IPHONE
How to create and delete Safari profiles on an iPhone (iOS 27)
In short
Go to Settings, Apps, Safari and tap New Profile under Profiles. Type a name, pick an icon and colour, then tap the tick. To delete one, tap it, tap Delete Profile, then Delete. On ours, deleting our only extra profile also removed the Personal profile iOS had made.
6 of 6 steps show a real screenshot from our iPhone 17e. Each step was checked against the maker's own instructions, linked at the end.
Steps
- 1
Tap New Profile
Open Settings, tap Apps, then Safari. Scroll down to Profiles and tap New Profile. The note below says a default Personal profile will be made automatically when you start using profiles.
- 2
Name it and tap the tick
Type a name. Pick an icon and a colour below it. Under Settings, Favourites became a folder with the same name on ours. Tap the tick at the top right.
- 3
Check the list
Profiles now listed Personal and Test. We had not made Personal: iOS added it.
- 4
To delete one, tap Delete Profile
Tap the profile in the list. Delete Profile is at the bottom of its page.
- 5
Tap Delete
The box says this deletes the profile, including all its favourites, history and tabs.
- 6
Check the list
Ours was back to just New Profile: Personal went too, and Safari had no profiles again.
If you do not see this option
- How do I switch profiles in Safari? Apple says you switch in the Safari app: tap Profile in its menu and pick one. Source: Create multiple Safari profiles on iPhone
- Do profiles share passwords? Apple says your saved bookmarks and passwords in iCloud Keychain work in every profile. Source: Create multiple Safari profiles on iPhone
If this does not work
- A Personal profile appeared? That is normal: iOS makes it when you add your first profile, as the note under Profiles says.
- Lost tabs after deleting? Deleting a profile deletes its tabs, history and favourites, as the Delete box says. Apple says this cannot be undone.
- A profile turned up on your iPad or Mac? That is by design. Apple says profiles you create on the iPhone also appear in Safari settings on any iPhone, iPad or Mac signed in to the same Apple Account, and that profiles sync automatically when Safari is turned on in iCloud. Bear this in mind before you delete one on a shared account.
- An extension is missing in one profile? Extensions are chosen per profile. Apple's steps: Settings, Apps, Safari, Extensions, tap the extension, then turn on each profile you want under Allow Extension In.
- Work sites are not suggested as you type? Edit the profile and check Favourites. Apple explains that this picks the bookmarks folder whose sites are recommended when you type an address, search or open a new tab.
Good to know
To clear history in one go, see how to clear Safari history and website data on an iPhone.
Each profile has separate favourites, history, tabs and Tab Groups, Apple says, so pages you visit in one do not show up in the history of another. Deleting one profile leaves the data in your other profiles alone.
To clear the history of one profile or of all of them, see how to clear Safari history and website data on iPhone.
About this guide
- Device
- iPhone
- Shown on
- iOS 27.0.1 (iPhone 17e)
- App
- Settings
- Path
- Settings › Apps › Safari › Profiles › New Profile
- Real screenshots
- 6 of 6 steps
- Checked
- October 2026
- Sources
- 1 official, linked below
Sources
Links checked October 2026. Menus and features can change with updates.Spotted a mistake? Menus change with updates, and we want every step to match your screen. Email us about this page or use the contact form. We read every report, and fixes are listed on What changed.
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