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Do you want to customize your Safari start page? Whether you're using the Safari app on iOS or the desktop version on Mac, you'll be able to change Safari's background image in a few simple steps. You can use Apple's default backgrounds or one of your own saved photos. If you're trying to change your Safari theme from white to black (or vice versa), you'll need to configure your Light/Dark display in the Settings app. This wikiHow will show you how to change the background image on Safari using your iPhone, iPad, or Mac.

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• On iOS, open a new start page. Tap "Edit," toggle on "Background Image," and then select a photo.
• On Mac, open Safari, click "Settings," and check the "Background Image" box. Select a photo and then click "Choose."

• Changing the Safari background is different from enabling Dark Mode .
• To enable or disable Dark Mode, go to Settings → Display & Brightness → select Light or Dark .

• If you have a lot of Favorites on your start page, you may need to scroll down to see this button.

• When it's toggled on, a collection of background images will appear. If you want to use one of Apple's provided backgrounds in Safari, tap it to apply it immediately.
• To use your own image as the background, continue to the next step.

• The Photos app will open.

• If you have a photo on your computer you'd like to use, you can transfer it to your iPhone or iPad using AirDrop.
• Tap X to close the page.
• If you want to remove the background image, return to the "Edit" menu and toggle off "Background Image".

• Be sure to update your Mac .

• A pop-up menu will open.

• When the box is checked, two tiles will appear. You can scroll towards the right to see more. If you want to use one of Apple's provided background images, click it to change your background immediately.
• To use your own image, continue to the next step.

• The Finder will open to your photos. Navigate through your folders to find a picture.

• If you want to remove the background image, return to the "Settings" menu and uncheck "Background Image".

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When you open Safari on the iPhone, the start page has a simple white background. In dark mode, it turns black. And that's about it. However, with iOS 15 and newer software versions, you can choose a colorful wallpaper as the Safari background instead.

And if you want something personal, you can even use a picture from the Photos app as the background of the start page in Safari. So, keep reading to learn how to change the Safari background on your iPhone and iPad.

How to Change the Background in Safari on iPhone

The instructions below will show you how to change the Safari background on your iOS/iPadOS device. If you want to use a custom image, make sure it's in the Photos app (and not elsewhere, like the Files app, Google Drive, or Dropbox).

When you're ready, follow these steps to add or change the Safari background:

• Open Safari on iPhone running iOS 15 or later and tap Edit from the start page.
• Turn on Background Image .
• Apple includes preset background images. Tap to use one.
• Alternatively, you can tap the plus icon (+) to select a picture from the Photos app.
• Finally, tap X from the top-right corner or drag this page down to close it. You will see the Safari start page with a changed background.

Free Websites to Get Amazing Background Images for Safari

iOS 15 and even its successor iOS 16 feature just nine Safari backgrounds. If you don't like them, you can get fantastic backgrounds from websites that offer copyright and royalty-free images . Some of these sites are:

1. Unsplash

Unsplash has tons of images covering various categories like flowers, nature, fashion, architecture, abstract, interiors, film, and more. Its homepage features the most recent editorial images. You may choose from there or use the search box to find something specific.

Pixabay offers royalty-free images of various kinds that you can use for your Safari background, iPhone wallpaper, and elsewhere. Downloading images in lower resolution requires no authentication. However, you may have to solve a Google captcha for higher resolutions.

Pexels is another great place to find high-quality images to use in your projects, wallpapers, or on your Safari background. The homepage showcases a collection of fine photos, and you can also use the search box to find pictures related to gifts, nature, technology, models, wallpaper, and so on.

Use Safari With a Beautiful Background!

Now you know how to change the plain white or black Safari background to something colorful, fun, and personal. At this point, you just need to be creative with the Safari background you choose.

But if you ever change your mind and wish to return to the minimalist design, all you need to do is repeat the steps and turn off the toggle for Background Image.

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You might have spent years looking at the same bland gray background in Safari's start page on Mac, but it doesn't have to be that way. You can spice things up by adding a custom background. Here's how!

Mac users who are running Safari 14.0 or higher have access to the customizable start page. Here, you can easily add or remove different sections and change the background image. The Safari 14.0 (or newer) update will be automatically installed if you are running the latest version of macOS Mojave, Catalina, Big Sur , or higher.

To get started, open the Safari browser on your Mac.

From the start page, click the Menu button from the bottom-right corner of the screen. Now, check the box next to the "Background Image" option.

Here, you can scroll horizontally to see bundled background images. Click an image to instantly turn it into the start page's background image.

However, if you want to add your own image as the background instead, click the "+" button.

Now, select your image from the file picker and click the "Choose" button.

You'll see the image as the new start-page background.

If you want to remove this image or switch to a different photo, go back to the "Background Image" section in the customization menu. Then, click the "X" button to remove the current background image. Repeat the above process to change the background.

Want to directly open a specific web page every time you open Safari? Here's how to change the default Safari home page on Mac .

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Add some personality to Apple's browser (thanks to iOS 15)

"How to change Safari background on iPhone " is a question many iOS users are asking to figure out how to add some flair and personality to Apple 's native web browser. Why be stuck with a plain, boring background when you can add some pizazz to your internet surfing, right?

Thanks to the new iOS 15 update, you can now customize Safari's start page. This was a feature that was first available on macOS Big Sur, but now iPhone users can enjoy this new, visually pleasing perk on their iPhones. Here is a quick, easy, step-by-step guide on how to change the background on Safari.

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Make sure your phone is updated to iOS 15. Once you've got the latest iOS release installed on your phone, follow the instructions below on how to change your Safari background on iPhone.

