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How to fix a grayed-out Safari home page preference

While malware hasn’t found a fertile home on the Mac for decades, scammers keep trying. As many of you have experienced, adware and other software that delivers unwanted content or an unwanted experience abounds—like redirecting you to a specific website for searching or turning all Amazon links into affiliate links that earn the scammers a commission until they’re shut down.

Even with vigilance against nasty threats, you or (more likely) someone you know may have installed otherwise reasonable seeming software that hijacks Safari in some particular way. That includes a rather nasty way in which you can be prevented from changing your homepage in Safari in Safari > Preferences > General , then the Homepage field.

This technique involves using profiles, a tool for system administrators and others to distribute specific settings files to Mac users. It’s used more widely in iOS, where VPN software and other apps rely on profiles to let users opt into behavior that Apple otherwise prevents iOS apps from engaging in.

In System Preferences, look for the Profiles preference, which is a spiky badge with a checkmark in the middle. If you don’t see Profiles, you have no profiles installed, and any Homepage field problems are unrelated.

The Profiles preference pane may appear due to unwantedware installing it.

To remove an errant profile, click the Profiles preference pane, select the profile in the list, and click the minus button. This will prompt you to confirm removal and may require entering an administrative password.

Others users unable to change or set a homepage in Safari have found first restarting in Safe Mode (restart and then hold down the Shift key at startup ), and then restarting normally restored their ability to choose a homepage.

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Safari: Restore Home Button

By Michelle Honeyager 1 comment Last updated January 4, 2024

Safari, Apple’s flagship web browser, stands as a testament to its commitment to providing an intuitive and seamless browsing experience. Integrated deeply with macOS, Safari is a favorite among Apple enthusiasts for its speed, efficiency, and sync capabilities with the Apple ecosystem. However, one feature that often puzzles users is the mysterious disappearance of the Home button.

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This tutorial is tailored for macOS users who have noticed that their Safari browser no longer displays the Home button – a tool that once provided a quick way to return to a designated start page. We’ll explore why the Home button might be missing and offer a comprehensive guide to restoring it. Whether it’s due to corrupt preferences, outdated versions, or custom configurations, this tutorial will cover all the scenarios and solutions to help you get back your Home button in Safari.

Common Causes for Its Disappearance

Set up your new homepage, additional troubleshooting, why the home button disappears.

In the landscape of web browsers, the Home button has traditionally served as a convenient shortcut to return users to a predefined start page, typically a search engine or a favorite website. In Safari, this button’s role is no different, providing users with a consistent starting point for their web explorations.

• Corrupt Preferences or Caches : Occasionally, Safari’s preference files or cache data can become corrupt, leading to issues like the disappearance of the Home button.
• Outdated Safari Version : Running an outdated version of Safari might cause compatibility issues, including the loss of certain features.
• Custom Configurations : Users might have unknowingly altered Safari’s settings, resulting in the removal of the Home button.
• Symptoms of a Missing Home Button : Users may experience difficulty in navigating to their home page or encounter sync issues across their Apple devices.

Restore Missing Home Button

One convenience feature in Apple’s Safari web browser is the home button, displayed by default in the navigation toolbar at the top of the window. This standard UI element shaped like a traditional house icon provides users with quick, one-click access back to their designated homepage. However, some Safari users suddenly find this handy button has mysteriously vanished from view.

While there are a few reasons Safari may fail to show the home button, the most likely culprits are corrupt browser cache/preferences, outdated Safari versions not syncing properly, or custom configurations that inadvertently hide it. Regardless of the specific trigger, the button can be restored in just a few simple steps without having to overly tamper with system files or reinstall macOS.

• Open the Safari app on your Mac.
• Click the  View button in the Menu Bar.

• Make any other changes to the Safari Toolbar that you want.
• After you are finished, click the  Done button.

By default, after you restore the Home Button to the Safari Toolbar, every time you select it, Safari will take you to main Apple.com website. Unless you’re working in an Apple Store, there’s a pretty good chance that you don’t want to be taken to the Apple website every time you push the Home Button. With that in mind, here are the steps that you can take in order to change the Homepage destination:

• In the top left corner of the Menu Bar, click the  Safari button.

