Open Links In A New Page

Michael Johnston · November 5th, 2009, 11:56 AM

Ever since my first iPhone, there was always one feature I thought Safari was lacking; the ability to open links in a new page. I mean, Safari for iPhone let you have multiple pages open, but there was never a way to explicitly open a link in a new page! Every competent desktop browser can do this. Thankfully this feature was finally added in iPhone 3.0. To make it work, simply tap and hold a link to bring up a nice little dialogue which allows you to open the link in a new page. Hooray, perfect for Google searching across multiple sites!

As an added bonus, because 3.0 lets you copy and paste, you can even copy a link for pasting later in the same way. Awesome.

rgspb · **Not so new** - November 5th, 2009, 12:00 PM #2

I'm pretty sure I remember doing this on my very first 1G iPhone.

WmH2 · November 5th, 2009, 12:12 PM #3

I was so happy to see this on 3.0! This was higher on my wish list than copy/paste. Though I do have to admit, I use copy/paste all the time.

Actually 3.0 included all of my wish list items, and I have had an iPhone send the second day they were out (Saturday June 30, 2007 @ 10:10am CT, but who is keeping track???)...

Bluetooth headphones
syncing calendars with Yahoo
open web pages in other pannels

hawaiicop · November 5th, 2009, 01:11 PM

Thanks for letting us know about the feature that was unknown before.

Michael Johnston · November 5th, 2009, 01:31 PM #5

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Originally Posted by rgspb

I'm pretty sure I remember doing this on my very first 1G iPhone.

Nope, before 3.0 it'd just show a little black bubble that says "action."

seopositive2 · November 11th, 2009, 05:46 AM #6

Very nice tip i also use this on my ipode.

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Michael Johnston This is my fricken site, durrrr Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Rockford, IL Posts: 2,695 Thanks: 11 Thanked 45 Times in 40 Posts	Open Links In A New Page - November 5th, 2009, 11:56 AM #1
	<script language="JavaScript" src="http://adserver1.backbeatmedia.com/servlet/ajrotator/13894/222/viewJScript?pool=13886&type=3158&pos=20&zone=5000"></script> Ever since my first iPhone, there was always one feature I thought Safari was lacking; the ability to open links in a new page. I mean, Safari for iPhone let you have multiple pages open, but there was never a way to explicitly open a link in a new page! Every competent desktop browser can do this. Thankfully this feature was finally added in iPhone 3.0. To make it work, simply tap and hold a link to bring up a nice little dialogue which allows you to open the link in a new page. Hooray, perfect for Google searching across multiple sites! As an added bonus, because 3.0 lets you copy and paste, you can even copy a link for pasting later in the same way. Awesome. __________________ About my iPhone: iPhone & Color: White 32GB iPhone 3GS iPhone Version: Whatever the latest is because I'm crazy like that. Computer & OS: 15" Unibody MacBook Pro + OS X Leopard 10.5 AIM: iPhoneAlley twitter: MichaelJohnston

rgspb New Recruit Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 12 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Not so new - November 5th, 2009, 12:00 PM #2
	I'm pretty sure I remember doing this on my very first 1G iPhone.

WmH2 iPA Regular Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 44 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	November 5th, 2009, 12:12 PM #3
	I was so happy to see this on 3.0! This was higher on my wish list than copy/paste. Though I do have to admit, I use copy/paste all the time. Actually 3.0 included all of my wish list items, and I have had an iPhone send the second day they were out (Saturday June 30, 2007 @ 10:10am CT, but who is keeping track???)... Bluetooth headphones syncing calendars with Yahoo open web pages in other pannels

hawaiicop Forum Lurker Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Good feature and unknown before - November 5th, 2009, 01:11 PM #4
	Thanks for letting us know about the feature that was unknown before.

seopositive2 Forum Lurker Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	November 11th, 2009, 05:46 AM #6
	Very nice tip i also use this on my ipode.