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iCloud bookmarking syncing
iCloud can sync various elements of
Safari across your devices if you have
it enabled. In macOS 10.14 Catalina,
turn on iCloud Safari sync in the Apple
ID preference pane in the iCloud
settings. In macOS 10.13 Mojave and
earlier, look in the iCloud preference
pane. In iOS and iPadOS, you can
enable or disable it in Settings > user
name > iCloud.
iCloud syncs information about
open tabs on your devices, but
doesn’t open them. Instead, you have
to look to find them:- In Safari for macOS, click the Show
Tab Overview button in the upper-
right corner of the screen, which
looks like two overlapping squares.
Safari reveals all current tabs at the
top as window thumbnails. Look or
scroll down, and all other synced
devices’ open tabs appear under
their names. (They are sometimes
slightly out of sync, I’ve found.)
Tap any of those links to open the
web page. - In Safari for iOS and iPadOS, tap the
Tabs button in the lower-right corner
of the screen (iOS) or in the upper-
right corner (iPadOS). Like on the
Mac, this reveals open tabs on the
device, but swipe up to reveal the list
A QR Code can embed a Web page
URL. The QR Code can be in a digital
medium or splashed on a billboard.of web pages open in tabs on your
other devices. Tap any link to open it.QR Code
The dream of the QR Code never died
for me – nor, apparently, Google in
Android and Apple in iOS and iPadOS.
Both major mobile operating system
makers added QR Code support in
their camera apps a few years ago,
letting you point the camera at a code,
have it automatically recognized, and
be offered the opportunity to open114 Macworld • March 2021HELP DESK
iCloud bookmarking syncing
iCloud can sync various elements of
Safari across your devices if you have
it enabled. In macOS 10.14 Catalina,
turn on iCloud Safari sync in the Apple
ID preference pane in the iCloud
settings. In macOS 10.13 Mojave and
earlier, look in the iCloud preference
pane. In iOS and iPadOS, you can
enable or disable it in Settings > user
name > iCloud.
iCloud syncs information about
open tabs on your devices, but
doesn’t open them. Instead, you have
to look to find them:- In Safari for macOS, click the Show
Tab Overview button in the upper-
right corner of the screen, which
looks like two overlapping squares.
Safari reveals all current tabs at the
top as window thumbnails. Look or
scroll down, and all other synced
devices’ open tabs appear under
their names. (They are sometimes
slightly out of sync, I’ve found.)
Tap any of those links to open the
webpage. - In Safari for iOS and iPadOS, tap the
Tabs button in the lower-right corner
of the screen (iOS) or in the upper-
right corner (iPadOS). Like on the
Mac, this reveals open tabs on the
device, but swipe up to reveal the list
A QR Code can embed a Web page
URL. The QR Code can be in a digital
medium or splashed on a billboard.of web pages open in tabs on your
other devices. Tap any link to open it.QR Code
The dream of the QR Code never died
for me – nor, apparently, Google in
Android and Apple in iOS and iPadOS.
Both major mobile operating system
makers added QR Code support in
their camera apps a few years ago,
letting you point the camera at a code,
have it automatically recognized, and
be offered the opportunity to open