• Locate the  Homepage section.
• Enter the URL for the website that you want to have set to the default location whenever you select the Home Button.
• Alternatively, if you have already navigated to the website in the background, you can click the  Set to Current Page button. The URL will automatically populate within the Homepage field.
• Close the Safari Settings window to save your changes.

If the methods above fail to restore the Home button, consider these additional steps:

• Try a New Test User Account : Create a new user account on your Mac and check if Safari displays the Home button there. This can indicate whether the issue is system-wide or confined to your primary user account.
• Back Up and Reinstall macOS : As a last resort, back up your data and consider reinstalling macOS. This can resolve deeper issues that might be affecting Safari’s functionality.

Restoring the Home button in Safari enhances your browsing experience by providing quick and easy access to your preferred start page. This tutorial has guided you through various scenarios and solutions for bringing back this essential feature. Remember, keeping your browser updated and being mindful of custom settings can prevent such issues from occurring in the future. With your Home button restored, you’re ready to navigate the digital world with the convenience and efficiency that Safari is known for.

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January 6, 2023 at 6:25 PM

Unfortunately the instructions for restoring the Home icon in Safari did not work for me. My issue is the Home icon is present but grayed out and inactive. I removed it and readied it but had the identical result. I’m thinking that the assignment of the webpage for Home is no longer present but I cannot find where to how to associate a website to the Home icon. Any instruction would be appreciated

I’m running Safari 16.1 under Ventura 13.0.1 on a MacBook Pro

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In ios 15.4 I’ve been noticing that Safari will randomly turn my back button gray and I can no longer go back to the previous page. I can’t isolate what may cause it, but it’s getting pretty annoying. It also has been refreshing the page I’m on if I click a button/link on a website instead of going wherever the link should. For example, I’ll be on the Mac Rumors home page, I’ll click the forum button, but the home page refreshes and I don’t get taken to the forums. When I click a second time, the correct action is taken. (Note, this has been happening on all sorts of sites, I don’t even remember if it was actually on this site or not; but the back button going gray has occurred here and other places). Has anyone else noticed this?  

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Yeah I’ve had this & I think it’s to do with Safari IOS & Safari iPadOS working in sync, so let’s say you have a group of custom tabs on iPhone which are mimicked on the iPad. When you browse on one device & let’s say navigate away from the Macrumors home page before ending your session, then you resume your Safari session on the iPad (which initially had the Macrumors Home Screen on it) but then click away from it, I think Safari syncs with the iPhone, glitches, & restores your prior page & clears your tab history. It’s been very annoying & because it coincided with a change of modem in my case, I thought my brand new modem was somehow to blame, but it’s happened all this week when I’ve brought my iPhone & iPad with me to the hotel I’m staying in, hence why I started thinking something else was up. Edit… I’ve also been able to recreate the bug with the above method via Google searches. 😞  

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Same thing has been happening to me lately. Both iOS and iPadOS. It happens more frequently on Google search results but I’ve had it randomly happen on other sites as well.  

Ralfi said: Yeah I’ve had this & I think it’s to do with Safari IOS & Safari iPadOS working in sync, so let’s say you have a group of custom tabs on iPhone which are mimicked on the iPad. When you browse on one device & let’s say navigate away from the Macrumors home page before ending your session, then you resume your Safari session on the iPad (which initially had the Macrumors Home Screen on it) but then click away from it, I think Safari syncs with the iPhone, glitches, & restores your prior page & clears your tab history. Click to expand...

Pirate! said: And, more likely than not, I don’t go from one drive to another looking at the same website. I think there may still be something more going on here. Click to expand...

• Apr 8, 2022

This is a tab group issue in the latest update. It only happens in tab groups. I talked to apple this week and they are well aware of the problem and working on a fix thankfully. The only thing to temporarily stop the tabs from crashing and such is to turn off safari in iCloud settings. They‘re also aware that most people are missing frequently visited sites (or they fail to update) and also working on that.  

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My Safari Home page is greyed out. I would like to change it but have tried the solutions listed below such as checking for malware, deleting the preferences file, trying the force quit and open holding down the shift key on restart. Safari stubbornly refuses to allow me to change the preferences file. This has persisted through Sierra, High Sierra and now, Mojave.

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Oct 16, 2018 9:03 AM in response to Joseph_S.

