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    What is the difference between Safari Credit Cards AutoFill and System Preferences Wallet & Apple Pay?

    I added my card in Wallet & Apple Pay on System Preferences expecting that I will be able to AutoFill my card whenever I want to purchase something in Safari. That is not the case. I have to actually add the same card in Safari Credit Cards AutoFill. What is the difference between these two? On...
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    All Devices Safari browsing history of one device not visible on other devices on same iCloud id

    Safari browsing history not syncing across devices on the same iCloud id. The history syncs only once when “Safari” is disabled and then enabled in Settings app > [username] > iCloud > Safari > Toggle button. But subsequently the history does not sync and any new history items of one device are...
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    All Devices Deleting Safari browsing history On one device not getting deleted on other iCloud devices

    Sometimes deleting the safari browsing history on one iOS device does not delete it on the other devices on same iCloud id. However at few other instances the history gets deleted on all devices. this deletion of history across iCloud devices is random and not consistent. anyone else?
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    Safari cache

    Hi all, Is there a way to access Safari cache/cookies to retrieve an email address used for logging in to Hotmail web interface? I created a week ago an account but didn't store the email address (got the password though) and I logged out! I've used this address for flat hunting and I'm...
  5. KatPR

    Video problems on Safari.

    Since I updated to Catalina 10.15.4 I've been having problems with my video on Safari, especially while trying to watch Netflix. For example, while watching a video, randomly and occasionally the video will skip for a second. It only happens on Safari, not on Chrome. Any idea what it can be or...
  6. xorpi

    macOS Suggestion for devs:Siri "momentum like" Safari Dashboard start default page💻

    Suggestion for devs:Siri "momentum like" Safari Dashboard start default page? Good day! I have a suggestion? for Apple developers to think about creating a Siri Dashboard Start page for Safari. Siri uses a lot of user information. It would be great if I had my to-dos from Reminder, notes from...
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    Safari won't start

    I'm using 10.15.3 (19D76) on a 16" MBP, earlier today Safari stopped responding and after force quitting won't open back up. I'm guessing it's something to do with the Adblocker extension. I installed a new version of the OS and it's still happening but once I created a second user I was able to...
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    MacOS/Safari 13.0.4: cannot edit URL in address field

    I regularly have to slightly change a URL before submitting. If I start entering a URL and highlight one that I've already visited, it shows the full URL (I have 'full URL' enabled) but will not allow me to edit it before submitting. This is the only browser I have that does this. Is there any...
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    iPhone Safari Handoff stops working if tabs are switched on iPhone

    Handoff is working for Mail, Notes, and Safari. However if I switch tabs in Safari on iOS device then Handoff stops working for Safari and it does not appear on the Mac. However, even then Notes and Mail Handoff continues to work alright.
  10. yarcheek

    Hardware impact on Safari (browsers) performance

    Hi. I'm considering upgrading my notebook (MacBook 2017 for Macbook Pro 13 or Macbook Air). I spend the majority of my time in a variety of web apps. I was wondering what hardware choices will boost website page rendering performance (speed) the most. Is it RAM? Is it CPU? Is it faster SSD? Is...
  11. aespana

    Safari bookmark sync just doesn't work

    Hello guys! I got a problem with Safari and the syncing of the bookmarks. Before updating to iOS 13 and macOS Catalina, all the bookmarks just worked as expected. But after those updates all is broken. If i put a new bookmark in my iPhone, nothing happen to Safari on Catalina and viceversa. I...
  12. bogdanw

    Safari 13.0.5 doesn't play certain videos

    I don't usually use Twitter, but I just noticed that Safari gives the error message "The media could not be played." when trying to play a video. Here's an example https://imgur.com/a/WRagiKV It works with the user agent set to Firefox - macOS. Another error message is "Error loading this...
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    Tab Suspender for Safari

    Tab Suspender for Safari Improve your Mac's performance and decrease your battery consumption, by suspending the Safari tabs you aren't using thus freeing up the memory and CPU being consumed by those tabs Depending on your tab count and how "heavy" the websites are, you can expect a...
  14. brinary001

    Microsoft's new Edge browser is a great alternative to Chrome for those seldom occasions when Safari won't do

    Safari is my main browser across all my Apple devices. While it's a good browser, that isn't necessarily by choice, as Apple prevents their users from choosing a different default browser. However, in macOS you have a bit more freedom than Apple's other platforms, and while I still use Safari...
  15. Bojack Horseman

    Issues with Safari on MacOS

    I'm on macOS Catalina 10.15.3, Safari version 13.0.5. Anyone else having issues with Safari on MacOS? I'm almost always having to refresh the page to get Youtube videos to play, the white balance when watching videos in full screen is constantly flickering, and now Twitter straight up won't...
  16. Bluevioletsky

    All Devices Strange download pop-up (index.html). Bug or Malware?

    Hello everyone, Since updating to 13.3.1 (a few days ago), on some websites (including this one) I get a download pop-up that asks me if I want to download “index.html”. I switched from Safari to Chrome and noticed the same thing happens. The pop-up occurs so frequently, on both my IPhone XR...
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    Safari/Chrome Unable to Open Website - Firefox does

    Hello, I have a problem that's been getting progressively worst. Safari and Chrome will not open websites anymore. Firefox does, although slowly. Other internet services work fine (email, FTP). I can trace route websites. It does not appear to be website specific - NO sites will open in...
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    Find specific logs about SCEP Server (unable to contact)

    In my IT Environment, we enroll macOS systems with an MDM solution provider instance. During the enrollment process (using the Safari Web Browser Application and using a specific Enrollment URL), the main MDM Configuration Profile (within the System Preferences Application - under the Profiles...
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    Mac OS X Safari Web Browser is secure?

    From a Security prospective, has been happening more often in recent times, that I receive email instructions on how to create a new user account for several web applications. E.G. Payroll system, Hotel Chain Company, etc. Within the email instructions on how to create the user account, there...
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    iPhone Import/sync Safari bookmarks from macOS to iOS without using iCloud?

    Title says it all. Is that even possible? I'm trying to import/sync my macOS Safari bookmarks to iOS Safari. I'm not using iCloud and I don't want to use iCloud for this because iCloud will sync also my browsing history and I don't want that. Is there any other solution? Thanks. Platform: macOS...