How to Get the Open Tab Count Back in Safari in iOS 7 (Video)

For those of us who think Apple went a little too far in iOS 7 by taking away the open tab count on Safari’s bottom right, there’s a tweak that will bring it back on jailbroken iPhones. This is one of the most basic tweaks I’ve used to date, with no configurations or extra apps needed; just install and it will turn on automatically.

I. Jailbreak your iPhone/iPad

To do this procedure you must be jailbroken. If you aren’t, you can head to our Jailbreak How To’s section and pick the jailbreak for your version of iOS (currently at the time of writing this is 7.0.4). Once done with that procedure and you have Cydia installed, head back here to continue.

II. Install SafariTabCount.

1. Open Cydia (if it isn’t still open from the section above).

2. Tap Search in the bottom right corner.

3. Type in SafariTabCount.

4. Tap on SafariTabCount when it shows up.

5. Tap Install in the top right corner.

6. Tap Confirm on the top right corner.

7. Tap Reboot Springboard, which will restart your phone.

III. Use SafariTabCount

1. Open Safari and check the bottom right to make sure the tab icon shows the number of open tabs.