Bookmarks gone from Safari

Hi I’m John Apple iPhone 16pro, I just did the most recent Apple update and it removed all of my 22 bookmarks from Safari and I can not find them on this phone ! Why did this happen as all my stuff is backed up to the cloud???



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iPhone 16 Pro, iOS 26

Posted on Dec 10, 2025 1:30 PM

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Posted on Dec 10, 2025 10:56 PM

Turn Safari sync OFF → restart → turn ON again

This forces your iPhone to re-download your bookmarks from iCloud.

  1. Go to Settings
  2. Tap your Apple ID name
  3. Tap iCloud
  4. Tap Show All
  5. Find Safari
  6. Toggle Safari OFF
  7. Choose Keep on My iPhone (important)
  8. Restart your iPhone
  9. Turn Safari ON again

Wait 1–3 minutes → bookmarks should reappear.

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Dec 10, 2025 10:56 PM in response to JackD_61

Turn Safari sync OFF → restart → turn ON again

This forces your iPhone to re-download your bookmarks from iCloud.

  1. Go to Settings
  2. Tap your Apple ID name
  3. Tap iCloud
  4. Tap Show All
  5. Find Safari
  6. Toggle Safari OFF
  7. Choose Keep on My iPhone (important)
  8. Restart your iPhone
  9. Turn Safari ON again

Wait 1–3 minutes → bookmarks should reappear.

Bookmarks gone from Safari

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