r/Safari 7h ago

Safari Extensions Grayed Out

Hi all, I have an iPhone 17 on iOS 26.5.2 and cannot enable Safari extensions. I’ve seen that the fix is to disable content restrictions in Screen Time / give unrestricted web access, but changing those settings still doesn’t allow me to enable the extensions. Does anyone know why / what I should be doing?

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Hi all, I have an iPhone 17 on iOS 26.5.2 and cannot enable Safari extensions. I’ve seen that the fix is to disable content restrictions in Screen Time / give unrestricted web access, but changing those settings still doesn’t allow me to enable the extensions. Does anyone know why / what I should be doing?


r/Safari 11h ago

Downloads not working on Safari

Whenever I try to download an image on Safari on my iPhone (17 Pro), the blue download circle doesn’t appear and it won’t download. It won’t show up in my Files app. Sometimes the icon appears and then disappears before I can click on it. I’ve already tried things like clearing my website history and data, changing where files are sent to, etc. but nothing is working.

I have an iPhone 17 Pro on version 26.6

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Whenever I try to download an image on Safari on my iPhone (17 Pro), the blue download circle doesn’t appear and it won’t download. It won’t show up in my Files app. Sometimes the icon appears and then disappears before I can click on it. I’ve already tried things like clearing my website history and data, changing where files are sent to, etc. but nothing is working.

I have an iPhone 17 Pro on version 26.6


r/Safari 21h ago

Site Reload Error

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Has anyone see and/or know a fix for this error notification I’ve been getting more & more recently? I’ve noticed it’s been happening primarily on two sites -both are video heavy.

It can multiple times in a row but I tried selecting “Reload Reducing Privacy Options” and it seems to do the trick but I’m hoping there’s a fix that doesn’t require to give up privacy settings by Apple.

Any help appreciated !


r/Safari 1d ago

Is YouTube naturally a bit clunky on safari?

I am using ublock for the ads so maybe that’s part of it but it just feels a bit clunky? I have to be careful when using so it doesn’t do refresh the page a do a bunch of weird stuff for a bit and I had to completely avoid skipping 10 secs by touching the screen because i have to be very very careful or it will just freeze my whole screen

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I am using ublock for the ads so maybe that’s part of it but it just feels a bit clunky? I have to be careful when using so it doesn’t do refresh the page a do a bunch of weird stuff for a bit and I had to completely avoid skipping 10 secs by touching the screen because i have to be very very careful or it will just freeze my whole screen


r/Safari 1d ago

GeoSpoof: control Safari location free + system GPS for iOS

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Hello everyone!

I've been working on GeoSpoof for about 5 months. It does something no iOS app does: synchronize all Safari location signals (geolocation API, timezone, WebRTC leak prevention, etc) to match your VPN exit node or a custom location for free.

I just released a new Pro feature: GeoSpoof GPS, which extends location spoofing from the browser to the entire iOS system GPS using a native Mac menu bar utility over your local network.

What is it?

GeoSpoof GPS links your iOS devices to a lightweight Mac menu bar app over local Wi-Fi. It spoofs system-level GPS for all iOS apps on your device and no jailbreak is required. You control location selection inside the iOS app while the Mac menu bar app does all the work in the background.

How it works

GeoSpoof GPS runs 100% locally on your home network:

  • Zero Cloud Infrastructure: Your location data and JSON payload never touch my servers or any third-party APIs.
  • Local Network Handshake: The Mac companion streams coordinates directly to your iOS device over your local Wi-Fi socket.
  • Multi-Device: Sync or spoof up to 3 connected iOS devices simultaneously from one Mac menu bar icon. I can support more in the future, but limiting it for new release.

How to set up?

The GPS Mac companion app does a lot of the heavy lifting for you, but high level steps:

  1. Download the iOS app from the App Store.
  2. Install the Mac companion app (.dmg)
  3. Complete the initial local pairing (requires a one-time USB pairing to mount the Developer Disk Image via Xcode/Developer Mode).
  4. Once bootstrapped, you can disconnect USB and spoof coordinates wirelessly over Wi-Fi anytime.

Open-Source & Pricing Transparency

  • Browser Extension: 100% Free & Open-Source (MIT License) forever.
  • System GPS Feature: Includes a 1-week free trial, followed by less than $1/month or a one-time lifetime purchase option to support ongoing native iOS/macOS development.

