Questions tagged [safari]
A WebKit-based web browser designed by Apple. The default browser on OS X.
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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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Where does the web-browser store screenshots?
I am on a MacOS and want to find out where my web browser, so either chrome or safari store screenshots. I remember some time back that chrome stored automatic screenshots of my activity in a ...
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new Macbook Pro M2 Safari shows "You Are Not Connected to the Internet" when I try to browse, sometimes then browses after a long time
Worked perfect at my work location, but not at my home.
At home, connects to WiFi LAN OK.
My old macbook, physically next to it, browses Internet by WiFi LAN ok.
What I've tried: restarting, erasing ...
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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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Open a link from incognito window in non-incognito window
Is there a keyboard modifier / quick way to open a link from an incognito window in a regular window?
I am using Safari. My specific use case is that I have calendar links that I access from an ...
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How to prevent Safari selecting trailing whitespaces inside input fields on right click?
I'm using Safari on a MacBook together with a mouse.
Sometimes I need to paste something at the end of existing text in the input field. For some reason Safari selects trailing whitespaces on right ...
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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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Safari can't communicate with local HTTP server
I want to run a local server on mac os but I get a security error in safari (doesn't occur on windows/chrome) trying to access the local http server from a https site.
Would it be feasible to use a ...
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Safari cmd+arrow down does not work on certain websites
Cmd + 'arrow down' is a 'End of page' shortcut in Safari.
But on some websites (namely, https://news.ycombinator.com) it does not work.
Cmd + 'arrow up' works, but 'arrow down' does not.
Works fine in ...
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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.
In more detail, ...
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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?
Its in the same location ...
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How to delete Safari cache using AppleScript?
I searched this forum and I can only find how to delete history! Yet, I am interested on how to delete cache from the "Develop" menu. I do not wish to "reset" Safari neither!
I am ...
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Chrome extension for link preview, like Safari's
Safari has a feature that lets you three-finger tap to preview a link. When you tap on the link, the referenced website pops up so that you can quickly scan it and decide whether you want to commit to ...
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Website thehill.com uses lots of CPU resources. Where do I start to investigate?
On Chrome and Safari, any page that I load from thehill.com will cause cpu usage to increase sharply and stay there. How would I go about in trying to notify this problem? i.e. a Chromium developers ...
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How to prevent Safari from implicitly converting character in XHR request?
I picked this character 〉 as a separator for my combo-key-field for my DynamoDb database.
That character surfaces in the browser as part of a next-page-query token. (in an endless scroll list view)
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Safari on Catalina not loading PDF
Using Safari 14.0.1 on Catalina 10.15.7, I'm unable to view a certain PDF.
Safari loads a black screen with a "Blocked Plug-in" message in the middle.
Other PDFs, such as this one, will load ...
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Safari: Can't attach files
I have a safari 14.0.1 problem on macOS 10.14.6
When I am running gmail or another app which needs attachments over safari, and I click on the paperclip icon in either app, the browser file select ...
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freeze in 30-60 seconds on a macOS Catalina when connecting bluetooth headphones
I use a MacBook Pro 2018 (Catalina 10.15.7), the lags started a month ago and to this day they enrage me.
The problem itself is that when you connect any bluetooth headphones (JBL Live650BTNC or ...
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How do I set Safari 14 to ensure that Safari prompts me before closing all tabs?
How do I set a preference to ensure the Safari prompts me before closing all tabs? This version is being used on a Mac so I'm not sure if that makes a difference.
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How can I start my network log in Safari right from the launch?
So far I have seen how I can use the Developer menu in Safari in order to analyze my network traffic and how I can preserve the logs. But I have to re-open my browser very often. Therefore I want to ...
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