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An awful lot of common tasks in iOS 26 require more taps than they did in iOS 18.
Yesterday, we highlighted the new screenshot system in iOS 26 — and how to revert back to the old way. (Which, based on yesterday’s poll results, no one is much interested in! See below.)
So, because we’re masochistic (and there’s no breaking Apple news), here’s a guide to getting back the old Safari toolbar on your iPhone.
This guide might be more popular because:
The new Safari toolbar really does suck.
The old Safari toolbar was better!
Also in today’s newsletter:
This is a great, great tip for copying and pasting from PDFs, which often act screwy, especially if they have more than one column of text. I’ve used this method for other file types that don’t behave well, too. This knowledge will come in handy!
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If you’re running late on your holiday shopping, take a gander at our gift guide, which we updated again with ideas for Apple fans.
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One more thing ...
It’s one of the things in life I really feel ashamed about. I was not very sensitive, and I hurt their feelings. I shouldn’t have. They had done so much to make sure I could go there [Reed College], but I just didn’t want them around. I didn’t want anyone to know I had parents.
Today’s poll
Do you like Safari's compact user interface in iOS 26?
Results from yesterday’s poll: Is the new iPhone screenshot system better or worse?
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