Apple’s iOS 27 beta 5 restores Safari’s All Tabs icon in the Compact toolbar and brings back the Bookmarks icon. The change lands in the iOS 27 developer beta now, with a public beta expected in July and a full release coming this fall.
Safari Compact in iOS 27
In iOS 26, the Compact toolbar used a three-dot menu instead of the All Tabs icon. In iOS 27, the icon is back, and a long press still opens the choices to start a new tab or switch to private browsing.
For people who keep several tabs open, that cuts one step from a control they use constantly. The author said the new layout feels easier to use on the iPhone, especially after weeks of living with the beta.
Bookmarks, Reading List and History
Safari in iOS 27 also restores the Bookmarks icon. When the author opens a new tab, the Bookmarks icon sits at the top of the screen beside Reading List and History in Safari.
That puts three common destinations in one place instead of burying them behind a menu. The author said they currently had 72 tabs open, which makes faster access to tab controls more than a cosmetic change.
All Tabs in iOS 27
Safari can automatically organize all tabs in iOS 27. In All Tabs, tapping the three-line icon near the top of the screen shows tabs filtered by category.
The author said iOS 27 feels a little faster, even in Low Power Mode, and said Siri AI is miles ahead of its older versions. They also said there is now a slider to adjust Liquid Glass transparency levels.
The open question is whether Safari in iOS 27 keeps this toolbar layout through the full release this fall, because the current version is still a developer beta.
