Safari reading list not saving/working offline

My iOS Safari has never (years) saved webpages for off-line reading, and I have “Safari, save reading list for off-line reading“ regularly checked, on all my iOS devices. This issue infuriates me every time I try to address this issue.

This problem has plagued me for years, lol. My iOS Safari has never (years) saved webpages for off-line reading, and I have “Safari, save reading list for off-line reading“ regularly checked, on all my iOS devices. This issue infuriates me every time I try to address this issue.

Hi MotoMcLovin,

Thank you for clarifying further. According to the guidance in our support article, there is a specific option for saving your reading list items for offline viewing as described here:

• "Save a webpage in your Reading List to read when you’re not connected to the internet: Control-click the webpage summary in the sidebar, then choose Save Offline. You can also swipe left over the webpage summary, then click Save Offline.
• To automatically save all webpages in your Reading List, choose Safari > Settings, click Advanced, then select “Save articles for offline reading automatically.”"

Keep a Reading List in Safari on Mac - Apple Support

If that is the setting that you have enabled, and the reading list items still require an internet connection, we would advise to contact Apple Support to investigate this further for you:

Contact - Official Apple Support

Cheers!

Hi MotoMcLovin,

To clarify is "Automatically Save Offline" as outlined here?

• Add webpages to Reading List - Apple Support

"Add a webpage 

1. Open a webpage in Safari on your iPhone or iPad.
2. Tap the Share button , then tap Add to Reading List.

Safari saves the link and the webpage. You can read the webpage later, even if you're offline. Go to Settings > Safari, scroll down to Reading List, and make sure that Automatically Save Offline is on."

That would be the specific setting to safe a page for offline viewing at a later point.

Cheers!