Mac Safari GLITCH: How to stop OS X browser CRASHING every time you click the address bar

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.

 

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.

 

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."

 

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.

Apple this week announced one billion users now own an iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Mac or Apple TV. 

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