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Switching Safari tabs on your iPhone used to take multiple taps on the screen each time you wanted to move to another tab, but now there's a better solution! Now, you can swipe between tabs instead of navigating via your list of tabs. We'll show you how to switch tabs fast.
Why You'll Love This Tip:
- Quickly swipe through all of your open tabs without navigating to other menus.
- If you need to compare two web pages, this feature lets you alternate between them effortlessly.
How to Switch Tabs Fast in Safari
System Requirements
This tip works on iPhones running iOS 16 or later. Find out how to update to the latest version of iOS.
Before you try this tip, make sure that you have more than one open Safari tab on your iPhone. If you don't already know, find out how to open new tab in Safari on your iPhone. Now, here's how to switch tabs quickly in Safari on your iPhone:
- Open Safari on your iPhone.
![Open Safari app]()
- Swipe across the address bar at the bottom from left to right to see the previous tab.
![Swipe left to right]()
- Swipe from right to left to see the next tab.
![Swipe right to left]()
That's how to switch tabs on iPhone quickly and smoothly! You can swipe through as many tabs as you have open in Safari on your iPhone, and you can even open a new tab in Safari by swiping all the way to the right, past the right-most tab! Next, find out how to open a private tab in Safari.
