How to share Safari tabs across different devices with iCloud Tabs

Have you ever been in a situation where you’re reading something important on your Mac, maybe a flight booking, a research article, or even just a recipe and then step out with your iPhone or iPad, only to realise the tab you need isn’t there? Or perhaps you’re someone who works across multiple Apple devices and wishes your browser could keep up with your multitasking? That’s where iCloud Tabs comes in.

This often-overlooked feature in Safari syncs your open tabs across all your Apple devices linked to the same iCloud account. It makes it ridiculously easy to pick up right where you left off, whether you’re switching from your Mac to your iPhone, your iPad to your MacBook, or anything in between. In this guide, learn how to set up and use iCloud Tabs, so your digital life stays as seamless as Apple promises it to be.

How to turn on iCloud Tabs for iPhones

To use Safari's tab synchronisation, you'll first need to make sure the feature is enabled. It's a quick and easy check, though the steps are slightly different depending on if you're on an iPhone.

Step 1: Open the Settings app on your device

Step 2: Click on your Name/Apple account

Step 3: Click on iCloud

Step 4: Click See All in the box labelled Saved to iCloud

Step 5: Toggle on Safari to ensure iCloud Tabs are on

How to turn on iCloud Tabs for MacBooks

Step 1: Open System Preferences on your Mac

Step 2: Click on Apple ID

Step 3: Click iCloud

Step 4: To enable iCloud Tabs, scroll down to Safari and ensure it is checked

How to share Safari tabs across different devices with iCloud Tabs — for iPhones

Step 1: Open Safari on your device

Step 2: Click on the overlapping squares icon at the bottom right

Step 3: Then click on the + sign that appears at the bottom left to create a new tab

Step 4: Scroll past Favorites, Suggestions, Reading List, and Recently Closed Tabs to find iCloud Tabs, there you'll see your synchronised tabs with your other devices

How to share Safari tabs across different devices with iCloud Tabs — for MacBooks

Step 1: Open Safari on your Mac

Step 2: Click on the + sign to create a new tab

Step 3: Scroll past Favorites, Frequently Visited, Privacy Report, and Recently Closed Tabs, you'll see the name of your other devices and under will be your synchronised tabs with your other devices

Conclusion

Sharing Safari tabs across your Apple devices with iCloud Tabs is one of those small but powerful features that can make a big difference in your day-to-day workflow.

Whether you’re hopping between your iPhone and MacBook or picking up a reading session on your iPad, iCloud Tabs keeps everything in sync so you never lose your place. Once set up, it works quietly in the background—no cables, no emailing yourself links, just seamless browsing across your entire Apple ecosystem.

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