1. Tap on the Safari icon on the bottom taskbar.

2. Close all of your tabs. To do this, tap on the Tabs icon and tap "X" on all the pages. This should bring you to your Safari homepage, which lists your Favorites and Frequently Visited websites.

3. Scroll all the way down and tap on "Edit."

4. The "Customize Start Page" window should appear. Scroll down to the Background Image section.

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5. Under Background Image, you can change your Safari background to one of the pre-selected wallpapers or you can insert your own. Follow step six and beyond for instructions on how to do this.

6. To insert your own wallpaper, tap on the plus sign. This will prompt your photos to appear. Tap on your desired photo. For this tutorial, I selected a pepperoni pizza background because, well, who doesn't love pizza?

7. After exiting the Customize Start Page window, you should see your new, customized background on Safari.

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Apple's iOS 15 Software Update Allows You to Customize Safari With a Cool New Backdrop

If you geeked out over Apple's iOS 14 home-screen customization update , just wait until you see what's in store on iOS 15. While its new features aren't quite as creative as those in iOS 14, there is one small thing you might have missed: Safari. That's right, Apple's new and improved Safari has innovations like a rearranged search bar and easier accessibility to links and bookmarks, but one of the coolest parts is its background image. Similar to your home-screen wallpaper, you can add an image to your Safari's start page that can be synced to all your devices — talk about staying on brand! Choose a picture of your own, or scour these cozy wallpapers for a fall vibe ; the choice is yours. If the idea of this new feature intrigues you, we've put together an easy how-to.

How to Change Your Safari Background on Your iPhone

• Open Safari on your iPhone or iPad.
• Hit the tabs button in the bottom right corner.
• Select the Start Page.
• Scroll down, and tap Edit.
• Turn on the Background Image option, and select a Wallpaper.
• Exit the Edit page once you're done.
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• You can set your Safari background with a custom image on new tab pages starting with iOS 15.
• To select a custom background image, open a new tab in Safari, tap the Edit button at the bottom of the page, and enable the Background Image button.
• You can choose one of several preset images or pick a photo from your phone's photo library.   

Apple made some significant updates to the default Safari web browser for the iPhone in iOS 15 , including tab groups and a movable address bar. But one of the most interesting updates is the ability to set a custom background for new browser tabs. Not only does it add a much-needed visual update, but it's easy to configure, and you can change it as often as you like. 

How to set a custom background in Safari for iPhone

You can only set a custom background in Safari for your iPhone if you are running iOS 15 or later. To check, start the Settings app and tap General . Tap Software Update and check your current version. If necessary, install the update.

When you're ready to set the custom background:

1. Start the Safari app. 

2. If you're not already on a new, empty tab, tap the Tabs icon at the bottom (it looks like two overlapping squares) and then tap the Plus sign at the bottom left.  

3. Scroll to the bottom of the page and tap Edit . 

4. Turn on Background Image by swiping the button to the right.

5. Choose the background image you want to use for new tabs from one of the presets, or tap the Plus and select an image from your photo gallery. 

6. Tap the X to close Customize Start Page . 

You should now see your selected background image on all new tabs. You can return to the same menu to change your selection at any time. 

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Here's How To Change Your iPhone's Safari Background

Safari received some updates with iOS 15 , including the ability to customize its start screen. This is the page that appears when you open Safari and have no other tabs open. On this screen, you have your bookmarked pages, and with the new update, there are some more features available to populate this screen. One of these is the ability to change the background of Safari. Before, there was simply a black or white background (depending on if you use dark or light mode), but now you can choose from multiple different pre-set backgrounds or even your own image from your camera roll.

You can also change a variety of other features in Safari, including which of them are on the start page and the order they appear in. If you've ever wanted full control over the customization of your Safari start page, now is the time to do it. You can customize Safari directly within the app, and you can always change things around again whenever you want. 

How to change Safari's background

The following steps will show you how to change your background in Safari, either to a pre-set image or your own. You can also turn off the background image feature altogether (via Apple ).

1. Open the Safari app.

2. Make sure your tabs are closed or open to a new one to get to your start page. 

3. Scroll down to the very bottom and tap "Edit." 

4. Now you're on the "Customize Start Page" screen. From here, scroll down to "Background Image."

5. Tap on one of the pre-set images to set it as your Safari background.

6. To use your own image, tap on the plus icon and then the image you want to use as a background. 

7. To remove a background image you previously chose, tap the "X" in the corner of the uploaded image. 

8. To turn off the background images feature, tap the slider to the off position, turning it gray. 

Now you can use the Safari start page with an image of your choice for a customized experience.

Changing other Safari features

There are a few other settings you can change in Safari to customize your start page. This includes a few different sections: Favorites, where the bookmarks you have filed as Favorites are stored; Frequently visited, which is a list of web pages you visit the most; Privacy Report, showing you how many trackers Safari has protected you from ; Siri Suggestions, giving you suggestions based on Siri usage; Reading List, which is where pages you have saved to your Reading List are visible; and iCloud Tabs, to share tabs over multiple devices via iCloud. 

On the "Customize Start Page" screen, you can turn all of these features on or off and change the position in which they appear. To turn them on or off, simply tap the slider either to the green "on" position or the gray "off" position. To change their placement, tap and hold the three lines next to the feature you want to move, then drag it up or down. These changes are saved automatically, so when you're done you can tap on the "X" in the top right corner to close the customization page and see your alterations. 

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Bet you didn’t know you could customize your Safari homepage’s background. The more you know. Here’s how to spruce up it up.

