Unwanted change in Safari since moving to Big Slur

[T'Pring]

Unfortunately I 'upgraded' to Big Slur recently, and [one of the Safari changes] I noticed that if I scroll too far/fast to the top of a page the page it drops me off in the preceding website in my 'reading list' and it I scroll too far/fast to the bottom of a page, I am pushed up into the next 'reading list' website. I do not want this feature so, Is there a way to turn it off?

Related, when I click on the address line for Safari, it presents me with a host of websites [some from my favorites and others are 'top sites' and others [privacy report, Siri suggestions and reading list]. Can I personalize this drop-down?

Thanks

 

[IWT]

Hi and welcome.

Here's a video from Apple on all the new settings in the latest version of Safari/Big Sur.

Hopefully, that will help.

Ian

 

[Lifeisabeach]

Unfortunately I 'upgraded' to Big Slur recently, and [one of the Safari changes] I noticed that if I scroll too far/fast to the top of a page the page it drops me off in the preceding website in my 'reading list' and it I scroll too far/fast to the bottom of a page, I am pushed up into the next 'reading list' website. I do not want this feature so, Is there a way to turn it off?

I hate that feature also. Unfortunately, there is no way to turn it off that I've found.

Related, when I click on the address line for Safari, it presents me with a host of websites [some from my favorites and others are 'top sites' and others [privacy report, Siri suggestions and reading list]. Can I personalize this drop-down?

The video that Ian linked to will get you fixed up in this regard. It wasn't clear to me at first why he posted that since I assumed those settings only affected a new blank page, but as it turns out those settings also affect what you see when clicking in the address line.

 

[IWT]

Thank you, LIAB

Ian

 

[chscag]

Thread has been moved to the correct forum.

 

[ferrarr]

Have you looked in Safari > Preferences > Websites? Lots of on/off switches for different options.

 

[Randy B. Singer]

I just want to point out that Apple has reversed several of its most controversial design changes in Safari. You may want to download the beta and check it out to see if it addresses your concerns:

New Safari 15.1 beta for macOS Big Sur and Catalina reverts to standard tab design | AppleInsider

Apple on Wednesday issued a new beta version of Safari 15.1 that reverts controversial "Compact" tab design changes back to a more traditional layout seen in prior iterations of the web browser.

appleinsider.com

 

[chscag]

It should be pointed out that Safari 15.1 will be included with the install of Monterey which will be available for download Monday, October 25th here in the US and Canada.