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Is the Apple aware that Safari does not follow the Gamepad API spec?
The specification states that the timestamp property is a DOMHighResTimeStamp which always represents a value in milliseconds. However, in my testing (on iOS as I don't have a mac) the timestamp is given as seconds. This could break compatibility if an app/library is not tested in Safari. Worse is that the deviation seems to be undocumented as every compatibility chart states full compatibility and defines the property as milliseconds. Any workaround would also be up to one frame incorrect. So a stutter can affect input accuracy. I know this might seem small but it could mean that an app or game is unplayable in Safari if it relies on this for input.
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Nov ’24
Web Extension : browser.cookies.getAll() does not work
After upgrading to Safari version 18, we encountered an issue with my extension’s background script not being able to access cookies. Previously, in Safari versions 17 and below, the extension worked as expected. Now, when the extension tries to retrieve cookies using browser.cookies.getAll(), it returns an empty list. However, if we open the extension’s developer tools, the cookies are visible and accessible. It seems that Safari only provides cookie data after the developer tools have been opened. However, after relaunching Safari and launching the extension without opening the developer tools, browser.cookies.getAll() still returns an empty list. Has anyone else experienced this? STEPS TO REPRODUCE Download this minimal app : https://www.icloud.com/iclouddrive/0bajlhnuQaG6T5NsFKXEB0U9Q#test%5Fcookies Compile test_mv2 extension (in test_cookies.getAll.zip). Launch test_mv2.app and activate extension. Click on the extension's button (browserAction). Open the developer tools. Observe an empty list of cookies. Click on the extension's button (browserAction). Cookies are retrieved as expected.
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Mar ’25
JavascriptCore and event loop / timers
JavascriptCore doesn't come with any support for setTimeout (which is an API on the window/DOM object not provide din JavaScriptCore). So you need to implement a version of this yourself - no worries on that (there are examples to refer to out there, so it is fairly easy to set this up). But I have come across an issue with this that I am not sure how to handle properly. It relates to when the timer callback fires and runs code in the JavaScript engine itself. Consider this code snippet (assume I have provided an implementation of setTimeout): console.log('Hello - here we go'); setTimeout(() => { console.log('Hi from setTimeout callback ...'); }, 0); Promise.resolve().then(() => { console.log('Hi from promise'); }); console.log('Hi from main block'); In Node.js or say Safari, I would see this output: Hello - here we go Hi from main block Hi from promise Hi from setTimeout callback ... So the promise then() is handled before the settimeout callback is handled. I think this is basically because Promise then() handlers are pushed onto something like a microtask queue, and the setttimeout callbacks on a separate queue, and the microtask queue is emptied before any other queue is processed (after completing the current event loop of course). But when I implement this in JavaScript core, I don't always see the above - instead I can have: Hello - here we go Hi from main block Hi from setTimeout callback ... Hi from promise So the timeout callback can be run BEFORE the promise handler. This obviously is different from Node or Safari. Now I assume that is because the timeout callback is triggered from Swift native code that uses the call() API on a JSValue object that is provided when the settimeout is given to the native layer to process. And it seems that when native code attempts to execute JavaScript code (via call() or similar) then this is just executed as soon as possible - obviously not interrupting the Javascript core when executing any current event loop code, but potentially running between the point when the Javascript core finishes a normal event loop cycle and then starts processing the queued promise handlers. This means that code that runs nicely in Node (for example) might not work the same way due to this behaviour. Also, I also notice another thing: if JavaScript code makes a call to a native-provided method (e.g. by calling the setTimeout I show above, which I implement via a native-side handler) then during that call from JavaScript, it is possible for the native side to execute a call() and run Javascript code it wants. Again this is not what would happen in Node or Safari: it is not possible for timeouts (or network completions) to interrupt any 'builtin' function call, but in JavascriptCore it certainly is (to get around this I set a flag on the JavaScript side indicating a native call is being made, and if any native-triggered callback occurs on the javascript side when this flag is set, I have to 'queue' it via a promise handler for execution AFTER the current event loop is complete). Are these known issues with Javascript core and are there ways to get around them? thanks
