How to Use Thanos Snap to Hide Distracting Items in Safari

Are you a Marvel fan? Who isn’t? IniOS 18, Apple has integrated a new feature inside Safari that can remove any selected element on a webpage. Whether it’s pop-ups, images, or even ads that are irritating you. But more than the feature, it is the animation that got everyone talking. Whenever you remove an item or element on a web page (we will show how in a minute), you will see a cool animation of the element being disintegrated just like the Avengers did when Thanos snapped his fingers.

Channel your inner Thanos and bring balance to the web page by removing them with a snap. Once removed, they won’t reappear when you reload or revisit the page. Apple calls it Hide Distracting Items.

Looks amazing, right? Here’s how you can “Thanos snap” and remove elements from any website.

How to Hide Distracting Items on Safari

Safari will redirect you to the website, where you’re able to choose the items you want to hide. When you select an item, it will be marked with the wordHide. Tap on that and the item will begin to break down and fly away like it was snapped away by Thanos in the Avengers.

Once removed, you should see a little blue icon in the address bar indicating there are some items that have been removed on that page. If you want to bring back the removed items, tap on that icon and tapShow Hidden Itemsto reveal everything that you have hidden. There is no option to select multiple items and snap away as Thanos did with half the population in the universe.

Distraction Control is Awesome But Flawed

This isn’t the first time we’ve had the option to remove items from a webpage. Many browsers including Safari, offer extensions like Stop the Madness that can remove distracting elements on a page. However, Apple’s implementation is much cleaner and fun to use.

That said, there are two things you need to know about Safari’s Hide Distracting Items feature:

Once, when checking a camera comparison article, there were three paragraphs of text between the sample images that I wanted to compare side by side. With Thanos by my side, I quickly removed the text and viewed the images without having to scroll constantly.

There are other ways this could have gone but the way Apple implemented it has won hearts. People had a field day talking about how Apple used Thanos’ snapping finger animation where anything you touch disintegrates and blows away.

Ravi Teja KNTS

Tech writer with over 4 years of experience at TechWiser, where he has authored more than 700 articles on AI, Google apps, Chrome OS, Discord, and Android. His journey started with a passion for discussing technology and helping others in online forums, which naturally grew into a career in tech journalism. Ravi’s writing focuses on simplifying technology, making it accessible and jargon-free for readers. When he’s not breaking down the latest tech, he’s often immersed in a classic film – a true cinephile at heart.

How to Use Thanos Snap to Hide Distracting Items in Safari