With all of the features introduced with the release of iOS 15 and macOS Monterey , one of the most underrated changes was the redesign of Safari . Apple’s default browser is in second place to Google Chrome in terms of browser popularity, but recent additions added several features that might push it over the top, like the VPN-like Private Relay tool and Hide My Email compatibility.

One of our favorite parts of using Safari is the customization options available on its homepage. On the start-up page, you can display all your bookmarks, view links shared in your Messages app , browse your Safari reading list of saved articles, and more.

You can also customize the look of your homepage by adding a custom background. Who wants to look at a boring solid-color background when you could pick a cute animal theme or upload photos of your friends and family.? With this custom option available, there’s no reason to not add a bit of personality to your Safari experience.

How to change your Safari background on iPhone

The option to add a background to the Safari homepage is only available on iOS 15, so make sure your iPhone is updated before you jump into the steps below.

• Open the Safari app and open a new tab.
• Scroll down to the bottom of the tab — past your favorites, shared articles, reading list — and tap on the “Edit” button centered at the bottom of the screen.
• At the bottom of the customizations list, tap the “Background Image” slider to enable it. If “Background Image” is turned on, the slider will be moved to the right, the slider background will turn green, and you’ll see a collection of background previews below the slider.
• Safari has nine built-in backgrounds for you to choose from. You can also upload your own background by tapping the plus symbol box in the top left-hand corner of the background options. Your camera roll will open up and you can select a photo or saved image from your phone to apply to Safari. If you choose a custom image but want to change it, just tap the “X” on your custom image preview to erase it.
• Once you’ve picked a background image, just tap the “X” in the upper right-hand corner of the customization screen to return to your Safari tab.

How to change your Safari background on Mac

To change your Safari background on Mac, your computer needs to be running macOS Big Sur (or later). Big Sur was first released in 2020 — if you’re running an older macOS, you’ll need to update your operating system.

• Open Safari and open a new tab.
• Click on the hamburger icon in the lower right-hand corner of the Safari window.
• At the very bottom of the pop-up menu, make sure the box next to “Background Image” is checked off.
• You can preview all nine backgrounds by clicking on the first one and then using the arrow keys on your keyboard to navigate back and forth. To upload a custom image, just click on the box with the plus symbol to search your Mac for an image to upload.

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iOS 15 has brought with it a number of features that don’t affect your privacy, your efficiency, or your fitness. They’re — well, just nice. One of them is the new ability to change the background of the mobile version of Safari so that when you open a new page, you’re looking at something beautiful or wildly colorful. Or just nice.

The process is almost ridiculously simple. Here’s how to do it:

• Once you’re in the Safari app, you’re going to open a new page. Not sure how to do that? Look for the double square in the bottom-right corner and tap on that.
• You’ll see thumbnails of all the pages currently open in Safari. (If there are loads of them, you may want to take this opportunity to get rid of a few.) Tap on the plus sign in the lower-left corner.

• You’re now on “Customize Start Page.” Look for the “Edit” button and tap on that.
• Now, you can either choose from one of the backgrounds that Apple has included or tap the square with the plus sign to select one of your own. If you chose the latter, you’ll be taken into your Photo app to make a choice.

• Tap on the image you want to use, and you’ll be brought back to “Customize Start Page.” Your new image has now replaced the square with the plus sign and is highlighted. If you’re happy with your choice, leave the page. If you want to select something else, just tap on that square again to choose something different, or tap on one of the preinstalled Apple backgrounds.
• Leave the “Customize Start Page,” and you’ll see that your new Safari page now has a cool new background.

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macOS Big Sur comes with some major changes and Safari 14 includes a number of enhancements. One of the simple but nice aesthetic changes is the option to set your own image for Apple’s browser. Read on for how to set custom Safari backgrounds.

Safari 14 comes with macOS Big Sur (released for Catalina too) and brings a lot of great features like 4K support for YouTube , Apple’s new translation integration, performance improvements, and a new start page. The start page is where you can set a custom Safari background.

Let’s look at three ways to do this…

How to set custom Safari backgrounds with macOS Big Sur

• The fastest option if you already have the image you want to use is to drag and drop it on the Safari start page
• Now you can search Finder to select an image
• You can also set a custom background by clicking the settings icon in the bottom right corner of the Safari start page (there are a number of pre-loaded options)
• If you want to clear you custom Safari background, right-click on the start page background and choose “Clear Background”

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macOS Big Sur brings a lot of exciting customization options into Safari. Now you can alter its looks to suit your working style & liking, from changing the start page background to adjusting favorites, Siri Suggestion, Reading List, iCloud Tabs, etc. Quite like wallpapers, a great background image could help you get into the groove. Apple has very graciously offered some fitting Safari backgrounds, or you can choose a custom one.

Oh yes! Whether a color bomb or something subtle or a family photo, you can set anything as Safari’s background, here’s how:

How to set custom background in Safari on Mac

• Browse through the folders and select the image you want to set as a background in Safari
• Click on an image to see a translucent preview of it as the background

And that’s how easy it is to set a custom wallpaper to Safari start page. While it may seem a small change, but it surely adds character to your Safari.

Note : When you wish to change the custom Safari Background, you will have to delete the existing one first. Open Safari start page → three-toggle icon → click the ‘x’ & then tap ‘+’ to add a new one.

But what if you prefer a plain jane, no background Safari start page? Disable the setting as easily, open Safari →  three-toggle icon → uncheck the Background Image option.

