Questions tagged [safari]
A WebKit-based web browser designed by Apple. The default browser on OS X.
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Captive Portal Behavior of Safari on iOS
For a Raspberry Pi without Internet connection that provides a WiFi access point so that it can be controlled through a Web interface, I set up Bind9 to connect all domains to the one IP address of ...
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Strange issue with YouTube user agent being stuck [closed]
Every time I login to YouTube, webpage switched to mobile layout with related video below player with description and comments on the right side. Page seems to expect finger touches making it harder ...
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Closing duplicate tabs in macOS Safari
There's a tonne of questions about how to duplicate Safari tabs but I can't find a single one that helps with the opposite - closing duplicates.
I have nearly 300 tabs open and going through them by ...
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Safari doesn't respect -F when opening with 'open -F -n -a Safari <url>' on the command line
Reading the man page for 'open' the -F flag should open an app in fresh mode.
However if I have already an instance of Safari running with 3 windows open and invoke
open -F -n -a Safari <url>
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Command–Grave accent (⌘`) not switching between Safari 17 windows on mac OS Sonoma
On Safari 17 (mac OS Sonoma) the Command–Grave accent (⌘+`) is not switching between Safari windows. It works fine on every other app, except for Safari. I've tested on two different Macs and I see ...
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Show find/search results starting from the first result visible on my page view
On Safari or Edge, when I do command-F to search for a keyword like "apple", it goes straight to the top of the page for the first time "apple" is mentioned. This can be very ...
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Safari Not Opening HTTP Web Pages
Safari will not load any http web pages, I've tried using a private window and clearing cache, cookies and website data, but nothing seems to work. Any ideas on how I can fix this ?
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How to group saved site passwords in iOS safari [closed]
I have multiple businesses and multiple site logins for each. On PC I can open Chrome browser, select a google account that I created for one of my businesses, and then I’m automatically logged in to ...
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Safari randomly opens links in new tabs and the same tab with middle mouse button click
I was using Apple Magic Trackpad for my Mac but recently I decided to try Razer Orochi V2 and I found that middle mouse button behaviour in Safari is strange. Sometimes it opens links in separate tabs ...
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Import PKCS#12 Certificate into MacOS 13.4 for use with Safari as a client certificate
I want to import a client certificate into MacOS 13.4 for use with Safari.
I have imported the certificate both with Keychain access and the security command into MacOS.
Command used: security import ...
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How to hide HTTPS URL scheme in Firefox title bar
Right now Firefox shows the full URL in the title bar for visited sites. There is a browser.urlbar.trimURLs preference in about:config which hides the http:// prefix but not https://. Other browsers ...
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Safari can't open any websites after using Jupyter notebook
iMac Ventura 13.4, with Safari Ver. 16.5 (18615.2.9.11.4)
I had downloaded Jupyter notebook. I updated Python, and pip, using Terminal (Much trial and error! An impressive, but intimidating, beast).
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M1 Max MacBook Pro/Ventura 13.3.1 strange resolution issue which ONLY seems to affect those resolutions which push the menubar under the camera notch
If there's a more appropriate forum to ask this, please point me in its direction. The Mac is still under AppleCare but I can’t get to an Apple Store. I have posted this multiple places, but no ...
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How to open a program/webbrowser without frames?
I would like to open a browser window with no remaining content. I would like to see only the browser tab window without the menus and navigation bars. Is it possible? Is it possible to extract a ...
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Safari thinks it is not connected to the internet while Firefox and Chrome do
Mac Ventura. Over the past few months, I have been getting the constant problem that Safari stops thinking it is connected to the Internet. Tabs that are open and connected keep working but new tabs ...
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'???' descriptor for thread from Sample of Safari Networking
Having concerns with my macbook's network performance, I decided to check out networking activity. I noticed a huge volume (1.5gb) of sent packets for safari networking even though I am not doing any ...
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How to import cookies to safari browser
I want to import cookies to safari browser from google browser which I've exported them using the cookie-editor plugin. Is there a way to do the same here.
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How to clear history in Safari (cookies, website data, etc.)?
How to clear history in Safari: visited sites, cookies, recent searches, website data, etc.?
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Sort Safari bookmarks, folders first?
I know how to sort bookmarks in Safari (16), but is there a setting or hack to sort all the folders first, like Chrome does it? Right now sorting mixes all the folder with the bookmarks (...
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Unset "visited" pseudo class in Safari
I'm doing some development, and I can't figure out how to un-set the "visited" flag after clicking on a link in Safari. I've tried clicking on/off the :visited selector in the Web Inspector, ...
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Can I move a tab in Safari with a keyboard shortcut?
In Safari, with multiple tabs open, I want to be able to change the order of the tabs with a keyboard shortcut.
For example, if the third tab of four is active:
A B [C] D
…how can I move the third ...
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Best way to replace single line of HTML every time a particular website is loaded? (Safari on Mac)
I have to (many times a day) use 2FA codes on a website which does not support 2FA autofill.
I am able to get to to work by manually editing the HTML using inspect element, but of course the change is ...
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Specific Website gives PR_CONNECT_RESET_ERROR or equivalent in Firefox, Chrome, and Safari
I am trying to access a site that is only accessible through my work VPN. I've tried Firefox and Chrome in both normal and incognito/personal modes and receive connection_reset error. In Safari, I ...
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How do I see a list of every cookie (including contents) for any domain in Chrome/Firefox/Safari?
I know how to see the list of cookies for the current site, but sometimes I want to see cookies for other sites.
Inside Google Chrome, I can see which sites I have cookies stored for, but I cannot see ...
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Uploads to AWS failing from Safari 16
When I try to use Safari 16.x to upload iOS .ipa files to Amazon Web Services Device Farm for testing, the upload progress bar disappears before reaching 100% and AWS reports that its attempt to ...
