Favicons have been a part of the browsing experience for more than a decade now. They’re those little icons for the website you’re visiting. You’ll find them in the tab bar up top. If you use Chrome on your Mac, Favicons is how you tell which site you’re on. While browsers like Chrome and Firefox embrace Favicons, Safari doesn’t. Safari on macOS has a property implementation of favicons while iOS lacked support altogether.
But in iOS 12 and macOS Mojave, that changes. It’s one of the new hidden features in iOS 12 and isn’t turned on by default, but if you flick a switch, you’ll instantly see favicons in the tab bar. And they’re the real, high-quality favicons, not the proprietary implementation that macOS had previously.
Must read: The Best iOS 12 Features for iPhone
How to Turn on Favicons in iOS 12
Step 1: After upgrading to iOS 12, open the Settings app.
Step 2: Tap on Safari.
Step 3: Tap on the toggle next to Show Icons in Tabs.
That it. Now go to Safari, tap on the Tabs button and you’ll see favicons in the left corner of the title bar.
If you’ve got an iPhone Plus or iPhone X, switch to landscape mode and you’ll see favicons in the tab bar as well!
How to Turn on Favicons in macOS Mojave
To do the same on your Mac running macOS Mojave, follow the steps below.
Step 1: Open Safari browser.
Step 2: Click on Safari menu from the menu bar and select Preferences.
Step 3: Click on Tabs.
Step 4: Check the box next to Show website icons in tabs.
Read more: macOS Mojave: All the New and Hidden macOS Mojave Features
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