Option to Hide or Disable “Recently Saved” in Safari Bookmarks (iOS 26.1)

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Option to Hide or Disable “Recently Saved” in Safari Bookmarks (iOS 26.1)

Hi everyone,

I recently noticed that Safari now shows a large “Recently Saved” section at the top of the Bookmarks menu on iPhone (I’m using iOS 26.1). While I understand it’s meant for quick access, it takes up a lot of space and pushes my main bookmark folders out of view.

I’d love for Apple to add an option to hide, collapse, or disable the “Recently Saved” section, either through Safari settings or directly in the bookmarks view. For users who organize bookmarks manually, this feature makes the menu less efficient and cluttered.

Thanks!

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iPhone 16e

Posted on Nov 5, 2025 5:57 PM

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Answer 1

Dec 14, 2025 6:24 PM in response to Skruffe

It is not a privacy issue, as you are the only user of your device, so there is no one else to see it.

If you are unhappy tell Apple→Product Feedback - Apple: not the other users in this user-to-user forum, none of whom cares what products you buy.

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Dec 3, 2025 9:06 AM in response to tekdout

Bravo, bravo! My sentiments exactly. Hopefully everyone is reporting this via the Support feedback system. I just came from there and found in one of the search results.

I never saw a need for this function and can’t see a need a need for it going forward. I hope they give us a way to turn this annoying, intrusive, and bloated function off.

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Skruffe

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Dec 14, 2025 6:06 PM in response to tekdout

This is a serious privacy issue all ai can say is they don’t do something about being able to disable this unwanted feature i will be deleting safari or I will have to give up my apple products and find an alternative electronic devices that have not sold out their customers privacy

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Answer 4

lr---

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Nov 11, 2025 6:10 PM in response to tekdout

I agree completely and find it to be an issue also on my iMac.

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Answer 5

Nov 29, 2025 7:45 PM in response to tekdout

Thanks for posting this. I agree completely. Hopefully they will take care of this with the next maintenance update.

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