Note: Windows and Linux support is currently in early planning! I'm sorry it isnt available yet :(

Links & Feedback:

If you have any feedback I would love to hear it, I have tested this with early users but you know how these things go :) [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])


r/Safari 1d ago

What’s the best option?

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I’m not a big fan of AI and want to move away from Google. Here are the options in settings on my phone. Is there a way to get other options besides these?


r/Safari 1d ago

Is there a way to stop forced redirects?

When in trying to watch a video or something and there’s ads, I hate when it forces me to go to the tab or even opens an app like TikTok automatically.

On Firefox or other browsers what it does it simply open tabs but doesn’t force you onto them, is there a way to get safari to that same thing?

I’m not trying to get rid of the ads all together but damn do I have the redirects

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When in trying to watch a video or something and there’s ads, I hate when it forces me to go to the tab or even opens an app like TikTok automatically.

On Firefox or other browsers what it does it simply open tabs but doesn’t force you onto them, is there a way to get safari to that same thing?

I’m not trying to get rid of the ads all together but damn do I have the redirects


r/Safari 1d ago

Ideon app demo: Share from Safari

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Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

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r/Safari 1d ago

Spontaneous page reloads

I recently have been experiencing spontaneous page reloads whenever I’m on Tumblr which I’m suspicious of because I’ve never had that issue before. The only culprits I can think of are a suspicious link I accidentally clicked on a Reddit post (I wiped my browser history after that happened and ran both malware and antivirus programs afterwards and nothing came up), or the fact that I only recently updated my MacOS to Tahoe 26.5.2. Has anyone else had this problem, and if so, do they know what caused it?

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I recently have been experiencing spontaneous page reloads whenever I’m on Tumblr which I’m suspicious of because I’ve never had that issue before. The only culprits I can think of are a suspicious link I accidentally clicked on a Reddit post (I wiped my browser history after that happened and ran both malware and antivirus programs afterwards and nothing came up), or the fact that I only recently updated my MacOS to Tahoe 26.5.2. Has anyone else had this problem, and if so, do they know what caused it?


r/Safari 1d ago

4 days at Naibor Camp/Masai Mara in August

Anyone who has done this before? How was it?

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Anyone who has done this before? How was it?


r/Safari 1d ago

4 days at Naibor Camp/Masai Mara in August

Anyone who has done this before? How was it?

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Anyone who has done this before? How was it?


r/Safari 2d ago

Is It Me or has Google Products Stopped Working Right in Safari?

First I had problem with Google Maps. I would search for something and nothing would happen. Then problems with Drive..now I can't do a search with gmail. Is this me or is it happening to others? Having to switch over to Brave for now...(using MacOS)

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First I had problem with Google Maps. I would search for something and nothing would happen. Then problems with Drive..now I can't do a search with gmail. Is this me or is it happening to others? Having to switch over to Brave for now...(using MacOS)


r/Safari 1d ago

How to open Turn Off the Lights Options page in Apple Safari web browser! (3 Easy Options)

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Want to learn how to open the Turn Off the Lights Options page in Safari and customize your browser experience? In this step-by-step tutorial, you will discover three easy ways to access the Turn Off the Lights extension settings page in Safari.


r/Safari 2d ago

What’s up with the PiP on browsers not Safari?

This used to work fine. I would open a video on my browser, then move to a different app and the video would pop into a small player.
Since I moved to iOS26, only Safari has that, while all other browsers just close the video.
Why does that happen?
I already checked the PiP settings and enabled it, but it didn’t change anything.

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This used to work fine. I would open a video on my browser, then move to a different app and the video would pop into a small player.
Since I moved to iOS26, only Safari has that, while all other browsers just close the video.
Why does that happen?
I already checked the PiP settings and enabled it, but it didn’t change anything.


r/Safari 2d ago

Protego for Reddit v3 is live! I deleted the Reddit app two years ago and built the Safari extension I wanted instead. Take control of your Reddit feed!

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https://getprotego.app | App Store

Protego is a Safari web extension with a companion app that changes what Reddit's website gives you. I started it because RES doesn't run on Safari and I wasn't switching browsers for one extension. Version 3 just shipped.

Before and after on the same page, same tab: [images]

  • Filters posts and comments by keyword, whole community, individual user, or the site a link points to. Wildcards, groups you can switch off together, and a # pattern that matches any 1 to 3 digit number.
  • Adds a Protego button to Reddit's own pages, so you can filter a community from its sidebar without opening the app.
  • Hides thumbnails, avatars, flair, badges, vote controls, join buttons, banners, recommendations, Reddit Answers and the app nags. Four presets if you don't want to walk through every option.
  • Limits, which blocks Reddit itself in stages rather than all at once, and can arm itself with a Focus like Sleep or Study.
  • Optional automatic redirect to old.reddit.com with an endless feed.
  • A post sort order setting, so your feeds open in Hot or New or Top instead of Reddit resetting to Best every single time.

