APPLE MAC users are experiencing problems with the Safari browser CRASHING on OS X whenever a new URL or search is made in the address bar. Luckily there is a temporary solution.
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| Safari on OS X will crash whenever Mac users try to perform a new search in the address bar |
MacBook and Apple Mac desktop owners have reported an infuriating bug with the Safari web browser.
Launching a new tab in the minimalist desktop web browser, or trying to type a search query or URL into the address bar CRASHES the hugely-popular browser – sending users back to the desktop. OS X then automatically generates a Crash Report to send to Apple.
The Cupertino company has yet to acknowledge the problem, which appears to affect multiple versions of OS X – as well as iPhone and iPad users.
In the meantime, there are a couple of workarounds to get users up-and-running on Safari again.
Launching a New Private Window in Safari temporarily fixes the issue. To do this, click File > New Private Window.
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| Safari will CRASH whenever you try to perform a new search in the address bar |
Another option is to disable Safari Suggestions – the websites and search queries the browser pre-emptively guesses as you type into the address bar.
To do this, open Safari > Preferences > Search then toggle Safari Suggestions to Off.
Since the glitch appears to affect multiple versions of iOS and OS X, some have suggested the problems may be server-side and linked to Safari Suggestions.
One MacBook user complained on the MacRumours forum: "Experiencing this as well right now.
"Additionally, tab switching doesn't seem to work and new tabs don't even show up in the tab bar. Safari is simply unusable right now."
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| Disabling Safari Suggestions in your Safari Preferences will temporarily fix the issue |
"I thought my iMac got a virus or something. It's been not working for a few hours already. Search bar non responsive and typing did not even appear on search bar," another added.
One Reddit user also flagged the issue: "OSX 10.11.3 with Safari 9.0.3 was behaving in a similar fashion to my bitch iOS devices (On my iMac and MBPr).
"Seems the same fixed worked for them too: Preferences -> Search -> Turn off "Include Safari Suggestions"."
The news comes days after iPhone pranksters sent links to this infuriating website, which deliberately crashes the Safari browser.
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