Tame Web Pages With Safari Distraction Control

The new Distraction Control feature of Safari in Sequoia, iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 allows you to remove items from a web page you are viewing.

Comments: 9 Responses to “Tame Web Pages With Safari Distraction Control”

    lauren
    3 weeks ago

    thank you for this!!!!

    Sheldon
    3 weeks ago

    Thanks bunches

    Zach
    3 weeks ago

    Gary, is there a way to setup a keyboard shortcut or hotkey to enter Hide Distracting Items mode?

    3 weeks ago

    Zach: No, it looks like you need to click the button. Makes sense because you definitely need to click to select areas, so there's no keyboard-only way to do it anyway.

    Maclicious
    3 weeks ago

    It seems that unlike an ad blocker, the website still thinks that it is delivering the ad to you, so you do not seem to get annoying pop-ups asking you to turn off your ad blocker.

    Keith Swango
    2 weeks ago

    Gary, maybe I missed something, but I have Sequoia and I don't see that distraction icon. All I have is an "x". Can you help me with that?

    2 weeks ago

    Keith: Perhaps you have the Compact tabs feature turned on. If so, the button appears to the right side of the address./search field. Same button, just on the right instead of the left.

    Arnie Keller
    2 weeks ago

    It seems a lot faster just to click on reader view.

    2 weeks ago

    Arnie: Except that sometimes Reader View doesn't display all of the information, and then you are missing other elements on the page that could be useful.

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