → Apps → Safari → Apple Intelligence & Siri → Show in App | Off |
Settings → Apps → Safari → Apple Intelligence & Siri → Show on HomeScreen | Off |
Settings → Apps → Safari → Apple Intelligence & Siri → Suggest App | Off |
Settings → Apps → Safari → Search Engine | DuckDuckGo |
Settings → Apps → Safari → Search Engine Suggestions | Off |
| `Settings → Apps → Safari → Safari Suggestions | Off |
| `Settings → Apps → Safari → Show Recent searches | Off |
| `Settings → Apps → Safari → Quick Website Search | Off |
| `Settings → Apps → Safari → Preload Top Hit | Off |
| `Settings → Apps → Safari → AutoFill → Use Contact Info | Off |
| `Settings → Apps → Safari → AutoFill → Credit Cards | Off |
Settings → Apps → Safari → Block Pop-ups | On |
| `Settings → Apps → Safari → Extensions | disable all untrusted |
Settings → Apps → Safari → Prevent Cross-Site Tracking | On |
Settings → Apps → Safari → Hide IP Address | From Trackers |
Settings → Apps → Safari → Fraudulent Website Warning | On |
Settings → Apps → Safari → Search Engine Suggestions | Off |
Settings → Apps → Safari → Not Secure Connection Warning | Off |
Settings → Apps → Safari → Highlights | Off |
Settings → Apps → Safari → Camera | Deny |
Settings → Apps → Safari → Microphone | Deny |
Settings → Apps → Safari → Location | Deny |
Settings → Apps → Safari → Automatically Save Offline | Off |
Settings → Apps → Safari → Advanced → Advanced Tracking and Fingerprinting Protection | All Browsing, if available` |
Settings → Apps → Safari → Advanced → Privacy Preserving Ad Measurement | Off |
Settings → Apps → Safari → Advanced → Check for Apple Pay | Off |