User level: Level 1 (4 points)in MacOS Safari 27.0.1, is anyone else experiencing a bug when they use the + button in the Smart Search Field to add a page to the reading list. Now I get "add to..." a random folder that Safari seems to pick at random. Sometimes I do get "add to reading list" but most times its some other bookmark folder.
Posted on Oct 12, 2026 3:35 PM
User level: Level 9 (72,871 points)Oct 12, 2026 4:05 PM in response to slsavarick1
This appears to be a behavior change in macOS 27, and it's one not documented by Apple. Their instructions to add an item to the reading list still indicate one should click the (+) button to add the page to the Reading List.
More info from Apple: Keep a Reading List in Safari on Mac – Apple Support
The behavior is context-dependent, and I strongly suspect that Apple Intelligence is 'helping' to decide whether the page belongs in a Bookmarks folder or in the Reading List. For me, with an Apple-related page the button/field points to one of my Bookmarks folders (where there are other Apple-related bookmarks), but if the page is something unrelated to my bookmarks, then the option points to the Reading List. A plumbing repair search results page, for example:
As a workaround, when you click on the (+) button, don't use a short click-and-release. Instead, once the (+) button appears after hovering the cursor over the Smart Search Field, either secondary click (right click, control click) on the (+) button or simply hold the click for longer than normal. Either way, a contextual menu will appear and allow you to select Reading List as the destination.
Only Apple can revert to the pre-Golden Gate behavior. Given the broader role they are giving to Apple Intelligence, I am not sure that such a reversion is likely, but to have Apple consider your feedback, submit it here:
User level: Level 7 (22,314 points)Oct 12, 2026 11:36 PM in response to neuroanatomist
neuroanatomist wrote:
This appears to be a behavior change in macOS 27, and it's one not documented by Apple. Their instructions to add an item to the reading list still indicate one should click the (+) button to add the page to the Reading List.
Oh, I've never noticed that (+) button before. I've always used the Share button to add to Reading List or to Bookmarks and that has worked OK.
User level: Level 1 (4 points)Oct 12, 2026 5:03 PM in response to neuroanatomist
Well since it’s not in the used guide it’s a bug for now. Hopefully Apple will give users the option to use AI on this or not. Not documenting changes to the OS because it’s part of a beta AI module is getting really tired. Apple can do better. Steve would not have put up with this. I hope John holds his development teams to the same standard.
Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256375111