It’s awful enough when you’re fighting for signal, scrolling endlessly past grey square after grey square; when Wi-Fi finally connects, you’re still waiting, waiting, waiting…
Smartphone lag is a modern annoyance, and it seems that with each operating system update, your portable device becomes progressively slower.
Therefore, anything you can do to reduce your browsing time is undoubtedly advantageous, right?
The number of unintentionally left-open windows in your internet browser could be a contributing factor to your phone’s slow performance.
![This two-second workaround speeds up your iphone. This two-second workaround speeds up your iphone.](https://i0.wp.com/creativemedia.news/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/iPhone.jpg?resize=696%2C718&ssl=1)
And Safari users can close all of these tabs with a straightforward finger tap.
The hack was shared on Twitter by @TodayYearsOld, who posed the following question to their followers: “How old were you when you discovered that you can press and hold the iPhone tab browser to save three minutes of swiping?”
And hundreds of people commented on the post, with many stating that they ‘never knew’ about this strategy.
One respondent responded, “I had no idea.”
As one individual stated, “OMG, this changed my life, thank you”
And a third said, “OMG, life-altering!”
While one user wrote, “Just closed 426 tabs,” another commented, “This deserves a follow because I just closed 323 tabs in a single action.”
How to delete all Safari tabs from an iOS device
Clearing your Safari tabs could not be simpler.
Simply launch Safari on your mobile device and select and hold the tab icon in the bottom right corner.
After this, a hidden menu will appear.
You can tap Close All X Tabs to immediately close them all.