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  1. 0

    Survey: What's your main browser on macOS Big Sur?

    Fell free to comment your reasons, and how flexible you are at switching. Does ad blockers such as the uBlock Origin and paid free extensions in Safari such as the Dark Reader play a role here?
  2. Shifts

    iCloud iCloud + Magic Keyboard for iPad = No go

    Went to icloud.com to check out what is new in terms of iCloud+ etc. and quickly realised, it is not possible to scroll the web page using the magic keyboard’s touch pad. At least not in the Settings area. 2018 iPad Pro 11”, running iPadOS 15. Safari. Anyone else seeing this?
  3. R

    Safari Huge Memory Leak

    After 10-15 minutes of using Safari, all kinds of websites (single tab) can take 3-8 Gb of memory in the Activity Monitor. I have to quit Safari every 30 minutes of so to reset the memory leak. MacOS Big Sur - Safari 15. Simialr problem was happening with Version 14 before I updated recently...
  4. Mac7

    safari 15 separate tabs

    When using separate tabs in safari 15, is it possible to have the tab bar not take up the whole length of the window when there is only 1 tab open?
  5. 4jasontv

    Searching for Evidence of 'A Snappier Safari'

    People joke that 'Safari seems snappier'. It's funny because Steve said it. Right? That's the way I often see it explained. So when exactly did he say it? Google references this MacRumors post where someone says that Steve said it when the iPhone 3G came out. This would have been June 9th...
  6. purdnost

    Bug - Safari Start Page Background Image Toggle Issue

    I was playing around with the background image feature in the customize start page settings for Safari. I attempted to disable the setting and the toggle and background image repeatedly toggled off and on until I force quit the app. Anyone else seeing bugginess with this feature?
  7. gank41

    A Fan of Safari 15? Yes/No

    Just a generic poll if you like Safari 15 (yes) with all of the new changes, or if you prefer Safari 14 (no)…
  8. T

    Safari 14.1.2 and Macrumors Forum

    Maybe it's just me, but after the latest update 11.6, Safari has become slower, and more sluggish. i.e Macrumors forum eats up 17.49GB of memory?! Do I have a memory leak, or should I bail on Safari? Macbook Pro 2017 2.8 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7 16 GB 2133 MHz LPDDR3
  9. M

    Safari 15 for macOS Big Sur

    Well my mac maxes out at big sur, but i really like the safari 15 redesign in Monterey. I believe that it is hopeful that Apple will release Safari 15 as a standalone update like last year. I mean exactly last year on september 16th, apple released safari 14 for catalina and mojave as a...
  10. M

    Where to download just the Safari dmg/pkg

    The internet traffic between our managed macOS Mojave laptops and the Apple Software Updates website is blocked for security reasons. So I can not use the regular System Preferences - Software Update to update native macOS software. This is not an issue for me, because every time Apple release...
  11. Sir1Pocket

    iPad Can’t connect to Gmail from Mail app

    I am trying to use the Mail app to setup and connect to my Gmail account, but Safari says too many levels of indirection. Don’t understand what I’m doing wrong. Why is Safari even involved because my default browser is Chrome? Any help appreciated.
  12. blackxacto

    How do I get Safari Favorites into Firefox?

    Safari Version 14.1.2 (16611.3.10.1.6), Firefox 91.0.1 (64-bit), 19,1 iMac, Big Sur 11.5.2: How do I get my FAVORITES from Safari into Firefox? I only see bookmarks importing.
  13. M

    Why does Safari do this?

    Why does this happen? I’ve noticed something odd recently when I’m on a Facebook page in Safari on my iPhone. When I enable show all windows in Safari, the window for Facebook has an icon on the top bar for a store I’ve made purchases from recently, in place of where the blue F icon usually is...
  14. K

    iPhone 7/Plus Safari Google search “modify search” bar

    It appeard in last week. Mostly it stuck with screen and I coudn’t find any wat to disable it. I added some screenshots.
  15. Dockland

    Increase the size of thumbs when uploading (Safari)

    I can't increase (or at least don't know how) the size of thumbnails showing in "File/Image upload" window when uploading content to Flickr, Instagram (via Instagram Studio) and likewise. I googled it but the answer to "Right click somewhere in the upload window and change the size of...
  16. D

    Downloading video to desktop Safari

    Hi, I am developing a small app that holds images and videos. Because Safari works with range requests for downloading video, I implemented that in the app's backend that is in Django. Running the development server, I get the videos really fast. I deployed the app on a hosting platform, and...
  17. ZuriWeb

    ZuriWeb: Menu Bar Web Browser for multitasking

    Hey everyone, i created a mini-browser that you can access quickly from your menu bar for multitasking. I made this initially so that i could follow along tutorials on Youtube without having to constantly switch between app windows. The current version supports macOS 10.15 and above. App...
  18. D

    iPhone 11 Pro Max It’s not letting me delete my browser history on Google Search Engine please help

    I tried it on all my browsers, Safari, Brave, and Google Chrime but none of them are allowing me to delete my browsing history. I’m very worried if it might be a virus or a malware. My phone isn’t jailbroken. This never happened to me before. Can someone please help me? It does delete if I go to...
  19. Mykipip

    Safari syncing in iOS15

    Good day everybody. I really enjoy last iOS update but there’s one thing that still gets me, and this thing as title says is safari windows syncing. In safari in iOS 14 it was quite easy and understandable how to, but here I’m struggling a bit. Browsers histories are syncing (just checked on)...
  20. Apple Knowledge Navigator

    MS Office vs Google Workspace

    I'm looking to migrate to a new suite of productivity apps for my small business, and the Google Workspace (Docs, Sheets, Slides) is one consideration. I've used MS Office for many many years, but it's starting to become a little bloated and expensive for my needs. I want to move away from 365...