whoever made opening a new tab in safari take three taps, the last of which is i...

sangeeth96 · 2025-10-10T22:13:25 1760134405

In the default “compact” layout, I can open a new tab in two taps by tapping the 3 dots, tap “New tab” from the menu.

One tap by holding the 3 dots and dragging finger to the “new tab” item.

But I didn’t like “compact” so switched to “bottom” layout for Tabs from Settings > Apps > Safari.

lemonwaterlime · 2025-10-10T23:35:43 1760139343

For iOS, if you swipe up on the url bar, it shows all your tabs and then you hit the new tab (+) on the bottom left of the screen.

You do have to discover that faster way to do it, and the alternative is three taps.