The Basics of Bookmarks and Favorites
The bookmarks on Safari function like any other browser — you save links in it. For proper organization, you can create different folders under bookmarks to categorize your links. For instance, you can have your tech links in one folder, sports links in another, and so on.
Favorites is a pre-made category under bookmarks. You can call it a special type of bookmarks folder bestowed with certain privileges.
| Bookmarks | Favorites | |
| Home Screen | No | Yes |
| Subfolders | Yes | Yes |
| Link sorting | Yes | No |
| Rename folder | No | Yes |
Where to Find Bookmarks and Favorites
Since Favorites is just one of the categories for bookmarks, you will find it directly under Bookmarks. Tap on the bookmark icon to view the various folders including Favorites.
Advantages and Limitations of Using Favorites
If you don’t like the name of the favorites folder for some reason, there is nothing you can do about it. That’s because the folder cannot be renamed.
Other than that, there is no major limitation of using favorites folder for it has all the features of bookmarks. However, there is a drawback anything you add in favorites will show up on the new tab screen, which is its advantage too.
When to Use Favorites and Bookmarks
Use favorites to save links that you access daily or regularly. For instance, if you are a regular reader of the Guiding Tech, you should add it in favorites. Similarly, if you check some news website daily, favorites would be a great place to add it too.
Don’t fill up favorites with links that you are going to use once in a while. For such links, use the normal bookmarks or create a separate folder under bookmarks.
Quick Tips for Managing Bookmarks in Safari
Here are some useful tips for using bookmarks in Safari.
- On the Bookmarks screen, swipe down to reveal the search bar. Use it to find your bookmarks quickly.
- Swipe left on any item in bookmarks, favorites, and reading list to delete it.
- You can create a folder inside a subfolder too.
- On the new tab screen, tap and hold a link shortcut to edit or delete it.
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Last updated on 31 July, 2024
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