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Nov ’24
WKWebView crashes on iOS 26 with EXC_BAD_ACCESS
Hi, I have an app that uses WKWebView and it's crashing on iOS 26 Simulator in places I've never had problems before. In this case it's crashing when calling WKWebView.callAsyncJavaScript, but in my other project WKWebView is crashing with some sort of EXC_BAD_ACCESS other than callAsyncJavaScript. Am I missing something? Thanks,
Topic: Safari & Web SubTopic: General
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Jun ’25
iOS 18.4 HTTPS connection compatibility issue
We are experiencing a compatibility issue with our hybrid app related to the recent update in iPadOS 18.4, specifically concerning HTTPS connections. What are the key changes introduced in iPadOS 18.4 regarding HTTPS connections? Our app previously managed to bypass the DigitalSignature key usage missing error in the self-signed server certificate within the didReceiveAuthenticationChallenge method, as documented here: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/webkit/wknavigationdelegate/webview(_:didreceive:completionhandler:) . However, since the update to iPadOS 18.4, this method is no longer being called, resulting in direct failure of HTTPS connections. We are using cordova-ios 7.1. Thanks in advance for your help.
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Apr ’25
Getting an MPAN, merchant token or merchantTokenIdentifier
We are trying to retrieve merchant tokens from ApplePay. We used the javascript codes from Apple Pay demo site to request for a recurring payment from the frontend. "recurringPaymentRequest": { "paymentDescription": "A description of the recurring payment to display to the user in the payment sheet.", "regularBilling": { "label": "Recurring", "amount": "4.99", "paymentTiming": "recurring", "recurringPaymentStartDate": "2023-08-11T11:20:32.369Z" }, "trialBilling": { "label": "7 Day Trial", "amount": "0.00", "paymentTiming": "recurring", "recurringPaymentEndDate": "2023-08-11T11:20:32.369Z" }, "billingAgreement": "A localized billing agreement displayed to the user in the payment sheet prior to the payment authorization.", "managementURL": "https://applepaydemo.apple.com", "tokenNotificationURL": "https://applepaydemo.apple.com" } Payment was successful, but merchantTokenIdentifier is not shown in the in decrypted ApplePay token, regardless of test card used. We tried Visa and MasterCard.
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Oct ’24
Simulator 18.4 Webview CORS issues
I have a very specific issue that happens only on iOS Simulator version 18.4. It does NOT happen when I run my app on a real iOS 18.4 device through Testflight. My app displays a WebView (courtesy of Capacitor, url scheme capacitor://). Inside that Webview I'm using Firebase JS API (11.2.0) and calling signInWithEmailAndPassword, which works well in all other contexts, i.e. browser, Android webview, iOS webview in all other Simulator versions, and on real devices. Only when running in Simulator 18.4, I get a failed network request: cannot parse response Fetch API cannot load https://identitytoolkit.googleapis.com/v1/accounts:signInWithPassword?... due to access control checks. Failed to load resource: cannot parse reponse error: FirebaseError: (auth/network-request-failed) Everything is working correctly for both: Capacitor app webview installed on a real 18.4 device with Testflight Safari (non-webview) in the 18.4 Simulator The issue is severe for us, because we are unable to develop our app and test it in the simulator on 18.4 Simulator before pushing it through Testflight internal release. Request headers on the failed request (no response status or headers available). Request Accept: / Content-Type: application/json Origin: capacitor://localhost Sec-Fetch-Dest: empty Sec-Fetch-Mode: cors Sec-Fetch-Site: cross-site User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; CPU iPhone OS 18_4 like Mac OS X) - AppleWebKit/605.1.15 (KHTML, like Gecko) Mobile/15E148 X-Client-Version: Mobile/JsCore/11.2.0/FirebaseCore-web X-Firebase-Client: (...)