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Safari has sort of had a facelift, and customizable start page is the start. Apple’s default browser now incorporates incredible features such as Favicons in the tab, website previews, built-in translation tools, better password monitoring, and even a Privacy report tool.

In all honesty, we think these smart additions to Safari is enough to lure users to upgrade to latest macOS. What are your views, share it with us in the comment section below

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Beyond customizing the Safari start page for things like Favorites, Reading List, and Frequently Visited, you can also change the background image used by Safari in modern macOS versions. This allows you to use any picture you want as the default background image in Safari, offering a neat way to customize the Safari web experience on Mac.

To be able to set a custom background image in Safari, you’ll need Safari 14 or newer on a modern macOS release, like macOS Big Sur, macOS Catalina, macOS Mojave, or newer. Beyond that, it’s simply a matter of learning how this works, so read on to learn how to set and change the Safari background image on a Mac.

How to Change Background Image of Safari in MacOS

Here’s how to customize your Safari background picture:

There you go. Now, you’ve learned how to use any picture as the Safari background on your Mac. Pretty easy, right?

Remember, this only impacts the background image of Safari. If you want to change the desktop background picture on the Mac, that’s done differently as detailed here .

Apart from being able to set a custom background, modern Safari versions also have additional customization options. You now have full control over the various sections that show up on the start page like Favorites, Frequently Visited, Reading Lists, etc, and if that interests you then learn more about Safari start page customization for Mac here .

The latest versions of Safari have a variety of handy features that you might want to check out, including checking the Privacy Report for websites , which makes use of DuckDuckGo’s tracker radar list to safeguard your privacy, and the ability to translate webpages from different languages automatically and easily.

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This only works on a Safari window / tab set as Start Page, but not Empty Page, etc. Right Click in an Empty Page does nothing, (unless you have the Debugger enabled).

But you can remove all the start page items, using the menu in the lower right, so Start Page function like Empty Page but with a color/image background.

(found on MacOS Mojave w Safari 14.0.3 )

This feature doesn’t work on my 2012 15″ MacBook Pro, any image I select is so badly pixellated it’s unrecognisable. Even a clean install didn’t cure the problem. I hope the next version of Safari fixes the problem!

So the Safari feature works on your Mac, it just doesn’t look well. Perhaps the image is too small of resolution so it is scaling up?

It’s any image, including the pre-installed ones in Safari or the high resolution wallpapers. The image switches, holds for a second or two, then turns into a jagged mess.

Sounds like maybe you’re grabbing a thumbnail and not the full resolution image. Can’t explain the built in ones showing up pixelated though.

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How to Change Safari Background on Mac

Changing your background on your desktop might be common knowledge, but did you know you can also change your background in Safari? 

So, how do you do it? Fortunately, changing your Safari background is quick and easy. Let’s get into it!

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• Safari offers loads of neat customization options, one of which is the ability to set your own custom background.
• To set a background, launch Safari or open a new tab , and use the settings button on the lower right-hand corner of the Safari screen to change your background to pre-created images or select your own image.
• Changing your background in Safari is easy and only takes a few seconds, unless, of course, you want to while away the hours editing your photos with an AI photo editing software like Luminar Neo , to make sure your background photo is just right.

Apple, with the release of macOS Big Sur in 2020, allowed for some additional fun customization options in Safari. The most popular of which is the ability to change your background. You are able to choose from a pre-created background for Safari, or you can even choose a custom background. 

To get started, take the following steps:

Step 1 : You’ll need to Open Safari from your Dock or Applications folder.

Step 2: Click on the settings icon in the right-hand corner.

Step 3: Next, Scroll to the right to choose a pre-selected background image or click the ‘+’ to choose your own custom background. 

When you first open the custom folder, you will be presented with desktop images to choose from. These are the pictures that come preinstalled with macOS.

Step 4: You can also navigate to your Photos Folder on the left to choose a custom photo, such as mine from Fenway Park. 

That’s all there is to it! You now have a custom background to enjoy every time you land on your new tab page.

If you know you’ll be looking at this background image every time you open Safari, you’ll want it to be something memorable and unique. This is where I suggest an AI photo editor like Luminar Neo or Canva . More expensive tools like Photoshop are always an option, but most of us don’t want to invest that much in editing our wallpaper.

I used Luminar Neo , which is a relatively inexpensive application available on the App Store .

If you want to get lost for hours editing and customizing the perfect picture, this is the coolest tool for the job. One neat trick is changing the sky out from something bland and boring, to something a little more interesting. Take this image with a cloudy background, for example. 

You can select the sky and apply an “enhancement” to it to turn it into a galaxy. You can also choose from dozens of other scenes and effects.

Overall, it’s a handy program to have around. And, of course, you can use the images for plenty of other things besides your Safari background!

This article walked you through how to change your background image on Safari to either a pre-created image or to one in your own library. As you can see, it is very quick and easy to change your background via the new tab page. 

If you want to spend some time customizing your image and creating the perfect Safari background, you can peruse AI photo editing apps and let your creativity soar. 

How did this work for you? Were you able to change your background? What images did you choose? Let us know in the comments!

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How To Change Safari Background Image On iPhone Or iPad

The redesigned Safari in iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 finally allows users to change Safari background image on iPhone and iPad.

Users get 9 Background Images in Safari while they can also use a custom background.

Having the ability to change background image in Safari for iPhone and iPad is undoubtedly our favorite Safari feature.

This new feature gives users the ability to customize the look and feel of the browser and give it a personal touch by using a custom image.

Safari backgrounds are synced across iCloud devices, which means if you set an image as your iPhone’s Safari background, it will also become your iPad’s Safari background and vice versa.

