Why is there an iPhone icon on Safari?

On your iPad or Mac, you’ll see an extra Safari icon with a little iPhone symbol above it. Hit that to open up the page right where you left off. The small icon in the upper right indicates the app was open on another device.

How do I stop Safari sharing between iPhone and Mac?

Turn off Handoff on your devices

  1. iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch: Go to Settings > General > AirPlay & Handoff.
  2. Mac: Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, click General, then deselect “Allow Handoff between this Mac and your iCloud devices.”

How do I sync Safari Bookmarks with iPhone and Mac?

Sync With iTunes

  1. Connect your iPhone to your Mac laptop using the standard iPhone USB cable.
  2. Click the iPhone button and select the “Info” tab.
  3. Click the check box beside “Sync Safari Bookmarks” in the “Other” section and then click the “Sync” button to send your laptop bookmarks to your iPhone.

How do I change Safari favorites page icons?

On Apple’s iOS iPhones and iPads, Bookmarks and Favorites are organized the same way they are on Mac computers. To edit them, launch Safari, tap the book-shaped “Bookmarks” icon beside the website address and then tap the “Edit” button. You can edit any folder by tapping on it.

Why do I have two Safari icons?

It’s just removing that certian shortcut. Are you sure the one on the desktop is a shortcut and not the actual application moved from the Applications folder? If so, then just drag it to the trash. As for the extraneous icon in the dock, simply drag it upwards off the dock.

How do I get rid of icons on my iPhone from my Mac?

Every time I use my iMac and my iPhone it always shows a icon on the left side of my dock that says the app I am using on my phone….All replies

  1. Mac: Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click General.
  2. iPhone, iPad, iPod touch: Go to Settings > General > Handoff, then turn off Handoff.

Why does my Safari show up on other devices?

Go to General, Handoff, UNCHECK Handoff and its fixed. System Preferences/iCloud – uncheck Safari. That was happening on my Mac and the answer was perfect and easy to fix. Go to General, Handoff, UNCHECK Handoff and its fixed.

How do I sync Safari bookmarks across devices?

Tap on iCloud, and then swipe down to the Safari area. Tap on the toggle switch to turn on Safari sync ON. Tap on the Merge button that slides up from the bottom of the screen, and then you’ll be all set. Give it a few minutes, and all your bookmarks will sync across your Mac and iOS versions of Safari.

How do I sync Safari tabs across devices?

iCloud keeps the tabs you have open in Safari up to date on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Mac….Open a tab

  1. Open Safari.
  2. Tap the Tabs button.
  3. Scroll to the bottom of the list. Below the images of tabs open on your device, you see a list of open tabs from your other supported devices.
  4. Tap the one you want to open.

How do I change my Safari favorites icons on my iPhone?

You can edit your favorites by choosing Bookmarks > Edit Bookmarks. On iOS, tap the Bookmarks icon at the bottom of the Safari window, then tap Edit.

How do I change the bookmark icon in Safari on my iPhone?

There is no way to change a site to use a custom icon. If you want to change which bookmarked sites appear in the list, then the answer is yes, you can change the list of sites that appears in the list as well the order that they appear.