Add Missing Features

What follows are a trio of features you can add to MobileSafari, using bookmarklets or third-party software. The result is a MobileSafari that is more convenient and more efficient.

What Is a Bookmarklet?

A bookmarklet is JavaScript code "disguised" as a URL. These URLs begin with javascript: rather than http: When stored and selected as a typical browser bookmark, a bookmarklet executes its JavaScript instructions rather than loading a Web page. Bookmarklets can be used to accomplish tasks such as searching the content of a Web page or checking the authenticity of a URL (as a means of detecting a phishing scam). A useful collection of bookmarklets (including Find in Page and Open Links in New Window, both noted ahead) can be ...

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