How to create and delete Safari profiles on an iPhone (iOS 27)

howtosimply.com/guides/how-to-create-and-delete-safari-profiles-on-an-iphone/ · Checked October 2026 · iPhone 17e · iOS 27.0.1

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

Step by step

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.

   Done

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.

   Done

3. 

   Check the list

   Profiles now listed Personal and Test. We had not made Personal: iOS added it.

   Done

4. 

   To delete one, tap Delete Profile

   Tap the profile in the list. Delete Profile is at the bottom of its page.

   Done

5. 

   Tap Delete

   The box says this deletes the profile, including all its favourites, history and tabs.

   Done

6. 

   Check the list

   Ours was back to just New Profile: Personal went too, and Safari had no profiles again.

   Done

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. Source: Create multiple Safari profiles on iPhone

About this guide

Profiles keep two sets of browsing apart in Safari, such as work and home, each with its own favourites, history and tabs.

The screenshots are from our iPhone 17e with iOS 27.0.1, in Dark mode. We made a profile called Test and deleted it again.

Good to know

To clear history in one go, see how to clear Safari history and website data on an iPhone.

In short: Settings, Apps, Safari, New Profile, name, tick. Tap a profile, Delete Profile, Delete to remove it.