Set up and use iCloud Tabs

iCloud keeps the tabs you have open in Safari up to date on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Mac. That means you can go from one device to the next and pick up browsing wherever you left off.

Set up iCloud Tabs

Complete these steps on all of the devices where you want to share tabs.

On your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch

  1. Go to Settings, then tap your name.

  2. Tap iCloud.

  3. Under Apps Using iCloud, make sure that Safari is on. You might need to tap Show All to see Safari.

On your Mac

  1. Choose Apple menu  > System Settings. In macOS Monterey or earlier, choose Apple menu  > System Preferences.

  2. Click Apple ID, then click iCloud.

  3. Click to turn on Safari.

Open a tab or close a tab from another device

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On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

  1. Open Safari.

  2. Tap the Tabs buttonTabs, then tap the New Tab buttonNew Tab button.

  3. By default the Start Page includes a section showing the tabs that are open on your other devices.

  4. Tap the one you want to open.

  5. To close a tab from another Apple device, touch and hold the link, then choose Close.

On your Mac

  1. Open Safari.

  2. From the Bookmarks menu in the menu bar, choose Show Start Page.

  3. By default the Start Page includes a section showing the tabs that are open on your other devices.

  4. Tap the one that you want to open.

  5. To close a tab on another Apple device, Control-click the tab, then choose Close Tab.

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Use Tab Groups

To keep your tabs organized and easy to find again later, you can organize them into Tab Groups. After you create a Tab Group, you can share it with others who also use iCloud to collaborate in Safari.

Learn how to organize your tabs into Tab Groups

Learn how to share a Tab Group and collaborate in Safari

If you can’t set up or use iCloud Tabs

iCloud Tabs works between devices running iOS 13 or iPadOS 13 or later and macOS Mojave 10.14.4 or later, or between devices running iOS 12 or earlier and macOS Mojave 10.14.3 or earlier.

  • If your iCloud Tabs aren't updating, make sure that you're running the latest iOS or iPadOS on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch and the latest macOS on your Mac.

  • Check that you signed in to iCloud with the same Apple ID on all of your devices, and that your Apple ID has two-factor authentication turned on.

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