{"id":164884,"date":"2021-03-31T08:00:23","date_gmt":"2021-03-31T08:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=164884"},"modified":"2025-07-01T21:10:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T04:10:15","slug":"how-to-view-history-on-safari-in-4-easy-steps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/how-to-view-history-on-safari-in-4-easy-steps\/","title":{"rendered":"How to View History on Safari in 4 Easy Steps"},"content":{"rendered":"

Safari<\/span> is a fast and safe web browser that Apple created. Although <\/span>Safari<\/span> is the default browser on <\/span>Mac<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>iPhone<\/span>, and <\/span>iPad<\/span>, it is also available for <\/span>Windows<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sometimes you may want to access your <\/span>browsing<\/span> history<\/span>. You can use the <\/span>history<\/span> to find a website you visited in the past. Or it could be used to keep track of your searches which can be beneficial on a family computer with younger children using the internet.<\/span><\/p>\n

The process of viewing your search history and data varies a little between computer and mobile devices. Let\u2019s look at the steps you need to take to view your browsing history on Safari for both options.<\/span><\/p>\n

How to View History on Safari on Mac and Windows Computers<\/b><\/h2>\n

Below are t<\/span>he steps to view your <\/span>browsing<\/span> history<\/span> on a computer.<\/span><\/p>\n

Step 1: Launch Safari<\/b><\/h3>\n

Launch <\/span>Safari<\/span> by clicking on the <\/span>Safari<\/span> icon in your dock on <\/span>Mac<\/span> or your desktop or taskbar if using Windows.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Step 2: Navigate to the Top Safari Menu<\/b><\/h3>\n

Navigate to the top of the screen and wait for the <\/span>Safari<\/span> menu to appear. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Step 3: Click on \u2018History\u2019<\/b><\/h3>\n

Now you can click on the \u2018<\/span>History<\/span>\u2019 tab.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Step 4: View Recent Site or Click on \u2018Show All History\u2019<\/b><\/h3>\n

You will see a list of the most recent websites opened on your <\/span>Safari<\/span> browser in the drop-down list. If you need to go further back, click on \u2018Show All <\/span>History<\/span>\u2019 at the top of the list.<\/span><\/p>\n

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How to View History on Safari on iPad or iPhone<\/b><\/h2>\n

Now we give the steps to follow to view your <\/span>Safari<\/span> browsing<\/span> history<\/span> on <\/span>your iPhone or iPad.<\/span><\/p>\n

Step 1: Open the Safari App<\/b><\/h3>\n

Launch the <\/span>Safari<\/span> app from your <\/span>iPad<\/span> or <\/span>iPhone<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Step 2: Tap the Book Icon<\/b><\/h3>\n

Tap on the book icon at the bottom right of your screen. This will bring up your search <\/span>history<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

*Note: <\/span><\/i>Mac<\/span><\/i> keeps a record of your <\/span><\/i>browsing<\/span><\/i> history<\/span><\/i> and <\/span><\/i>data<\/span><\/i> for up to one year, whereas <\/span><\/i>iPad<\/span><\/i> and <\/span><\/i>iPhone<\/span><\/i> only store the <\/span><\/i>history<\/span><\/i> for one month. You can manually clear this <\/span><\/i>history<\/span><\/i> at any time.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

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Easily Keep Track of Your Search History<\/b><\/h2>\n

Now that you know how to view your search <\/span>history<\/span> in <\/span>Safari<\/span>, you can keep track of your favorite pages easily. This will make finding websites you visited before much easier.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you are considering other browsers, you can also look at <\/span>Google Chrome<\/span> and <\/span>Firefox<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Safari is a fast and safe web browser that Apple created. Although Safari is the default browser on Mac, iPhone, and iPad, it is also available for Windows. Sometimes you may want to access your browsing history. You can use the history to find a website you visited in the past. Or it could be … Continue reading “How to View History on Safari in 4 Easy Steps”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9205,"featured_media":181922,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":2},"categories":[2441],"tags":[2431],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-164884","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-how-to","tag-app-subdomain-redirectionsafari"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/164884","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9205"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=164884"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/164884\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":324955,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/164884\/revisions\/324955"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/181922"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=164884"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=164884"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=164884"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=164884"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=164884"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=164884"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}