How To Change Background Image In Safari For iPhone

Here’s how you can easily add a background image in Safari for iPhone.

• Launch Safari browser on your iPhone and open a new tab.
• When on the new tab Start Page screen scroll all the way down and tap on the ‘Edit’ button.
• Enable the toggle for Background Image and choose any default image to set it as Safari background.
• If you want to use a customm background, then tap on the ‘+’ button and choose any suitable image from your image library.

How To Change Background Image in Safari For iPad

Follow these steps to change background image in iPad Safari on a device running iOS 15 or later.

• Open Safari on your iPad and open a new tab.
• When on the new tab Start Page screen scroll down and tap on the ‘Edit’ button.
• If you want to use a custom image as your background, then tap on the ‘+’ button and choose any suitable image from your image library.

There you go folks, this is how you can add a background image to Safari on iPhone and iPad. Using the steps outlined in this guide you can also add a custom background to Safari by using any image in your iPhone or iPad’s Photos library.

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How to Change Safari Background on iPhone 13

The iPhone 13 has a lot of different ways that you can customize the device.

Some of these options are pretty unusual and can involve parts of the iPhone that you might not have thought were customizable.

One such location is the start page you see in Safari when creating a new tab.

The iPhone lets you pick a custom background for this location, and you can choose from a selection of default wallpapers, or you can use a picture from your own camera roll.

You can change the Safari background on your iPhone by opening Safari , touching the Tabs button, creating a new tab, selecting the Edit option, then enabling Background Image , and choosing a wallpaper.

How to Use a Different Background in the Safari iPhone App

• Open Safari .
• Touch the Tabs icon.
• Tap the + button.
• Select Edit .
• Turn on Background Image.
• Choose a wallpaper.

Our guide continues below with additional information about how to change the Safari background on an iPhone 13, including pictures of these steps.

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As your ownership period with the iPhone grows, you will inevitably make some changes to the way the device operates, as well as the way it looks.

These changes can involve things like the ringtone or the lock screen background, but they can also involve some other areas that are less commonly modified.

One such location is the Safari start page.

This is the screen that you see when you open the Tabs menu in the browser and then touch the plus icon to create a new tab.

Not only can you turn on and turn off the various sections on this menu, you can also pick a background to replace the standard solid color one.

Our tutorial below will show you how to change Safari background on iPhone 13 so that you can add some color to the new tab page in Safari.

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How to Switch the Background for the Safari Start Page

The steps in this section were performed on an iPhone 13 in the iOS 16 operating system. These steps will work for other iPhone models such as the :

• iPhone 13 mini
• iPhone 13 Pro
• iPhone 13 Pro Max

As well as most other iPhone models using the iOS 16 operating system.

Step 1: Find the Safari icon and tap it to open the browser.

Step 2: Touch the Tabs button at the bottom-right corner of the screen.

Step 3: Tap the + button at the bottom-left corner of the screen.

Step 4: Scroll to the bottom of the page and select the Edit option.

Step 5: Tap the button to the right of Background Image to enable it.

Once you have turned it on, you should see a selection of image icons below it.

Step 6: Touch the wallpaper that you want to use as your Safari background.

You can also tap the + button if you would like to select a picture from your camera roll to use as the Safari background image instead.

Now that you know how to change Safari background on iPhone 13, you can make this adjustment whenever you want to see something new on your screen as you create a new tab in the Safari web browser.

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How To : Change Safari's Background Image on Your iPhone for a More Customized Start Page

One of the biggest grievances with Safari on iPhone was always its lack of customization, and iOS 15's browser upgrades tackle that problem head-on. Apple added many great features, including Safari extensions , Tab Bar, and Tab Groups , but the most prominent feature caters to those obsessed with finding the perfect Home and Lock Screen look.

Safari's redesigned start page, also called the new tab screen, lets you pick and choose what appears on it, and you can even customize its background. It first appeared on macOS Mojave and Catalina in September 2020, then in Big Sur two months later, and now it's finally available for iPhone and iPad in iOS 15 and iPadOS 15, respectively.

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The older Safari start page for iPhone, which appeared alongside iOS 13 in September 2019, added more sections below your favorites. Those included frequently and most recently visited sites, as well as Siri suggestions, the latter of which would show links from your messages, Reading List, browsing history, and more. That all still exists, only you can hide the things you don't want to see.

Customizing Your Safari Start Page

To get to the customizable start page in Safari, long-press the tabs icon in the toolbar and tap "New Tab." You can also tap the tabs icon, then the plus (+) sign. From there, scroll to the bottom of the new tab screen and tap "Edit." (Note: you can also customize and view your start page from Private Browsing mode.)

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After tapping "Edit," you will see all the start page features you can change. The most notable feature for those who like customization over all else would be choosing a "Background Image," which is just like changing the wallpaper on your Home or Lock Screen. The other settings you can toggle include:

• Use Start Page on All Devices

Frequently Visited

Shared with you, privacy report.

• Siri Suggestions

Reading List

Icloud tabs, syncing your safari start page across iphone, ipad, mac.

With "Use Start Page on All Devices" toggled on, Safari will synchronize all your start page settings — including the background image — across your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Mac. Just make sure you:

• Are signed in with the same Apple ID.
• Are running the latest software (macOS Big Sur or later, iOS 15 or later, iPadOS 15 or later).
• Have two-factor authentication turned on for iCloud.
• Have Safari toggled on in your iCloud preferences.

