Issues with Safari version 18.3.1 on iMac 11,1

[cewong2]

I just updated safari and ventura to what was available, and now I'm having issues with Safari on. It updated to 18.3.1 and it keeps reloading pages till it crashes and won't show them at all. I'm not sure if it's a Metal issue (don't have a Metal GPU installed), and OCLP issue, or just a Safari issue. I also can't download an older version because it keeps getting refused by apple's servers. I did try 18.4 beta 4 as well, and I'm getting the same issue. I also tried using a guest account, but even there I'm getting the same reload to oblivion issue. Google Chrome works fine though.

Is anyone else experiencing any issues?

 

[bogdanw]

Try Orion for macOS 13 Ventura, it's a WebKit browser like Safari and could help narrow the issue.
https://kagi.com/orion/#download_sec
https://cdn.kagi.com/downloads/13_0/Orion.dmg

 

[cewong2]

Other browsers work, but I'd like to resolve safari working... I'm wondering if I can try to downgrade to 18.3 because I think I was on that before. But I can't seem to get the installer for it.

 

[cewong2]

oh should also note, that I would like to keep to safari because I share tab groups across devices.

 

[cewong2]

In Case anyone else has been having issues, I solved my issue. it looks like 18.3 and 18.3.1 don't play nicely with my config (11,1 no metal, OCLP latest Ventura) I would just get the reload crash mentioned earlier and no websites would work. I finally found an older copy of the Safari standalone installer, so I'm on 17.5 and it works again.