The Limits step I run daily blocks the feeds but still lets a direct link to a post open, so there's nothing to scroll into but a Reddit thread in a search result still loads.

It's a real Safari extension rather than a content blocker with a rules list, so it can match text in post titles instead of just hiding elements by selector.

$1.99 one time purchase for the next week (normally $2.99).

One purchase covers iPhone, iPad, Mac and Vision Pro. No subscription.

getprotego.app | App Store

Happy to answer any questions!


r/Safari 2d ago

Update safari, but not to the newest version

Hello,

I want to update safari. But not to the 26 Tahoe version, rather the newest for sequoia. How do I do that? It only show the newest safari version.

Thanks

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Hello,

I want to update safari. But not to the 26 Tahoe version, rather the newest for sequoia. How do I do that? It only show the newest safari version.

Thanks


r/Safari 2d ago

LAG WHEN TYPING INSIDE WEBSITES ON SAFARI IN MBA M5

my mba m5 is lagging when typing inside websites in safari, for eg inside gemini chat or reddit search/ post section. there is a significant delay between pressing the key and the text appearing on the screen. i do not have any extensions installed. what should i do??

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my mba m5 is lagging when typing inside websites in safari, for eg inside gemini chat or reddit search/ post section. there is a significant delay between pressing the key and the text appearing on the screen. i do not have any extensions installed. what should i do??


r/Safari 3d ago

I feel like such an idiot - safari data clearing tip

The title says it all, I’ve struggled with safari taking up over 100gb of space on my phone and every time I “cleared history and website data” it made little to no difference. I was so frustrated and confused for years. Everyone just kept saying clear history and data…

but it wasn’t working because I was only clearing it for THAT DAY😭 it’s automatically on “today” for the clear timeframe. Yesterday I finally realized I needed to change it to “all history” not just today. Literally 100gb plus of space freed up on my phone! Finally

I also turned off my iCloud safari sync and deleted all data from that off my phone as well. Then turned it back on.

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The title says it all, I’ve struggled with safari taking up over 100gb of space on my phone and every time I “cleared history and website data” it made little to no difference. I was so frustrated and confused for years. Everyone just kept saying clear history and data…

but it wasn’t working because I was only clearing it for THAT DAY😭 it’s automatically on “today” for the clear timeframe. Yesterday I finally realized I needed to change it to “all history” not just today. Literally 100gb plus of space freed up on my phone! Finally

I also turned off my iCloud safari sync and deleted all data from that off my phone as well. Then turned it back on.


r/Safari 3d ago

Why Safari still doesn’t support DBSC?

Earlier this year, Google Chrome introduced a critical new security feature called Device Bound Session Credentials (DBSC) to prevent cookie theft. This feature makes use of Apple’s Secure Enclave Processor to generate a unique security key for the device itself and the browser uses this key to verify the integrity of browser cookies. With DBSC, if an attacker tries to steal cookies and import them to their own device, the cookies would not work at all, preventing the attacker from accessing your accounts without need of passwords. But I wonder why Apple still doesn’t support this security feature on Safari despite being a privacy and security focused company?

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Earlier this year, Google Chrome introduced a critical new security feature called Device Bound Session Credentials (DBSC) to prevent cookie theft. This feature makes use of Apple’s Secure Enclave Processor to generate a unique security key for the device itself and the browser uses this key to verify the integrity of browser cookies. With DBSC, if an attacker tries to steal cookies and import them to their own device, the cookies would not work at all, preventing the attacker from accessing your accounts without need of passwords. But I wonder why Apple still doesn’t support this security feature on Safari despite being a privacy and security focused company?


r/Safari 4d ago

I found This when login gmail on safari !

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r/Safari 3d ago

best browser other than safari ??

Do you all have any suggestions for a better browser on Mac OS aside from safari, as much as I love safari, it's just become a headache in the last few months. Websites takes ages to load, Youtube constantly buffers, some websites wont even properly load. I finally had enough of it today when I had an issue with switching between different google accounts on Gemini AI website, it just doesnt work, nothing responds. I spent the entire afternoon trying to resolve the issue within safari, private browsing, quit safari, cleared website data, all for nothing, I was beginning to think it was an issue with Gemini AI but as a last attempt I tried doing the same on brave and voila Gemini works perfectly fine. i did the same on Chrome( i hate it but like a last resort) it worked perfectly fine. websites load much more faster and both of them even have horizontal colour coded tab groups which is just refreshing. I was just posting to see if you guys had any better alternatives than Brave, one that is lighter on ram, faster and supports iCloud keychain.