Changing Your Safari Start Page Background

By default, Apple provides nine different wallpaper options. Tap one to set it as your background. Alternatively, you can use an image from your iPhone's Photos app. Tap the plus (+) button, then choose from recent photos or specific albums. You can also pick Safari start page backgrounds from your other devices.

Unfortunately, you cannot use any of the iOS default Home and Lock Screen wallpapers, but you can save them (links: iOS and macOS wallpapers) to your device and add them from Photos. You can use macOS wallpapers from your computer, which Apple stores in one of the following directories:

This wallpaper will appear across all your devices if you have syncing enabled.

Choosing a Good Safari Start Page Background

Only specific types of images look best on your iPhone. If you want to synchronize your start page background image across your devices — like your iPad or Mac — opt for a landscape-oriented rectangular one. Safari on iOS will display the middle third of the picture. Also, when syncing your background image, use a high-quality image so it can display well on your other devices.

Disabling Your Safari Start Page Background

To disable the background image and return to the default dark gray background, go back to the "Background Image" section in your start page settings. From there, tap on the X in the corner of the custom or Apple-created wallpaper.

Automating Your Safari Start Page Background

At this time, you cannot automate your background with the stock Shortcuts app. However, you can install third-party Safari extensions that give you a completely new start page. While they don't modify Apple's default start page, opening a new tab will send you directly to the extension's custom start page with its own custom settings. Examples include:

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Customizing the Other Safari Start Page Features

As mentioned above, there are other start page features to customize in Safari, including start page syncing, favorites, frequently visited webpages, links shared with you, privacy reports, Siri suggestions, your reading list, and tabs from your other devices.

With "Favorites" — Safari's oldest feature here — you'll see your bookmarked favorites as icons on your start page. To bookmark webpages, tap the share icon in the Safari toolbar, then "Add to Favorites." You can also find favorited webpages from the book icon in Safari's toolbar, in the "Favorites" tab, and you can tap "Edit" to organize them and add new folders.

If you decide to reveal your "Frequently Visited" sites, it will show websites you visit often. However, if you've recently transferred to iOS from Android, restored your iPhone, or cleared your Safari's browsing history, it will take a while for your device to optimize this setting for your start page.

"Shared with You" is a prominent feature that Apple introduced in iOS 15, iPadOS 15, macOS Monterey, watchOS 8, and tvOS 15. On the Safari start page, you'll see links sent to you through the Messages app.

Apple introduced "Privacy Report" for Safari in September 2020 with iOS 14 , and now you can see it on your start page. The feature allows you to see which websites are trying to use ad-tracking. It also shows how many trackers Safari blocked and what percentage of websites you visit use trackers.

The "Reading List" has been in Safari since iOS 5 was introduced in October 2011. While it's an old feature, it's valuable for creating a list to read later when you have time. Like bookmarks, you can tap the share icon in the Safari toolbar, then "Add to Reading List." You can also find your list from the book icon in Safari's toolbar, in the "Reading List" tab, and you can tap "Edit" to delete or save offline versions of pages.

Apple introduced "iCloud Tabs" in iOS 13, and the feature allows you to quickly open links that you currently have open in Safari on another device. Now, you can access them from your Safari start page. Previously, you could only access them from the bottom of the tabs view.

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Rearranging Your Safari Start Page Options

Lastly, you can reorder how most of these options appear on your Safari start page. To do so, tap and hold the three bars to the right of a setting, then move the selection to where you would like to see it.

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How to Change Safari Background Image in iOS 15 on iPhone

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At the WWDC21, Apple announced the latest version of iOS, iOS 15 with a host of new and interesting features. The developer beta of iOS 15 is currently available and the final release will happen in the fall. The iOS 15 update brings significant changes for Facetime calls, tools to focus and reduce distraction, new notifications experience, Live Text, redesigned Safari, new privacy features, and a lot more.

Coming to  Safari , it now features a new design that moves the tab bar to the bottom of the screen. This makes it easier to reach the address bar with one hand and users can swipe between tabs. Tab Groups further let you create a group of open tabs that you can access across other devices. Users can now search the web by voice and web extensions on iOS are supported for the first time.

Custom Start Page in Safari on iOS 15

Safari in iOS 15 packs other enhancements that are small yet handy. These include the ability to customize the start page, refresh a webpage using pull to refresh (like Chrome) and see open tabs in a grid view.

Just like Safari on macOS Big Sur, users can now change the background image in Safari on iOS 15 and iPadOS 15. Moreover, you can select sections to display on the start page such as Favourites, Frequently Visited, Privacy Report, Siri Suggestions, and Reading List. Safari even syncs your customizations through iCloud so that your start page appearance remains the same everywhere.

Now let’s see how you can set a background image in Safari on iPhone running iOS 15.

How to change Safari browser background on iPhone

• Make sure your iPhone or iPad is updated to iOS 15 or later.

• Select one of the pre-included backgrounds such as butterfly or bear wallpaper.

• Close the customization page.

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That’s it. The new background wallpaper will now appear every time you open a new tab in Safari.

In a similar way, you can change your Safari background on the iPad running iPadOS 15.

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How to Change the Safari Background on Mac

You open your Mac, and you’re greeted with the same old grey, default Safari background. Here's how you can change the Safari background on Mac to a customized image of your choice.

You open your Mac, ready to start working or browsing the web. But you’re greeted with the same old grey, default Safari background.

That’s not the way you want to start your day.

You want to open your Safari browser and feel inspired by your background. You want to make your Mac your own. This is how to change the Safari background on Mac to a customized image of your choice.