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Apr ’25
Safari extension is getting killed by Safari Browser
I have an extension which was working fine on older Safari version, but it is getting killed after I upgraded the browser to Safari 18 and higher. From the system logs I could see, Safari is sending the KILL signal to my browser 2024-11-12 13:51:01.536167-0600 0x95b672 Default 0x0 1 0 launchd: [pid/45238/SafariExt [45463]:] signal service: caller = Safari[45238], value = 0x9 2024-11-12 13:51:01.536453-0600 0xfab Default 0x0 382 7 WindowServer: (SkyLight) [com.apple.SkyLight:default] [ ConnectionDebug ] Closing conn 0xf955b, PID 45463 in session 257 on console2024-11-12 13:51:01.536474-0600 0x95b674 Default 0x0 1 0 launchd: [gui/503 [100018]:] service inactive: com.apple.xpc.launchd.unmanaged.SafariExtension.45463 2024-11-12 13:51:01.536479-0600 0x95b674 Default 0x0 1 0 launchd: [gui/503 [100018]:] removing inactive unmanaged service: com.apple.xpc.launchd.unmanaged.SafariExtension.454632024-11-12 13:51:01.537354-0600 0x95b907 Default 0x0 354 0 launchservicesd: [com.apple.processmanager:front-35286506] QUITTING: pid=45463 asn=0x-0x176176 foreground=0 wasFront=0 2024-11-12 13:51:01.537375-0600 0x95b672 Default 0x0 1 0 launchd: [pid/45238/SafariExt [45463]:] exited due to SIGKILL | sent by launchd[1], ran for 342ms 2024-11-12 13:51:01.537380-0600 0x95b672 Default 0x0 1 0 launchd: [pid/45238/SafariExt [45463]:] service state: exited 2024-11-12 13:51:01.537384-0600 0x95b672 Default 0x0 1 0 launchd: [pid/45238/SafariExt [45463]:] internal event: EXITED, code = 0 2024-11-12 13:51:01.537385-0600 0x95b672 Default 0x0 1 0 launchd: [pid/45238/SafariExt [45463]:] job state = exited Just before this, I see a macOS error 2024-11-12 13:51:06.789342-0600 0x95b74f Default 0x0 45238 0 Safari: (Security) [com.apple.securityd:security_exception] MacOS error: -67054 This occurs only in my customer machines but not in my test machines. I have verified the code signing, certificate validity & entitlements are fine.
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Feb ’25
Safari Extension Stops on iOS 17.5.1 - 18
We are encountering an issue where the Safari extension we are developing stops working while in use on relatively new iOS versions (confirmed on 17.5.1, 17.6.1, and 18). Upon checking the Safari console, the content script is displayed in the extension script, so the background script or Service Worker must be stopping. The time until it stops is about 1 minute on 17.5.1 and about one day on 17.6.1 or 18. When it stops, we would like to find a way to restart the Service Worker from the extension side, but we have not found a method to do so yet. To restart the extension, the user needs to turn off the corresponding extension in the iPhone settings and then turn it back on. As mentioned in the following thread, it is written that the above bug was fixed in 17.6, but we recognize that it has not been fixed. https://forums.developer.apple.com/forums/thread/758346 On 17.5.1, adding the following process to the background script prevents it from stopping for about the same time as on 17.6 and above. // Will be passed into runtime.onConnect for processes that are listening for the connection event const INTERNAL_STAYALIVE_PORT = "port.connect"; // Try wake up every 9S const INTERVAL_WAKE_UP = 9000; // Alive port var alivePort = null; // Call the function at SW(service worker) start StayAlive(); async function StayAlive() { var wakeup = setInterval(() => { if (alivePort == null) { alivePort = browser.runtime.connect({ name: INTERNAL_STAYALIVE_PORT }); alivePort.onDisconnect.addListener((p) => { alivePort = null; }); } if (alivePort) { alivePort.postMessage({ content: "ping" }); } }, INTERVAL_WAKE_UP); } Additionally, we considered methods to revive the Service Worker when it stops, which are listed below. None of the methods listed below resolved the issue. ① Implemented a process to create a connection again if the return value of sendMessage is null. The determination of whether the Service Worker has stopped is made by sending a message from the content script to the background script and checking whether the message return value is null as follows. sendMessageToBackground.js let infoFromBackground = await browser.runtime.sendMessage(sendParam); if (!infoFromBackground) { // If infoFromBackground is null, Service Worker should have stopped. browser.runtime.connect({name: 'reconnect'}); // ← reconnection process // Sending message again infoFromBackground = await browser.runtime.sendMessage(sendParam); } return infoFromBackground.message; Background script browser.runtime.onConnect.addListener((port) => { if (port.name !