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Browser extension to prevent page reloads upon pressing "Back"
I've noticed in the last couple years that many websites now do a full page refresh every time you return to the page by pressing the Back button. This is very annoying, especially on cellular or ...
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How to rename a bookmark in Safari on Mac (when the bookmark is loaded on page)?
As a Safari/Mac user...How can I tell what bookmark is loaded in the browser...So that I can rename the bookmark?
Similar to what Chrome offers?
Cmd-D: Save bookmark "Joes Cafe"
Browse ...
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Browsers ignoring CSS?
I have this in a CSS file:
p {
margin: 50;
font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, sans-serif;
font-size: 50px;
}
On MacOS, Safari honored the margin but ignored font-family and font-size. ...
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Clear cached URL redirects from Safari and Firefox
I have a NodeJS server and set up a redirect for https://emocoes.org/ukraine to https://emocoes.org/ucrania. The redirects seem set up correctly:
$ wget https://emocoes.org/ukraine 2>&1 | grep ...
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Is it possible to recover a Safari saved password from a full system backup?
One of my family members needs to access a Safari saved password from an old machine. Currently, the files from that machine are in a Time Machine backup and a Backblaze backup.
For various reasons, ...
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Bring back buffering for HTML5 Video
My internet connection is unrealiable out in the boonies.
Ever since a couple years ago, everyone moved to "instant playback" for video.
Now when I pause a video, it won't buffer for more ...
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Can't Delete Safari Webdata
I cleared my Safari cookies and web data using the recommended method Safari > Preferences > Privacy > Manage Website Data... > Remove All. No matter how many times I do this, donotcall....
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Old Hangul (옛한글) on Safari not rendering
I have a Mac(MacOS 12.0.1) and use Safari as my default browser. Across my Mac, despite having several fonts that support it, Old Hangul (옛한글) does not render how it is supposed to.
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How to disable Safari text corrections?
How to disable text corrections in Safari?
While typing Safari can change the text. How to prevent Safari from this behaviour?
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I have updated Safari browser to 15.1 on MacOS Catalina but it has still the old look [closed]
Last night I got an update for the Safari browser on my 13 inches 2012 Mac. I updated it and when opened it has still the old look and nothing feels new. I wonder my Safari doesn't have new features ...
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Ways to confirm 4K Netflix video playback on macos safari browser
I was finding ways to confirm that Netflix videos are streaming at 4K frame rate because it seems they somenhow don't show the "Ultra HD 4K" icon when displaying on monitors even though 4K ...
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Why is Safari(Mac OS Monterey) bypassing my VPN and making connections?
Im monitoring traffic between a Mac OS device and router. For the purpose of garnering a smaller network capture, I've just restricted activity to web browsing(Capture using Wireshark on the Mac).
The ...
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Why are Doubleclick cookies appearing on one browser and not another, for the same site?
I have a question about advertising cookies, as someone who doesn't understand them all that well, but would like to understand better how tracking works.
I'm looking at this website. In Chrome on my ...
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Start Safari with tabs, but open new window with start or blank page?
I'd like the following behavior:
when I start Safari, I'd like a window with a preselected set of tabs opened (this is easily done through preferences)
when I then open a new window (⌘-N) I'd like it ...
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Firefox: Close tab on last "back" action if link was opened from another tab (Safari behavior)
There is a Safari behavior (both mobile and desktop) that I love, but I haven't been able to find a way to replicate in Firefox (desktop) either through preferences or add-ons, and was wondering if ...
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Restore closed webpage at that time
I want to find an order number through the browser history. The browser history has the full link for the page when the order was finished, but it is no longer valid in the website. Is there any way ...
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Why does Google Chrome and Safari copy image as PNG representation?
I thought that Chrome copies a source image to clipboard, but it creates a PNG representation and pastes the representation to a clipboard when I use a context menu button 'Copy Image'.
I checked ...
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Is it possible to configure Safari to automatically open an app for a given file type?
Specifically, I would like to make it open Calendar automatically when downloading .ics files, instead of having to download them, then click on the file to have Calendar open it.
Please don't explain ...
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Is it possible to run a custom script whenever loading a web page on web browsers?
I would like to block content on some specific languages whenever I open a page on my browsers (Safari and Chrome on macOS 11.4). I think the best solution is to use Google Translate API and check ...
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How can I track a bug fix for Safari?
We have been seeing an issue on Safari, starting with Safari 14.1 (macOS 11.3), where local storage was not synchronised across tabs (more info: https://twitter.com/jaffathecake/status/...
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Safari tabs, NSPOSIXErrorDomain:24 and file descriptors
I have a serious problem with file descriptors and I have tried everything.
My laptop: MacBook Pro 13" 2018 with touchbar, i5, 16 Gb RAM, 512SSD. MacOS 11.3.1.
Recently Chrome just starts to ...
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Why would Safari passwords not be in Keychain?
My friend’s Mac has been saving Safari passwords for the past 4 years. But somehow they are all gone now. I tried looking in his keychain and they aren’t in there.
Is this a case where — for some ...
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What is the meaning of a "grey" tab in Safari?
In Safari, sometimes a background tab will turn "grey". I have no idea what this means. It happens on my MacBook and my iPad. See the "index.html" tab in the screenshot.
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How to block ads of the youtube player for safari?
I tried many extensions for safari, and also tried blocking via hosts file on mac, but the ads within the youtube videos are still not blocked.
Do these ads not come from pagead2.googlesyndication.com?...
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What does the mortar and pestle Safari address bar icon indicate
I just noticed that there is a mortar and pestle icon that shows up in Safari on my iPad when I open my smartmail.com web page and was wondering if anyone knows what it means?
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