• Customize your desired background image.
• Open the Safari browser on your computer.
• Click the Slider icon to open the Safari Start Page Settings.
• Check the “Background image” box and upload your image.

Step 1: Customize your desired background image.

If you’re going to be greeted with this Safari background every time you open your browser, you’ll want to set it as an image you know you’ll never get tired of. Explore your creativity by customizing an image online or upload your own photos of family and friends to set as your Safari background in your browser.

For my example, I want to create an image collage of my two cats. To do this, I’ll be using the free online editor, Kapwing .

I uploaded two photos onto my workspace and arranged them to fit a canvas sized at 16:9 aspect ratio. This is the standard size that I will be using as my Safari background. You can also choose to add text , stickers , or effects to your image to make it more personal to your liking.

Step 2: Open the Safari browser on your computer.

Launch Safari to open your starting page. Your browser should look like the picture below, if you haven’t made any changes the background before.

Step 3: Click the Slider icon to open the Safari Start Page Settings.

Open the Safari browser settings and information by clicking on the slider icon pictured below.

This will open up a selection of items you can add or remove from your Safari starting page. You’ll see the list ranges from your Favorites to your Reading List and Background Image.

Step 4: Check the “Background Image” box and upload your image.

Once you’ve checked the “Background Image” box, click the "+" button to open your Finder and upload the image you want to set as your Safari background.

Go through your folders to find your desired image. If you customized it earlier in Kapwing, your file would automatically be downloaded into your Downloads folder, unless you changed the location of it.

Safari Browser Background Shortcut:

If these steps felt too much, you can also change your Safari background in a quicker way. To do this, open the starting page to your Safari again. Then, right-click and select “ Choose Background… ”  

This will open up your Finder for you to select which background image you want to use. Set the image you want as your background, and that’s all!

I hope this article helps you personalize your Safari background and browser so that you start your days and tasks with the right energy. You can find more ways to customize and edit images by visiting our Resources Library or YouTube channel . Stay updating with new image and video-editing features Kapwing launches by following @KapwingApp on Instagram or Twitter .

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About iOS 18 Updates

iOS 18 brings new ways to customize the iPhone experience, relive special moments, and stay connected. Customize your iPhone further by arranging your Home Screen, your Lock Screen, and Control Center in all-new ways. Photos delivers the biggest redesign ever to make it even easier to relive your special moments. Staying connected with friends and family is even better with new ways to express yourself in Messages. A new hiking experience in Maps and updates to Wallet enable you to explore the world further. iOS 18 also brings new features to Safari, Journal, Notes, Phone, and so much more.

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Home Screen

Flexible arrangement to place app icons and widgets in any open position on the Home Screen, such as along the bottom or off to the side, to create the ideal layout for each page

Dark icons give your Home Screen look a darker aesthetic, and can automatically adjust when your iPhone enters Dark Mode, or always appear dark

Color tinting lets you apply any color to app icons and widgets or have iOS suggest a color that complements your wallpaper

Larger icons allow you to make all the app icons and widgets on your screen appear larger, removing the name underneath

Photos app redesign features the biggest update ever with a simplified layout that puts everything into a single view

Collections automatically organize your library by helpful topics that you can browse in a collage, grid, as a memory, or on a map

Customization options let you reorder, add, and remove Collections rows, and add just the items you want to Pinned Collections to keep within easy reach

Groups in People and Pets include photos of your favorite people or pets who frequently appear together

Trips automatically organizes your travels into collections so you can relive each trip

Recent Days lets you view your recent photos organized by day without clutter like screenshots

Filter button in the grid helps you reduce clutter by filtering to specific media types, your favorites, or by hiding screenshots from the view

Video speed control lets you slow down high frame rate video content with in and out points

Utilities includes additional helpful collections like Documents, Receipts, QR codes, and more, and items you’ve recently edited, viewed, and shared

Recovered album in Utilities surfaces images that are on your device but were not previously visible due to database corruption in a locked album

Messages via satellite lets you message friends and family when you are without cellular or Wi-Fi connection by connecting to a satellite in space (iPhone 14 and later)

Text effects bring your conversations to life by visually amplifying any letter, word, phrase, or emoji in iMessage with dynamic, animated effects like explode, ripple, and nod

Text formatting lets you add bold, underline, italics, and strikethrough to any letter, word, or phrase in iMessage

Emoji and sticker Tapbacks allow you to react to a message using any emoji or sticker, giving you access to the Tapbacks you and your friends send the most with just a swipe

Send Later enables you to compose a message now and schedule it to send later

RCS messaging support includes delivery and read receipts, higher resolution photos and videos for messaging people without an iPhone and requires carrier support

Control Center

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Groups of controls can be accessed by continuously swiping from the right edge, including your most used controls, Home controls, Media Playback and Connectivity, with the option to build out entirely new groups too

Controls gallery displays the full set of available controls, including controls from third-party apps, that you can add right into the group you choose

Resizable controls let you drag from the lower right of a control from within Control Center

Lock Screen

Custom Lock Screen controls let you choose controls from the controls gallery from your favorite apps

Action button can be customized with controls from the controls gallery (iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max)

Font options allow you to customize the time with 10 new numeral scripts in Bangla, Gujarati, Gurmukhi, Kannada, Malayalam, Meitei, Odia, Ol Chiki, Telugu, and Urdu

Distraction Control helps you hide items on a webpage that you find disruptive to your browsing

Highlights surface key information from the webpage you’re visiting with summaries, locations, and more

Redesigned Reader offers even more ways to enjoy articles with a streamlined view of the article you’re reading, a summary, and a table of contents for longer articles

