iPhone Safari recently closed tabs history issue
Problem:
Even if you clear history and website data of Safari in Settings, the history still remains in the "Recently Closed Tabs", which can be accessed by long-pressing the '+' button in Safari.
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When long pressing "+" in Safari on iOS, I keep seeing old tabs that I closed a long time ago. I have deleted the history and website data several times and have deactivated iCloud synchronization and deleted Safari iCloud data. Without success. Old tabs d
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My iPhone Usage Environment:
- Apple iPhone 15 Pro
- iOS 17.6.1
Solution:
If you clear the history within Safari, rather than in the settings, all history in the "Recently Closed Tabs" will be deleted.
I usually cleared Safari history on my iPhone by going to Settings > Safari > Clear History and Website Data.
However, when clearing history this way, the "Recently Closed Tabs" history is not properly cleared.
Therefore, I recommend using the history option within Safari.