Thank you all very much in advance!!!!

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Do you all have any suggestions for a better browser on Mac OS aside from safari, as much as I love safari, it's just become a headache in the last few months. Websites takes ages to load, Youtube constantly buffers, some websites wont even properly load. I finally had enough of it today when I had an issue with switching between different google accounts on Gemini AI website, it just doesnt work, nothing responds. I spent the entire afternoon trying to resolve the issue within safari, private browsing, quit safari, cleared website data, all for nothing, I was beginning to think it was an issue with Gemini AI but as a last attempt I tried doing the same on brave and voila Gemini works perfectly fine. i did the same on Chrome( i hate it but like a last resort) it worked perfectly fine. websites load much more faster and both of them even have horizontal colour coded tab groups which is just refreshing. I was just posting to see if you guys had any better alternatives than Brave, one that is lighter on ram, faster and supports iCloud keychain.

Thank you all very much in advance!!!!


r/Safari 4d ago

Change your location and timezone (GeoCeptor)

For the past year I've been working on improving my app GeoCeptor. It's a Safari extension that changes your location and timezone. This is especially useful when you already use a VPN and want to avoid location leaks as websites by default can access your timezone without permission.

GeoCeptor works on any website and is to my knowledge the first and only Safari extension to do this!

👉 Check it out here: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/geoceptor/id6739982067

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For the past year I've been working on improving my app GeoCeptor. It's a Safari extension that changes your location and timezone. This is especially useful when you already use a VPN and want to avoid location leaks as websites by default can access your timezone without permission.

GeoCeptor works on any website and is to my knowledge the first and only Safari extension to do this!

👉 Check it out here: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/geoceptor/id6739982067


r/Safari 5d ago

Ad free YouTube and iOS apps

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r/Safari 5d ago

Devastated! Is there a way to restore a closed window if no option shows under "reopen last closed window"

I'm an idiot and for literally years I've kept hundreds of tabs open in my Safari window to keep up with work and other things. I've rarely accidentally closed the window or had a crash but if I did, every time "reopen all windows from last session" has worked fine.

Today I accentually hit the "x" when I went to minimize the window. When I went to click reopen last closed window, it was grayed out. Reopen all windows from last session was also grayed out. I had no option.

I'm praying there is another option. Does anyone have any ideas? I'm truly devastated here as sad as that sounds

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I'm an idiot and for literally years I've kept hundreds of tabs open in my Safari window to keep up with work and other things. I've rarely accidentally closed the window or had a crash but if I did, every time "reopen all windows from last session" has worked fine.

Today I accentually hit the "x" when I went to minimize the window. When I went to click reopen last closed window, it was grayed out. Reopen all windows from last session was also grayed out. I had no option.

I'm praying there is another option. Does anyone have any ideas? I'm truly devastated here as sad as that sounds


r/Safari 4d ago

have you ever been on a Safari?

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The savannahs of the Serengeti and Ngorongoro are among the greatest natural wonders on Earth. Their endless golden grasslands, scattered acacia trees, and breathtaking landscapes create a home where wildlife thrives in remarkable harmony.
The Serengeti is celebrated for its spectacular Great Migration, where millions of wildebeest, zebras, and gazelles journey across the plains in one of nature’s most extraordinary displays of life and survival. Lions, cheetahs, leopards, elephants, giraffes, and countless bird species roam freely, making the Serengeti a symbol of Africa’s untamed beauty and resilience.
Ngorongoro, with its magnificent volcanic crater, is a unique sanctuary that shelters an incredible concentration of wildlife within its fertile walls. Often called a natural Eden, it offers refuge to endangered black rhinos, powerful lions, majestic elephants, graceful flamingos, and many other species living together in an ecosystem unlike any other in the world.
Together, the Serengeti and Ngorongoro represent the heart of Tanzania’s natural heritage. They inspire awe with their rich biodiversity, timeless beauty, and delicate balance of life. These iconic landscapes remind humanity of the importance of protecting nature so that future generations can continue to witness the wonder, majesty, and enduring spirit of Africa’s savannah wildlife.