This New Setting Hides Your Recent Safari Searches on iPhone

If your iPhone is running iOS 18.4, you might have noticed some significant new features, like AI-powered Priority Notifications and seven brand-new emojis. However, one change in particular might be a bit controversial: Safari's Search feature now shows a list of your most recent searches every time you search for something new. Useful? Maybe. Privacy-compromising? Definitely.

Don't be alarmed: If you're not a fan of Safari's new "Recent Searches" screen, you can turn off this feature entirely...