How to Close All Safari Tabs on iPhone

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You must be ready to clear your iPhone cache if you are ready to close all tabs on the Safari browser on your iPhone without accessing the browser. You cannot close all the Safari tabs within the Safari browser settings but you can use the tabs switcher. The iOS 17 allows iPhone users to close all tabs via the iPhone settings on the iPhone settings page to clear the Safari browser’s cache. In this guide, I will teach you how to close all Safari tabs on iPhone.

You can close the Safari tabs on the browser by swiping left or tapping the close tab at the top right of the tabs. You can also use the tabs switcher at the bottom left to close all tabs. However, you have to repeat this process on all opened tabs on your Safari browser to close the tabs.

To close all Safari tabs at once on your iPhone you simply need to open the “Safari” browser on your iPhone settings, click on “clear history and website data” toggle on “close all tabs” and hit “clear history” to clear both your iPhone cache or search history and all the open tabs.

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How to Close All Safari Tabs on iPhone

How to Close All Safari Tabs on iPhone

You can either close the Safari tabs when you open the browser or use the browser’s settings to close all the tabs at once.

Use Safari App

This won’t let you close all the tabs at once and it won’t clear your browser’s history or cache.

  • Open the “Safari” app on your “iPhone.” You can access the browser from your iPhone home screen or “App Library.”
  • Hit the browser’s “Menu” icon at the bottom right.
  • Swipe the “Tab” you want to close to the left or hit the close icon at the top right of the tab.

Repeat the process above to close all opened tabs on the Safari browser.

Use Safari Tabs Switch

You can also close all your Safari browser’s tabs at once using the list of opened tabs menu. Here are the steps to take.

  • Open the “Safari” browser on your iPhone home screen.
  • Press and hold the “Tabs Switch” to pop up the switch information.
  • Hit “Close All XX Tabs” where “XX” stands for the total number of tabs you have opened on the browser that you can close at once.
  • Hit “Close All XX Tabs” from the pop-up asking you whether you are sure that you want to close the opened tabs.

iPhone Settings App

You can close all tabs on the Safari browser at once clearing your iPhone history and cache. Here are the steps to take.

  • Open the iPhone “Settings” app.
  • Scroll down and click on the “Safari” browser icon.
  • Hit “Clear history and website data” under “Privacy & Security.”
  • Toggle on “Close All Tabs” and choose the “History” timeframe to clear under “Clear History.”

All opened tabs on your Safari browser will be closed at once. You cannot reverse this process.

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