Thanks for the response but where do I find this profiles menu.

Maybe I am too much of a newbie but I cannot see it among any of the system preferences or in any of the menus.

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• Find recently receipts, QR codes, recently edited photos, and more
• Find photos, videos, and more by media type
• Customize the Photos app
• Filter and sort the photo library
• Back up and sync your photos with iCloud
• Delete or hide photos and videos
• Search for photos and videos
• Get wallpaper suggestions
• Watch memories
• Personalize your memories
• Make and play slideshows
• Feature someone less
• Create photo albums
• Edit and organize albums
• Filter and sort photos and videos in albums
• Share photos and videos
• Share long videos
• Create shared albums
• Add and remove people in a shared album
• Add and delete photos and videos in a shared album
• Set up or join an iCloud Shared Photo Library
• Use iCloud Shared Photo Library
• Add content to an iCloud Shared Photo Library
• Edit photos and videos
• Crop, rotate, flip, or straighten photos and videos
• Undo and revert photo edits
• Trim video length, adjust speed, and edit audio
• Edit Cinematic mode videos
• Edit Live Photos
• Edit portraits
• Make stickers from your photos
• Duplicate and copy photos and videos
• Merge duplicate photos and videos
• Import and export photos and videos
• Print photos
• Find podcasts
• Listen to podcasts
• View podcast transcripts
• Follow your favorite podcasts
• Use the Podcasts widget
• Organize your podcast library
• Download, save, remove, and share podcasts
• Subscribe to podcasts
• Listen to subscriber-only content
• Change download settings
• Get started with Reminders
• Set reminders
• Make a grocery list
• Add details
• Complete and remove items
• Edit and organize a list
• Search your lists
• Organize multiple lists
• Use Smart Lists
• Print a list
• Work with templates
• Change Reminders settings
• Browse the web
• Search for websites
• See highlights
• Customize your Safari settings
• Change the layout
• Create multiple Safari profiles
• Open and close tabs
• Organize your tabs with Tab Groups
• View your tabs from another Apple device
• Share Tab Groups
• Use Siri to listen to a webpage
• Bookmark a website
• Save pages to a Reading List
• Find links shared with you
• Annotate and save a webpage as a PDF
• Automatically fill in forms
• Get extensions
• Hide distractions when browsing
• Hide distractions when reading
• Block pop-ups
• Clear your cache and cookies
• Enable cookies
• Browse the web privately
• Sign in with passkeys in Safari
• Check stocks
• Manage multiple watchlists
• Read or listen to business news
• Add earnings reports to your calendar
• Use a Stocks widget
• Translate text, voice, and conversations
• Translate text in apps
• Translate with the camera view
• Subscribe to Apple TV+, MLS Season Pass, or a channel
• Find shows, movies, and more
• Personalize the Home tab
• Buy, rent, or pre-order items
• Stream content and control playback
• Watch sports
• Manage your library
• Add your TV provider
• Change the settings
• Make a recording
• View a transcription
• Play it back
• Edit or delete a recording
• Keep recordings up to date
• Organize recordings
• Search for or rename a recording
• Share a recording
• Duplicate a recording
• About Apple Wallet
• Set up Apple Pay
• Use Apple Pay for contactless payments
• Use Apple Pay in apps and on the web
• Passes, loyalty cards, tickets, and more
• Apple Account
• Organize your Wallet
• Remove payment cards
• Change Wallet & Apple Pay settings
• Check the weather
• Check the weather in other locations
• View weather maps
• Manage weather notifications
• Use Weather widgets
• Learn the weather icons
• Find out what Siri can do
• Tell Siri about yourself
• Have Siri announce calls and notifications
• Add Siri Shortcuts
• About Siri Suggestions
• Use Siri in your car
• Change Siri settings
• Get started with Apple Intelligence
• Use Writing Tools
• Use Apple Intelligence in Mail
• Use Apple Intelligence in Messages
• Use Apple Intelligence with Siri
• Get webpage summaries
• Get a summary of a phone call or audio recording
• Use Apple Intelligence in Photos
• Summarize notifications and reduce interruptions
• Apple Intelligence and privacy
• Contact emergency services
• Use Emergency SOS via satellite
• Request Roadside Assistance via satellite
• Set up and view your Medical ID
• Use Check In
• Manage Crash Detection
• Reset privacy and security settings in an emergency
• Set up Family Sharing
• Add Family Sharing members
• Remove Family Sharing members
• Share subscriptions
• Share purchases
• Share locations with family and locate lost devices
• Set up Apple Cash Family and Apple Card Family
• Set up parental controls
• Set up a child’s device
• Get started with Screen Time
• Protect your vision health with Screen Distance
• Set up Screen Time
• Set communication limits and block apps and content
• Check for sensitive images
• Set up Screen Time for a family member
• Charging cable
• Power adapters
• MagSafe chargers and battery packs
• Qi-certified wireless chargers
• Use AirPods
• Use EarPods
• Apple Watch
