Apple Is Teaching Safari to Do What Chrome Has Been Doing for Two Years — Without the Spying

The next version of Apple’s own browser will gain a useful feature: automatic tab grouping that doesn’t require constant user input. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, test builds of iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27 already include an “Organize Tabs” option that lets the browser independently sort open pages into meaningful categories — work, travel, shopping, long reads that are somehow still open.

From the description, the algorithm analyzes site topics and behavioral patterns, meaning users won’t have to manually create groups, name them, and keep track of them — the browser handles the routine. Apple hasn’t slapped an Apple Intelligence badge on the new capability. Although some machine learning is clearly at play, the company decided to frame it as a background service rather than yet another AI tool.

For Safari, which has long been sold under the motto “the browser that knows less about you,” this approach makes perfect sense: automatic tab sorting can run entirely on-device, with no chats with cloud-based bots and no extra data collection. Chrome introduced similar mechanics back in early 2024 as part of a generative features package and has since evolved into a full AI assistant, while Edge has long relied on vertical tabs and Workspaces. Safari has supported grouping since 2021, but until now you had to create and fill groups manually.

The feature is expected to be revealed at WWDC in June 2026 alongside the iOS 27 announcement. If it makes it to release uncut, Safari will gain not a flashy headline feature but a quiet “tidying up” in the very place where many of us spend hours every day.

And how do you deal with dozens of open tabs — do you sort them into groups or keep everything in a single window, hoping you’ll definitely read them someday? Share in the comments.