Apple backpedals on almost all changes made to Safari
(iMore iPhone)

What you need to know Apple has added the old tab design for Safari back to macOS Monterey. Users will seem to have the option to choose the more traditional layout or the new compact layout. macOS Monterey will launch on Monday, October 25. The users have spoken and Apple has listened. Spotted by John Gruber from Daring Fireball, Apple has seemingly restored tabs in Safari the way they currently are in macOS Big Sur for those who haven`t updated to Safari 15. It appears that the company has left the option to use the Compact mode introduced with the new Safari at WWDC back in June, but users now also have the option to use the more traditional Safari tab layout. Didn`t make today`s event, for some reason, but the updated page for MacOS 12 Monterey (shipping next Monday) shows that Safari 15 has reverted to actual tabs instead of `tabs`. Compact mode is still an option, which is great — the way this design should have been approached all along. Safari 15 on iPadOS 15....