== 'reconnect') return; port.onMessage.addListener(async (request, sender, sendResponse) => { sendResponse({ response: "response form background", message: "reconnect.", }); }); ② Verified whether the service worker could be restarted by regenerating Background.js and content.js. sendMessageToBackground.js export async function sendMessageToBackground(sendParam) { let infoFromBackground = await browser.runtime.sendMessage(sendParam); if (!infoFromBackground) { executeContentScript(); // ← executeScript infoFromBackground = await browser.runtime.sendMessage(sendParam); } return infoFromBackground.message; } async function executeContentScript() { browser.webNavigation.onDOMContentLoaded.addListener((details) => { browser.scripting.executeScript({ target: { tabId: details.tabId }, files: ["./content.js"] }); }); } However, browser.webNavigation.onDOMContentLoaded.addListener was not executed due to the following error. @webkit-masked-url://hidden/:2:58295 @webkit-masked-url://hidden/:2:58539 @webkit-masked-url://hidden/:2:58539 ③ Verify that ServiceWorker restarts by updating ContentScripts async function updateContentScripts() { try { const scripts = await browser.scripting.getRegisteredContentScripts(); const scriptIds = scripts.map(script => script.id); await browser.scripting.updateContentScripts(scriptIds);//update content } catch (e) { await errorLogger(e.stack); } } However, scripting.getRegisteredContentScripts was not executed due to the same error as in 2. @webkit-masked-url://hidden/:2:58359 @webkit-masked-url://hidden/:2:58456 @webkit-masked-url://hidden/:2:58456 @webkit-masked-url://hidden/:2:58549 @webkit-masked-url://hidden/:2:58549 These are the methods we have considered. If anyone knows a solution, please let us know.
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Aug ’25
CSS not displaying when using WKURLSchemeHandler on iOS 17+ with Xcode 15.3+
I’m encountering an issue with CSS not displaying when using WKURLSchemeHandler to load local HTML files. • When I package the app using Xcode 15.3 or above, the CSS styles do not display on iOS 17 or higher. However, on iOS 16.7.1, the CSS displays correctly. • If I use Xcode 15.2 to package the app, the CSS loads and displays correctly on all iOS versions. I am using WKURLSchemeHandler to intercept and load the local HTML files. Is there any known issue or workaround for this? You can now post this in the “Safari & Web” section of the Apple Developer forums for further assistance! // // CustomURLSchemeHandler.m // HTMLTest // // Created by lvxue on 2024/9/23. // // CustomURLSchemeHandler.m #import "CustomURLSchemeHandler.h" @implementation CustomURLSchemeHandler // 拦截请求并提供本地 HTML 文件 - (void)webView:(WKWebView *)webView startURLSchemeTask:(id<WKURLSchemeTask>)urlSchemeTask { NSURL *url = urlSchemeTask.request.URL; //NSString *filePath; // 获取本地 HTML 文件路径 NSString *filePath = [[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource:@"index" ofType:@"html" inDirectory:@"LoaclHtml.bundle/A4"]; // 判断请求的是 HTML、CSS 或其他文件 if ([url.lastPathComponent hasSuffix:@".css"]) { filePath = [[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource:@"style" ofType:@"css" inDirectory:@"LoaclHtml.bundle/A4/css"]; } else if ([url.lastPathComponent hasSuffix:@".js"]) { filePath = [[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource:@"yourJSFileName" ofType:@"js" inDirectory:@"LoaclHtml.bundle/A4/js"]; } // 可以继续添加其他资源类型如图片 NSData *htmlData = [NSData dataWithContentsOfFile:filePath]; NSString *mimeType = [self mimeTypeForPath:filePath]; // 创建响应头 NSURLResponse *response = [[NSURLResponse alloc] initWithURL:url MIMEType:mimeType expectedContentLength:htmlData.length textEncodingName:@"utf-8"]; // 提供响应数据 [urlSchemeTask didReceiveResponse:response]; [urlSchemeTask didReceiveData:htmlData]; [urlSchemeTask didFinish]; } // 停止请求 - (void)webView:(WKWebView *)webView stopURLSchemeTask:(id<WKURLSchemeTask>)urlSchemeTask { // 通常不需要处理停止请求的逻辑 } - (NSString *)mimeTypeForPath:(NSString *)path { NSString *fileExtension = [path pathExtension]; if ([fileExtension isEqualToString:@"html"]) { return @"text/html"; } else if ([fileExtension isEqualToString:@"css"]) { return @"text/css"; } else if ([fileExtension isEqualToString:@"js"]) { return @"application/javascript"; } else if ([fileExtension isEqualToString:@"png"]) { return @"image/png"; } else if ([fileExtension isEqualToString:@"jpg"] || [fileExtension isEqualToString:@"jpeg"]) { return @"image/jpeg"; } else if ([fileExtension isEqualToString:@"gif"]) { return @"image/gif"; } return @"application/octet-stream"; } @end code-block