• Wirelessly stream videos and photos to Apple TV or a smart TV
• Connect to a display with a cable
• HomePod and other wireless speakers
• Pair Magic Keyboard
• Enter characters with diacritical marks
• Switch between keyboards
• Use shortcuts
• Choose an alternative keyboard layout
• Change typing assistance options
• External storage devices
• Connect Bluetooth accessories
• Play audio from your iPhone on a Bluetooth accessory
• Work across devices using Continuity
• Use your iPhone from your Mac
• Receive iPhone Notifications on your Mac
• Use AirDrop to send items to nearby devices
• Hand off tasks between devices
• Copy and paste between devices
• Stream video and audio from your iPhone
• Allow phone calls and text messages on your iPad and Mac
• Share your internet connection with Personal Hotspot
• Use iPhone as a webcam
• Insert sketches, photos, and scans on Mac
• Start SharePlay instantly
• Connect iPhone and your computer with a cable
• Transfer files between devices
• Transfer files with email, messages, or AirDrop
• Transfer files or sync content with the Finder or iTunes
• Automatically keep files up to date with iCloud
• Intro to CarPlay
• Connect to CarPlay
• Use your vehicle’s built-in controls
• Get turn-by-turn directions
• Change the map view
• Make phone calls
• View your calendar
• Send and receive text messages
• Announce incoming text messages
• Play podcasts
• Play audiobooks
• Listen to news stories
• Control your home
• Use other apps with CarPlay
• Rearrange icons on CarPlay Home
• Change settings in CarPlay
• Get started with accessibility features
• Use accessibility features during setup
• Change Siri accessibility settings
• Quickly turn accessibility features on or off
• Overview of accessibility features for vision
• View a larger version of text you’re reading or typing
• Change display colors
• Make text easier to read
• Reduce onscreen motion
• Use iPhone more comfortably while riding in a vehicle
• Customize per-app visual settings
• Hear what’s on the screen or typed
• Hear audio descriptions
• Adjust CarPlay settings
• Turn on and practice VoiceOver
• Change your VoiceOver settings
• Use VoiceOver gestures
• Operate iPhone when VoiceOver is on
• Control VoiceOver using the rotor
• Use the onscreen keyboard
• Write with your finger
• Keep the screen off
• Use VoiceOver with an external keyboard
• Use a braille display
• Type braille on the screen
• Customize gestures and keyboard shortcuts
• Use VoiceOver with a pointer device
• Get live descriptions of your surroundings
• Use VoiceOver in apps
• Overview of accessibility features for mobility
• Use AssistiveTouch
• Adjust how iPhone responds to your touch
• Use Reachability
• Auto-answer calls
• Turn off vibration
• Change Face ID and attention settings
• Use Voice Control
• Use Voice Control commands with CarPlay
• Adjust the side or Home button
• Adjust Camera Control settings
• Use Apple TV Remote buttons
• Adjust pointer settings
• Adjust keyboard settings
• Control iPhone with an external keyboard
• Adjust AirPods settings
• Turn on Apple Watch Mirroring
• Control a nearby Apple device
• Control iPhone with the movement of your eyes
• Intro to Switch Control
• Set up and turn on Switch Control
• Select items, perform actions, and more
• Control several devices with one switch
• Overview of accessibility features for hearing
• Use hearing devices
• Use Live Listen
• Use sound recognition
• Set up and use RTT and TTY
• Flash the indicator light for notifications
• Adjust audio settings
• Play background sounds
• Display subtitles and captions
• Show transcriptions for Intercom messages
• Get live captions of spoken audio
• Play music as taps, textures, and more
• Get notified about car horns and sirens in CarPlay
• Overview of accessibility features for speech
• Type to speak
• Record your personal voice
• Use Vocal Shortcuts
• Overview of cognitive accessibility features
• Lock iPhone to one app
• Control what you share
• Set a passcode
• Set up Face ID
• Set up Touch ID
• Turn on Lock Screen features
• Keep your Apple Account secure
• Manage information sharing with Safety Check
• Control app tracking permissions
• Control the location information you share
• Control access to information in apps
• Control access to contacts
• Control how Apple delivers advertising to you
• Control access to hardware features
• Create and manage Hide My Email addresses
• Protect your web browsing with iCloud Private Relay
• Use a private network address
• Use Advanced Data Protection
• Use Lockdown Mode
• Use Stolen Device Protection
• Receive warnings about sensitive content
• Use Contact Key Verification
• Turn iPhone on or off
• Force restart iPhone
• Back up iPhone
• Reset iPhone settings
• Erase iPhone
• Restore all content from a backup
• Restore purchased and deleted items
• Sell, give away, or trade in your iPhone
• Install or remove configuration profiles
• Important safety information
• Important handling information
• Find more resources for software and service
• FCC compliance statement
• ISED Canada compliance statement
• Ultra Wideband information
• Class 1 Laser information
• Apple and the environment
• Disposal and recycling information
• Unauthorized modification of iOS