Passwords app lets you see all your credentials for websites and apps in one place, making it even easier to access your passwords, passkeys, Wi-Fi passwords, and verification codes

Verification codes for two factor authentication can be set up right in Passwords so you can easily copy them or autofill them into Safari without opening an authenticator app

Secure syncing ensures your accounts saved in Passwords sync seamlessly with iCloud with end-to-end encryption so you can access them on your other devices

Windows support through the iCloud Passwords app so you can access your passwords on Windows devices

Topographic maps display features like trails, contour lines, elevation, and points of interest

Hikes are available across all U.S. national parks and can be saved to your device to access while offline

Custom walking and hiking routes can be created with just a few taps for hikes in the park, regular exercise routines in your neighborhood, walking tours while on vacation, and more

Places Library combines all your saved places, guides, and hiking routes into one location for easy access

Game Mode minimizes background activity to sustain the highest frame rates and dramatically improves responsiveness with wireless accessories like game controllers and AirPods

Tap to Cash lets you exchange Apple Cash quickly and privately, without sharing phone numbers or email addresses, just by holding your phones together

New pass designs have a beautiful new look and great new features, including a new event guide with helpful information about the venue and smart recommendations from your favorite Apple apps

New ways to pay with installments and rewards on supported credit and debit cards when you check out with Apple Pay online and in apps

State of mind can be logged right from within Journal, and emotions or mood logged in the Health app are included in Journaling Suggestions

Insights view shows your writing streaks, a calendar, and other fun stats that help you track your journaling goals

Search lets you easily find past entries, and the ability to sort shows your entries in your preferred order

Widgets for your Home Screen and Lock Screen show your current streak or writing prompts that change throughout the day, so you can reflect on what’s going on in the moment

Recent calls search helps you find previous calls, voicemails and contacts using phone numbers, names, or even a word transcribed from a voicemail

Keypad search helps you quickly find and call existing contacts by typing in their number or name on the alphanumeric keypad

Automatic mic mode picks the right mic mode for you, toggling between Voice Isolation, Wide Spectrum, and Standard mode depending on your environment

Locked apps let you protect your sensitive apps and the information inside them by requiring Face ID, Touch ID, or your passcode to open them and hiding the content from search, notifications, and other places across the system

Hidden apps have the same protections as locked apps, plus they are placed in a new hidden apps folder that is locked, and you won't receive notifications or calls from the app

Improved Contacts permission empower you to choose which contacts to share with an app

Improved Bluetooth pairing lets developers offer a seamless pairing experience, while protecting your privacy

Hands-free Siri Interactions let you respond to Siri announcements with AirPods by simply nodding your head ‘yes’ or shaking your head ‘no’

Voice Isolation on AirPods Pro provides clearer call quality for those you are speaking with, even in windy conditions or places with loud background noise

Personalized Spatial Audio for gaming with AirPods puts you in the middle of the action with sound that surrounds you combined with a new API for developers that makes it easier than ever to enable

Apple TV app

InSight delivers real-time information for every live-action Apple TV+ movies and shows that complements what you’re watching onscreen

Enhance Dialogue enables you to hear what’s being said onscreen more clearly, especially when loud effects or music is playing

Subtitles automatically appear at just the right times, like when the content language doesn’t match your device language, when you mute the audio, or when you skip back while watching a program

Audio recordings can be started right from inside a note, and kept with related comments, checklists, and documents

Live transcriptions show as you record audio, and transcripts are fully searchable so you can always find what you need (iPhone 12 and later)

Math in Notes let you enter expressions and equations in your note to have them solve instantly

Collapsible sections help you simplify and hide text in long notes; just tap next to a section header to lighten up your most text-heavy notes

Highlight text in your note with a choice of five colors allows you to make your text standout

Accessibility

Eye Tracking makes it possible for people to control iPhone with just their eyes (iPhone 12 and later and iPhone SE (3rd generation))

Music Haptics syncs the iPhone Taptic Engine with the rhythm of songs so those who are deaf or hard of hearing can enjoy the Apple Music catalog (iPhone 14 and later)

Vocal Shortcuts help people with severe atypical speech record custom utterances that trigger specific actions

Vehicle Motion Cues can help reduce motion sickness for passengers in moving vehicles by placing dots on the screen that move with the vehicle without interfering with content

This release also includes other features and improvements:

Emergency SOS Live Video enables you to share streaming video and recorded media during emergency calls with participating US emergency operators (iPhone 14 and later)

Math Notes in Calculator let you evaluate expressions, assign variables and even create graphs on iPhone

Calendar lets you create, view, edit and complete reminders alongside with your events

Recently Deleted list in Reminders lets you view and retrieve deleted reminders

Screen sharing in SharePlay lets you tap and draw on someone’s screen or ask for permission to remotely control their iPhone and take actions yourself

Scenes in Freeform allow you to organize your content into sections, then save, label and order them as you like

Redesigned Fitness+ makes it easy to find personalized recommendations, or search for something specific

Guest access in Home app lets you provide visitors with date and time- based access to locks, garage doors, and alarm systems

Electricity usage and rate plan information in Home app are displayed for eligible customers when connecting their utility account, starting with Pacific Gas and Electric Company in California

Repair Assistant prompts you to configure the genuine Apple parts replaced on your device after a repair (iPhone 12 and later)

Some features may not be available for all regions or on all Apple devices. For more information, please visit this website: https://www.apple.com/ios/ios-18

Some features may not be available for all regions or on all iPhone models. For information on the security content of Apple software updates, please visit this website: https://support.apple.com/100100