Topic: Safari & Web SubTopic: General
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Oct ’24
WKWebView randomly does not send out cookies from WKWebSiteDataStore to our servers
PLATFORM AND VERSION iOS Development environment: Xcode 16.2, macOS 15.3.2 Run-time configuration: iOS 15-18 This happens in iOS, and leads to to the hybrid home page showing users as wrongly unauthenticated, since the at cookie is missing. For context, we have a JWT token that is stored in the Keychain, and on app launch, before any WKWebViews are created, we synchronize this to the WKWebsiteDataStore as an at cookie. We have analytics instrumentation on our websitef to show that WKWebView randomly refuses to send out any cookies. – The following is a snippet from an explanation to the WebKit Slack: We are having an issue on iOS, in which WKWebView loads pages (and even subsequent reloads) without any cookies, even though we have stored cookies in WKWebsiteDataStore.default() before hand right after application launch and becoming a key window. We reference this object, store it as a singleton, (as well as a process pool), and then all webview configurations are initialized with the same data store, the same process pool, every call on the main thread. From reading the source code, it seems that if the internal IPC logic fails, the APIs for deleting and setting data records and cookies fail without any feedback in completion handlers. This bug often happens when returning from the background on iOS after a few hours. Sometimes it happens on cold launches of the app. We have mitigated a similar issue (no cookies being sent) by implementing webViewWebContentProcessDidTerminate and reloading the webview ourselves, we found that whatever webview does to reload if that method is not implemented leads to cookies not being used. There have been multiple reports of WKWebView losing cookies in recent iOS versions, and we have tried to implement all of the workarounds listed. Setting a maximumAge to the cookies we store, and doing a _ = await websiteDataStore.dataRecords(ofTypes: Set([WKWebsiteDataTypeCookies])) before accessing or modifying websiteDataStore.httpCookieStore Question: is it safe to work with WKWebsiteDataStore before a WKWebView is added as a view, if so are there any timing considerations? Are there any logs that we can take a look at, this issue is very hard to reproduce, about 2% of our users face it at scale? Is there anything that could be happening within our process (runloop issues, timing) that could be causing this issue? See multiple reports from other companies that have faced the issue: "Now the Thermonuclear Problem with WKWebViewDataStorage" https://medium.com/axel-springer-tech/synchronization-of-native-and-webview-sessions-with-ios-9fe2199b44c9 STEPS TO REPRODUCE They don't exist, because the issue only happens at scale. We just know that no cookies are sent for a small percentage of requests. We believe this to be an issue in which Webkit fails to communicate internally with whatever IPC mechanisms it has. We have not been able to reproduce this issue consistently. The best we can give is that it happens after a few hours that the app is in the background. This happens regardless of whether the WKWebsiteDataStore is persistent or not, but seems to be much worse when it is persistent. Thus we have disabled persistnet data stores and relied on nonPersistent. The issue is bad enough that we are trying to move away from relying on cookies for iOS and just use request headers which we can only set on the top level request of WKWebView. DTS Case-ID: 13154329
Topic: Safari & Web SubTopic: General
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Apr ’25
Canvas performance slow on Safari, iPad 10 only
