Does safari automatically redirect content into a private mode? for example if i am using an unsafe website to watch a football match and i am getting redirected to third party websites, does safari open those malicious third party websites automatically into private mode? Or do they open in new tab of the actual browser I was watching the match?
iPhone 16 Pro Max, iOS 18
OK, that's a little clearer - ostensibly, a web page doesn't (or, at least, shouldn't) have any idea whether it's running in private browsing mode or not. The app itself (e.g. Safari) takes care of opening new windows/tabs, and any new tab initiated from any page will inherit the mode of its parent (i.e. if it's opened from a private browsing tab, it'll be in a new private browsing tab; if opened from a regular tab, it'll open as a regular tab).
OK, that's a little clearer - ostensibly, a web page doesn't (or, at least, shouldn't) have any idea whether it's running in private browsing mode or not. The app itself (e.g. Safari) takes care of opening new windows/tabs, and any new tab initiated from any page will inherit the mode of its parent (i.e. if it's opened from a private browsing tab, it'll be in a new private browsing tab; if opened from a regular tab, it'll open as a regular tab).
Your last sentence is confusing me... 'the actual browser...'... isn't that Safari?
In either case, any actions initiated in a Private Browsing window (follow a link, open a new web page, etc.) will continue to be in Private Browsing mode. All pages follow the Private/non-private setting of their parent.
My question is simple,
Is it possible for a website—especially a shady or ad-heavy one—to automatically open a new tab in Private Browsing Mode without the user manually switching to Private Mode? Or can websites only open new tabs in the current browsing mode the user is already in?
Does safari automatically redirect content into a private mode?
The direct answer to that question is no, but I am not sure what you mean by the rest of your question.
Thank you for your reply, it’s understood now.
does safari automatically redirect content into a private tab?
