Safari's Shared With You: From Link Lagoon to Content Chaos?
Ah, the "Shared With You" section in Safari. A treasure trove of webpages... or a relentless tide of articles your aunt Mildred keeps sending about the healing powers of vinegar (unclear). If you're drowning in a sea of shared content, fear not, weary traveler! We're here to navigate you out of this link lagoon.
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Taming the Sharepocalypse: Techniques for Taming the Shared Beast
There are two main battlefronts in the war against unwanted shared links: Safari itself and the source of the sharing, which is often (but not always) your messaging app. Let's tackle the digital beast one setting at a time.
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Safari Smackdown:
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The Edit Button - This is your Excalibur in the fight against unsolicited shares. Open Safari, scroll down on the start page, and behold! A magical "Edit" button. Tap it, and a list of gloriously controllable options appears. Find "Shared With You" and toggle that bad boy OFF. Now Safari becomes a sanctuary from the linkpocalypse.
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Link-by-Link Banishment: Feeling a bit more like a whack-a-mole champion? You can remove individual links. Simply tap and hold on a link preview, and then, with the grace of a digital samurai, select "Remove Link." Poof! Problematic penguin facts from your coworker are gone.
Taking on the Messaging App Overlords
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Message Me Not! Most messaging apps (looking at you, iMessage) have settings for "Shared With You." Dive into the app's settings, find the "Shared With You" section, and turn off automatic sharing for Safari. This creates a forcefield around your web browsing experience.
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Selective Sharing (This one's a bonus!) If you do want to see some shared links, but not all, some messaging apps allow you to choose which apps can populate the "Shared With You" section. Pick your favorites, silence the rest, and enjoy a curated selection of shared content.
Remember: These are just the first steps in your quest for link liberation. With a little tweaking and a touch of digital bravery, you can transform "Shared With You" from a source of stress to a wellspring of curated content (or at least a place where you can avoid another meme about cats who look like Ron Perlman).
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Pro Tip: If all else fails, consider sending a mass text politely requesting people to, ahem, be more judicious with their link-sharing habits. Just sayin'.
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