This is my first time to post on this forum. If there are something we didn't notice, please tell me. Thanks. Background We're using canvas to provide a web component to marketing. https://demo.mescius.jp/spreadjs/BenchmarkSample/ Problem Recently we have met an issue from customer. He is using iPad 10th to access the web component but when he tries to scroll it and it's very slow on iPad 10th. His iPad OS version is 17.7 and this issue also can be reproduced on our iPad 10th with iPad OS 18.0.1. But if we use iPad 9th with iPad OS 17.7 and 18.0.1, things are fine and there isn't any performance issue. We developer took some time investigating and found it's because of iPad 10th's safari takes longer time to paint each frame. On iPad 9th, it needs nearly 10ms to paint each frame. But on iPad 10, it needs nearly 70ms to paint each frame. Also we can provide simple code for you to check the different. We tried to simulate the repaint when user is scrolling. You can see on iPad 9th, it will be 2~3ms but on iPad 10th, it will be more than 10ms for each frame. test-ipad10.html It has been happening on iPad 10th only with iPad OS 17.6/17.7/18.0. This will be a big problem for us because it means on the iPad 10th (the latest iPad, non Pro or Air), it can't be used. Question Is there anyone knowing similar issue with this one? And do you know how to solve it on iPad 10?
Topic: Safari & Web SubTopic: General
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Nov ’24
notificationclick event not triggered if the progressive web app(pwa) is not opened
Hello, notificationclick event cannnot be triggered if the progressive web app(pwa) is already opened. I have tried many methods including client.focus() clients.openWindow() client.postMessage() message event listening Delayed message queue (to let the client being opened) preventDefault() in notificationclick event Activation event.waitUntil() The situation is that when the device install the pwa twice, the second pwa works normally. However, it is nonsense to ask users install the pwa twice. Is it a bug in Webkit and will it be fixed in the future? is there a workable example? Background: using web-push, iOS 17/18 Thanks a lot
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Nov ’24
Concerning recent trend of start page bugs on Safari
Summary Recently a number of bugs affecting our Safari extension have been introduced with various Safari 18.X updates. We've submitted feedback for all of these, but most have received no response. We need to raise this to your attention as it has been affecting our developer experience and causing a lot of frustration for our users. It's something that adds a lot of uncertainty for us. These issues affect core web functionalities but seem to be isolated to the Start Page or Extension environments. For example: using window.open, no longer works using window.location.href = ... no longer works Including a tag in our start page causes infinite reloading to occur. registering a content script more than once will crash Safari Details Unable to open new window as as start page extension in Safari 18 FB15879470 What happens: Calling window.open does nothing. This broke our links to our feedback submission, marketing site & help site. When: Nov 18, 2024 - Initial launch of Safari 18 on macOS Status: Open, No response Unable to open app url scheme with window.location.href in start page extension in iOS 18 FB15879596 What happens: Changing the URL in this way does nothing (well actually it does work about 10% of the time). This broke our navigation to in app payment. When: Nov 18, 2024 - Initial launch of Safari 18 on iOS Status: Open, No response New tab extensions broken FB16126043 What happens: Having a tag in your causes an infinite loop of reloading the start page. This broke our entire start page extension. When: Dec 19, 2024 - Safari 18.3 on iOS beta Status: 10 similar tickets found, marked for future OS update. We did get a response and a fix is identified for a future release window.open opens “about:blank” when called from Start Page extension. FB16427985 What happens: calling window.open from the start page opens about blank on iOS 18.3. Similar to the first issue, but slightly different behaviour. This broke our links to our feedback submission, marketing site & help site. When: Jan 30, 2025 - Safari 18.3 Status: Open, No response Registering a content script more than once causes Safari to crash in macOS 15.4 beta FB16831768 What happens: We have an optional content script that we were registering every time it was used. Although somewhat redundant, it was much simpler than