title: Prevent swiping between web pages in iPad Safari
body: <p>Swiping from the left and right edges of my iPad's Safari browser, moves between the currently open web pages. Is there any way to prevent it?</p>
  
  <p>I have tried to add <code>touchstart</code> and <code>touchmove</code> handlers on the edge of the page that <code>stopPropagation</code> and <code>preventDefault</code>, but they seem to have no effect, nor does <code>touch-action</code> CSS.</p>
  
  <p>A similar question was asked in 2014 with replies to the negative:
  <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/18889666/ios-7-is-there-a-way-to-disable-the-swipe-back-and-forward-functionality-in-sa">iOS 7 - is there a way to disable the swipe back and forward functionality in Safari?</a></p>
  
  <p>Is there a workround now in 2018?</p>