Clear history not working on safari

Clear history turned grey and not working

iPhone SE, iOS 16

Posted on Mar 30, 2023 06:39 PM

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Mac Jim ID

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Posted on Mar 30, 2023 09:30 PM

There are 2 reasons that I know of why it would turn grey:

Already cleared. It will turn grey when cleared until more sites are visited.
Content & Privacy Restrictions are turned on in Screen Time

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Mac Jim ID

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Mar 30, 2023 09:30 PM in response to Mooneys126

There are 2 reasons that I know of why it would turn grey:

Already cleared. It will turn grey when cleared until more sites are visited.
Content & Privacy Restrictions are turned on in Screen Time

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Mar 30, 2023 06:40 PM in response to Mooneys126

Clear history turned grey and not working

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