As soon as you close Safari with private browsing enabled, the web client locks the private session.

Thankfully, there is a quick way to disable private browsing authentication in Safari on iPhone in iOS 17.

It will entirely disable private browsing authentication in Safari.

Select Safari in Settings menu

Hence, you will no longer be prompted to unlock the incognito browsing mode using biometric authentication.

FAQs

Is Apple Safari better than Google Chrome?

The battle between Apple Safari and Google Chrome has long been a pretty enticing one.

Disable Safari private browsing mode authentication on iPhone and iPad

And why not, both have been the leading browsers for a long time.

However, if you are a privacy-conscious person, Safari is your best bet without any doubt whatsoever.

How do you speed up Safari on your iPhone?

More often than not, you might fix the sluggishness of Safari by just force-quitting the app.

If that doesnt help, cleaning up the browsing history can help you speed up the web app.

Final Words…

There you have it!

So, thats how you’ve got the option to disable Safaris private browsing authentication on your iPhone.

From an end users perspective, its always better to have complete control over a specific feature.

Even if some features are great, they cant hey everyone.