Chapter 12

Browsing with Safari

IN THIS CHAPTER

Bullet Connect to the Internet

Bullet Navigate web pages and tabs

Bullet View history and search the web

Bullet Use bookmarks

Bullet Download files

Getting on the Internet with your iPhone is easy, by using its Wi-Fi or cellular capabilities. After you’re online, the built-in browser (software that helps you navigate the Internet’s contents), Safari, is your ticket to a wide world of information, entertainment, education, and more. Safari will look familiar to you if you’ve used a web browser on a PC or Mac computer, though the way you move around by using the iPhone touchscreen may be new to you. If you’ve never used Safari, this chapter takes you by the hand and shows you all the basics of making Safari work for you.

In this chapter, you see how to go online with your iPhone, navigate among web pages, and use iCloud tabs to share your browsing experience between devices. Along the way, you see how to place a bookmark for a favorite site or place a web clip on your ...

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