With the iOS 15 update, Appel introduced the possibility of having extensions on the Safari web browser for iPhone and iPad. You can thus have application shortcuts at the same time as you browse the internet. We explain how to install and use them.
Web extensions come in handy. These little shortcuts that we add to our web browser allow you to obtain application functionalities directly in our navigation.Until now, they were mainly used in computer web browsers. But the situation has changed on the side of Apple.Indeed, since the iOS and iPadOS 15 update, it is now possible to add extensions to the Safari browser on our iPhone and iPad.We can thus directly access the functionalities of an application from our navigation. For example its 1Password password manager or the discounts Honey is finding .
The App Store offers several extensions that can be added to Safari.
Steps to add extensions on Safari for iPhone and iPad
To begin with, we need to install extensions on Safari. To do this, with our iPhone or iPad in hand, you must:
- Open the app: Settings
- Go to the tab: Safari
- Select option: Extensions
- Press: More extensions
Here’s how to add extensions on Safari for iPhone and iPad.
How to use Safari Extensions on iPhone and iPad
Once we have chosen and installed the extensions of our choice on the App Store, how to use them?
By default, these are found to be disabled. To activate them, we must return to the settings as explained above, then authorize them.
Once done, we go to the Safari application and we notice in the search bar a small puzzle icon.
This icon is the shortcut to use and manage our extensions.
We can thus press the extension of our choice to activate its features.
