iOS 27 is now available to install on iPhone 11 and newer, and includes plenty of new features. One that’s particularly caught our eye is found within Safari.
With iOS 27, you can now receive notifications whenever a specific webpage changes within the Safari app. That means you can be notified if a product you’ve had your eye on for ages finally comes back in stock, or if an artist updates touring dates on their website.
It’s easy to set up and could save you from missing out. Follow our steps below to learn how to get notified when a website changes in iOS 27.
Want more about iOS 27? We’ve rounded up 14 tips and tricks of the new update, and explained how to adjust the transparency of Liquid Glass too. Or, if your phone won’t support the update, visit our round-up of the best iPhones to find your next purchase.
What you’ll need:
- An iPhone running iOS 27
- Safari app
The short version
- Open Safari
- Visit the website page you want to track
- Tap the page Settings
- Select Notify Me
- Describe what you’d like Safari to look for and when
- Tap Next
- Allow Notifications
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Step 1.
Open Safari
Open the Safari app on your iPhone. Remember to make sure you have iOS 27 installed on your device.
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Step 2.
Visit the website page you want to track
Find the exact page of the website you’d like to be notified about. For example, it could be for a product that’s out of stock or for a show you want to get tickets for. In our instance, we’re tracking the best smart rings page to be notified of new entries.
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Step 3.
Tap settings
At the bottom of the screen, to the left of the address bar, you’ll see three horizontal lines. Tapping this will open up Safari’s Settings.
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Step 4.
Select Notify Me
Tap Notify Me.
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Step 5.
Describe what you’d like Safari to look for and when
Here you’ll need to tell Safari what it is you want to be notified of. So, if you want to be told when a product comes back in stock, then simply type this.
You can then tell Safari how often you’d like it to check the website. You can choose either hourly, daily, weekly or monthly, and adjust the time, plus the day of the week (for weekly searches), or the exact date (for monthly searches).
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Step 6.
Tap the blue tick
Once you’re happy with your instruction, tap the blue tick button. Just note that you might need to wait for a few moments before the blue tick appears at the top right corner, but it will. If it doesn’t, then try again.
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Step 7.
Allow Notifications
You may be prompted to allow notifications from Safari. Tap Allow.
Troubleshooting
Yes you can cancel a Safari notification and get it to stop tracking a website. To do this, simply visit the webpage again, open up Safari’s Settings and tap Notify Me. From here, you’ll find your existing notification, and the ability to delete it.
