Safari, what changed ?

[hempomatic]

I have version 14.0.2 and since updating to the newest version, if I click on a link on Facebook, the link won't open. I have to copy the address and paste it in another tab. This is something new and not something I'm particularly enamored with.

 

[chscag]

Does it do that with other links, for example our site?

 

[ferrarr]

Did you look through Safari > Preferences? It may also have to do with your Facebook settings.

 

[hempomatic]

Well, that's the weird thing. I don't open many links, and the links here seem to work, BUT ....... the FB links work fine in other browsers, even TOR which is slowly becoming my browser of choice.

There is nothing in FB settings that says "don't open links". I don't know anyone else that has 14.0.2 and FB.

 

[MacInWin]

And it could be FB itself. They have been messing with the user interface over the last few months.

 

[hempomatic]

The links work in Firefox, Tor ( stripped Firefox) and Chrome.

 

[MacInWin]

And they worked for me in Safari (14.0.2) under Big Sur. So it has to be something in your system.

 

[hempomatic]

And they worked for me in Safari (14.0.2) under Big Sur. So it has to be something in your system.

Oh well, not a big deal. I can highlight a link and it and it opens in another window if I hit command/click. I never changed anything, I never do if something works. The ONLY change was the upgrade. Obviously SOMETHING changed, but I'm just scratching my head because I have no idea what changed.

There are other oddities that now occur with Safari. For example, when I open the computer from sleep mode in the morning, YouTube videos will begin playing without an open Safari window. When I open the "force quit" drop down menu, it shows Safari being open when it is not. If I click on Safari, it opens, but it opens a blank window. The music only stops using "force quit".

My point is only that since updating Safari it's behavior has changed and I can't figure out why.

This is such an insignificant issue, I feel a little guilty even utilizing the brain trust here when others have so much more pressing issues. I guess I was hoping it was a simple issue that everyone was having with a quick fix. Not a big deal, thanks for responding.

 

[IWT]

YouTube videos will begin playing without an open Safari window.

Hi heptomaniac:

As regards the video playing without an open Safari Window etc, try this:

Open a Finder window. Select your Home folder in the Sidebar on the left. Now open the Library folder then the Safari folder.

Move the LastSession.plist and the Downloads.plist files from the Safari folder to the Trash. Then restart your Mac.

That suggestion started in an Apple Support site, then found it's way much later on in another site. Links below.

Safari keeps playing an annoying music in… - Apple Community

discussions.apple.com

Safari playing a youtube video in the background

I start Safari, and after a few seconds, I hear what seems to be the sound from a video. (Sounds like a british guy playing minecraft) There are no windows or tabs open to YouTube or any other vide...

apple.stackexchange.com

Worth a try? No harm. Safari will create new plists after a reboot.

Ian

 

[ferrarr]

Also, just because there is not an open Safari window, does not mean Safari isn't open/running.

 

[MacInWin]

Also, just because there is not an open Safari window, does not mean Safari isn't open/running.

Yep, lots of folks miss that. The red X doesn't stop the app, just pushes it out of sight, still running. And there are settings in Safari to open the last page open when you restart, so if the last page was a video and Safari is in the restart list on boot, then the video will start to play when booted.

 

[IWT]

@hempomatic '

Just out of interest, did you try the "solutions" suggested in post #9? The suggestion and links seemed, on the surface, to relate to your problem. As they are harmless, worth a try?

And Happy New Year to you et al.

Ian