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Safari Visited Links Not Changing Color? Fix

Last updated on June 20, 2019 By Serhat Kurt 1 Comment

Safari Preferences

Several users have reported that Safari do not change color for visited hyperlinks. Likewise, some users have further stated that Safari visited links no longer change color only on Google search results pages. This means that visited links are treated as never visited. Google (and Bing) mark results you visited as purple, while the default link color […]

Filed Under: Not working? Tagged With: Safari, Visited links

How To Block or Allow Pop-Ups On Your Mac

Last updated on May 15, 2019 By Serhat Kurt 2 Comments

Safari pop-up

This article explains how you can block or allow pop-up window ads on your Mac. Generally, pop-ups are forms of advertising. The good news is that you can easily configure your Safari browser to allow or block pop-up windows. How to block pop-ups in Safari Pop-ups are annoying. They are unwanted. Sometimes they may slow […]

Filed Under: Tips and Tricks Tagged With: popups, Safari

Safari Says: Not Secure. What Does It Mean?

Last updated on April 23, 2019 By Serhat Kurt 3 Comments

secure site safari

On your iPad, iPhone or Mac, Safari may show a “Not Secure” warning message in the address bar when visiting some websites, indicating that you are visiting an insecure web page. So, what does that warning message mean, and should you visit a web site if Safari says “Not Secure”? The short answer is that Safari labels […]

Filed Under: Tips and Tricks Tagged With: Not Secure, Safari

How To Remove Weknow.ac Malware (macOS)

Last updated on February 16, 2019 By Serhat Kurt 99 Comments

weknow.ac installer

Weknow.ac is malware or malicious software. It is basically a program that can hurt your Mac. This particular malware is a fake search engine (www.weknow.ac). It may look innocent but we know.ac records your activity without your permission. On your computer, weknow.ac is probably installed via a fake Adobe Flash update. A fake Adobe Flash […]

Filed Under: Guides Tagged With: macOS, Safari

How To See The Full Web Site Address In Safari URL Bar

Last updated on February 11, 2019 By Serhat Kurt 1 Comment

Safari

By default, macOS Safari only shows the domain name of the web site you are viewing. It does not show the full, complete url. For instance, when you visit https://macreports.com/disable-auto-play-videos-safari-macos/, Safari’s address bar will only show macreports.com, as you can see below: You may want to change this setting for various reasons. For instance, you may […]

Filed Under: Tips and Tricks Tagged With: Safari

iOS: Gmail Won’t Load, Blank Page, Fix

Last updated on April 23, 2018 By Serhat Kurt 5 Comments

clear web site data and history

Sometimes, I experience this problem. I use the web version of Gmail. To check my emails, on my iPad or iPhone, I open Safari, and go to gmail.com. However sometimes, Safari displays a blank white page and I can’t load Gmail. I find this situation frustrating not be able to check your emails. Is Gmail […]

Filed Under: Guides Tagged With: gmail, Safari

How To Disable Auto-Play Videos in Safari – macOS

Last updated on December 25, 2016 By Serhat Kurt 34 Comments

Cnet autoplay example

You open Safari to browse the Internet. You visit a web site and want to read an interesting article, you are very happy but while the website is loading, you hear something, someone is talking, because a video has automatically started playing without your permission. Some websites (e.g., CNET) do this so a video or audio […]

Filed Under: How to Tagged With: macOS, Safari

How To Change Default Search Engine in Safari (iOS and macOS)

Last updated on November 18, 2019 By Serhat Kurt Leave a Comment

Safari search engine settings

If you use the Safari browser on your iOS devices (iPhone, iPad or iPod touch) and on your Mac; you can easily change your default search engine; so that when you search something, your results will come from the search engine you select. In this post, you will learn how to set a search engine as […]

Filed Under: How to Tagged With: Safari, Search

iOS Safari Tip: How To Close All Tabs At Once

Last updated on October 5, 2016 By Serhat Kurt Leave a Comment

close tabs safari

Do you have 20-30 open tabs? Do you want to close them all? If you are like me, you will find swiping away 20-30 tabs tiring. You can now close all open Safari tabs with a single tap on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. You may find this very useful if you have many open […]

Filed Under: Tips and Tricks Tagged With: Close tabs, Safari, Tabs

How To Recover Lost Safari Bookmarks – iCloud

Last updated on April 29, 2016 By Serhat Kurt 10 Comments

iCloud Settings

iCloud lets you sync and store data with your Mac, iPad or iPhone, including your bookmarks. If you have iCloud configured, your bookmarks will appear across all of your devices. This means if you update your bookmarks (e.g., adding or removing bookmarks) on your iPhone, your new bookmarks will sync between all of your Apple devices (Mac, iPhone, iPad […]

Filed Under: How to Tagged With: Safari

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