Customize your Safari settings on iPhone

You can customize your start page, change the text size on websites, and change display and privacy settings. Sign in to iCloud with the same Apple Account on multiple devices to keep your open tabs, bookmarks, browsing history, and Reading List up to date across all your Apple devices.

Customize your start page

When you open a new tab, you begin on your start page. You can customize your start page with new background images and options.

Scroll to the bottom of the page, then tap Edit.

Choose the options you want to appear on your start page:

Use Start Page on All Devices: Use these settings on all your Apple devices where you have Use Start Page on All Devices turned on and you’re signed in to the same Apple Account using two-factor authentication .

Favorites: Display shortcuts to your favorite bookmarked websites. See Bookmark a favorite website .

Privacy Report: Stay updated on how many trackers and websites Safari blocked from tracking you. See View the Privacy Report .

Reading List: Show webpages currently in your Reading List. See Add the current webpage to your Reading List .

Recently Closed Tabs: Go back to tabs you previously closed.

iCloud Tabs: Show open tabs from other Apple devices where you’re signed in to the same Apple Account and Safari is turned on in iCloud settings or preferences. See Organize your tabs with Tab Groups .

Suggestions: See websites you visit most, websites shared in other apps (such as Calendar and Maps), and links shared with you in Messages, Mail, and more. See Find links shared with you .

Customize the Page menu

Tap Done, then tap Done again.

Change the text size for a website on Safari

Use the Page Settings button to increase or decrease the text size.

Tap the large A to increase the font size or the small A to decrease it.

Change the display controls for a website on Safari

You can hide the search field, switch to Reader, and more.

See a streamlined view of the webpage: Tap Show Reader (if available).

See a summary of the webpage: If you have any iPhone 16 model, iPhone 15 Pro, or iPhone 15 Pro Max, tap Summarize at the top of the page. See Summarize a webpage .

You can also adjust Safari settings in Accessibility settings. Go to Settings > Accessibility > Per-App Settings. Tap Add App, choose Safari, then tap Safari to adjust the settings.

Choose where to save downloads

When you download a file in Safari, you can choose whether to save it to iCloud or on your iPhone.

Tap Downloads, then choose one of the following:

iCloud Drive: Select this option to save downloads to the Downloads folder in iCloud Drive. This allows you to access the downloaded file on any iPhone, iPad, or Mac where you’re signed in to the same Apple Account .

On My iPhone: Select this option to save downloads to the Downloads folder on your iPhone.

Share website passwords with a group

You can create a group of trusted contacts and share a set of passwords. Passwords stay up to date for everyone in the group, and you can remove someone at any time.

See Share passwords or passkeys with people you trust .

Adjust privacy settings for Safari

You can choose what privacy settings you want across Safari, and create individual exceptions for websites. See Browse privately .