If you’re stuck in incognito mode (or as Safari calls it, “Private” mode), and you really can’t figure it out after @vrijheidsvogel’s straightforward steps, let me simplify it even more: just close everything. Yeah, I said it—close the app completely if you’re that lost. Swipe up, kill Safari from your app switcher, and relaunch it like nothing ever happened. It restarts in your default setting, which is usually the normal browsing mode.
Or, if you’re like me and can’t be bothered to deal with all those swipes, just search for something random in Safari’s search bar. If the background’s black, congrats, you’re still in private. If it’s white, you’re back to the mundane world of regular tabs. That’s the foolproof way to confirm it instead of fiddling with icons.
What I don’t understand is why incognito mode isn’t easier to spot or leave. Apple makes magical, intuitive hardware, but switching modes in Safari feels clunky—like, just give me a giant, obvious ‘Exit Private’ button, right? Anyway, good luck trying these easy-peasy suggestions if @vrijheidsvogel’s wasn’t enough.