When browsing a website in Safari on iPhone, sometimes you would be directed to a simplified version of the website. Most of the time, it's fine if you are just browsing for the latest news or looking for information. But sometimes we do need the desktop version of the website to get what we need from the website. Although you get a simplified version of the website when you open it for the first time, you can still request desktop site in Safari. And it's easy to do so. Here are two ways to request desktop site iPhone users could try.

Two Ways to Request Desktop Site iPhone Users Could Try

To require desktop site Safari actually offers you with two different ways. Here's the first and the most obvious one to request desktop site iPhone users could use.

  • 1. Launch Safari on your iPhone.
  • 2. Open the website that you want to request desktop site.
  • 3. Tap on the Share button which is the icon in the middle of the menu bar at the bottom of the screen.
  • 4. Tap on Request Desktop Site.

Request Desktop Site iPhone

The second way to request desktop site Safari offers is a little discreet. Most people don't know about it. But it's also fairly easy to trigger. Here's how:

  • 1. Navigate to the website that you want to request desktop site.
  • 2. Tap and hold on the Refresh button that is located at the right side within the URL box at the top of the screen.
  • 3. On the menu that follows, tap on Request Desktop Site.

Request Desktop Site iPhone

The second way to request desktop site might not be as easy to operate as the first one as you'll have to reach the top of the screen to trigger the feature whereas in the first method, you can trigger it within the bottom half of the screen. But if you have Reachability enabled on your iPhone, the second method would be just as manageable. Here's how to enable Reachability on iPhone.

Go to Settings>General>Accessibility, scroll down, find Reachability and toggle it on.

Enable Reachability iPhone

After enabling Reachability on your iPhone, Double-tap on the Home button(or on iPhone X, swipe down from the Home indicator) and the top half of your screen will go down to the bottom half to make it easier for you to reach the top of the screen. This way you will be able to long press the refresh button to request desktop site in Safari.

Reachability on iPhone

How to Recover Mistakenly Deleted Safari Bookmarks from iPhone

Deleting something by mistake is something that happens to a lot of smartphone users. If you got your Safari bookmarks deleted by mistake, it could be hard for you to get them back if you don't have the right program to help as there's no Recently Deleted folder for Safari bookmarks like they have in the Notes or Photos app. So once you got your iPhone bookmarks deleted, try using a data recovery program to help you retrieve your deleted bookmarks in Safari. Here's one that would be of great help to you in this kind of situation. Leawo iOS Data Recovery is a powerful data recovery program designed and developed for iDevice users to recover their lost or deleted data from 3 different sources. They can use it to recover data from the iOS device itself, or from iTunes and iCloud backups. Moreover, it supports recovering Safari bookmarks, contacts, photos, text messages, Voice memos, notes, calendar and more. By using this program you won't have to worry about losing your important Safari bookmarks. Here's how to use it to recover your deleted Safari bookmarks from iPhone.

   

1. Launch Leawo iOS Data Recovery on your computer, and then select the first tab from the left: Recover from iOS Device.

Recover iPhone Bookmarks

2. The program will prompt you to connect your iPhone to your computer. Use a USB cable to connect your iPhone to your PC and then a Start button will appear, click on it to trigger the scanning process in which the program will scan your iPhone to search for all the data on your iPhone, including the bookmarks and other data you are missing.

Recover iPhone Bookmarks

3. After the scanning process is complete, you can check out your bookmarks by selecting Safari Bookmark at the bottom of the left sidebar. You should be able to find all your bookmarks (including the deleted ones) in it. To view the deleted bookmarks only, enable Only display deleted items option at the bottom of the sidebar. Select the bookmarks you want to recover and click on the Recover button in the bottom right corner of the bookmark list.

Recover iPhone Bookmarks

4. Next a window would pop up from the center. Click on the Open button on it to set a folder for storing your bookmarks. And then click Go to start the bookmark recovery process.

Recover iPhone Bookmarks

Most of the time, it's suggested to stick with the mobile version of a website because the small screen on our iPhone is not made for the desktop version. But under certain circumstances we might need the desktop version on our iPhone. To request desktop site iPhone users could try the above-mentioned methods which are fairly easy to operate.

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