checking if one was already registered and tracking if an updated one needed to replace it. This works fine on all other browsers and all prior Safari versions we've released it on. However if a user enables site blocker on the latest version, as soon as they visit any website, our content script registration causes Safari to crash. Essentially preventing users from using Safari until they uninstall our extension. When: Mar 11, 2025 - Safari 18.4 Status: Open, No response In Conclusion Luckily we have been able to isolate and find workarounds for most of these issues so far, but we are not guaranteed to in the future. We are raising this not only to have these issues looked into, but to raise awareness of the rising trend of basic functionality of Safari extensions breaking with Safari updates. We hope that this can influence a shift in your QA & feedback intake practices to ensure these issues are less frequent in the future. We are happy to raise future issues through your provided channels as they are discovered. But to have our feedback ignored and then have to rely solely on workarounds to prevent disruptions to our users' experience is concerning. We submitted this feedback to our developer relations contact, and he suggested we submit a TSI to look into these issues. In response to this, we were advised to post this here.
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Apr ’25
Disable Smart Punctuation from Webpage
I would like to know if there is a way to disable Smart Punctuation from the webpage rather than requiring the user to do so from the settings. Adding a "inputmode=verbatim" attribute to the input HTML tags for my webpage did that for all the web browsers I tested on Windows, Ubuntu, Android, and MacOS. I tested Chrome and Firefox on all platforms, as well as Edge on Windows and Safari on Mac and iOS. So far the only time it did not disable Smart Punctuation was on Safari on iOS, but it did on MacOS.
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Mar ’25
Safari and WkWebView Memory Limit Causing App Interruptions
I'm working on a rather complex web application that includes 3D terrain, 2D mapping, and SVG animations. Both Safari and the Swift app I've built using WkWebKit reload the page after some period of time. Safari pops up a small text block that says: This webpage was reloaded because it was using significant memory. Yes. That's true. It's also true that the M1 Max Mac was in now way experiencing issues, nor were any of the other web pages running in other tabs or windows. The memory limit is simply too low for modern web apps. So far I've not found any way to adjust the parameters in Safari or WkWebView. Apple, help a brother out. It's not 1997 anymore. Web apps are big. And resetting them at some arbitrary point causes more problems that is solves. Anyone have any suggestions? Quinn, any way (other than casting a stone into the one-way abyss of Radar) of getting help from the big A here?
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Nov ’24
Apple Pay JS API - applePayCapabilities no longer working
We’ve noticed that the ApplePaySession.applePayCapabilities() check has stopped working correctly in Safari over the past couple of days. Behavior observed: 1.) In Safari Private Window, paymentCredentialStatus behaves as expected and case 1 is triggered. 2.) In a normal Safari window, it always triggers case 3 (paymentCredentialsUnavailable), even when the user has active cards provisioned in Wallet. We tested across multiple devices, and the behavior is consistent. if (window.ApplePaySession) { var merchantIdentifier = 'YOUR MERCHANT IDENTIFIER'; var promise = ApplePaySession.applePayCapabilities(merchantIdentifier); promise.then(function(capabilities) { switch (capabilities.paymentCredentialStatus) { case "paymentCredentialsAvailable": // Show Apple Pay button as primary option case "paymentCredentialStatusUnknown": // Offer Apple Pay case "paymentCredentialsUnavailable": // Consider showing Apple Pay button case "applePayUnsupported": // Don’t show Apple Pay button } }) } This used to work fine until a few days ago, but now the capability check in non-private Safari windows always indicates unavailable, even with valid active cards. Has anyone else faced this issue recently? Could this be a Safari regression or a change on Apple’s side? Thanks in advance!
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