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Safari

Raised as a usability problem by 945 people on Hacker News over 20 years (2007–2026), in 798 threads.

Ranked by people · period

This year (last 12 months)Last 5 yearsSince the beginning (2007)

1
Find on Page is hidden behind the share menuUnreviewed
7 people this year · 5 threads
2
Switching back to old tab reloads it, losing its stateUnreviewed
4 people this year · 4 threads
3
Tab positions shift when switching tabs, making them hard to clickUnreviewed
3 people this year · 3 threads

1
Switching back to old tab reloads it, losing its stateUnreviewed
13 people in the last 5 years · 12 threads
2
Content blockers lack uBlock Origin's ad blocking, making browsing unusableUnreviewed
11 people in the last 5 years · 11 threads
3
Find on Page is hidden behind the share menuUnreviewed
11 people in the last 5 years · 9 threads
4
Many major websites break or display incorrectly in SafariUnreviewed
9 people in the last 5 years · 9 threads
5
Safari feels laggy and slow to respond during browsingUnreviewed
8 people in the last 5 years · 8 threads
6
Closing a tab and viewing open tabs takes an extra pressUnreviewed
8 people in the last 5 years · 8 threads
7
Tab bar becomes messy and hard to use with many tabsUnreviewed
6 people in the last 5 years · 6 threads
8
Becomes unusably slow after only a handful of open tabsUnreviewed
6 people in the last 5 years · 5 threads
9
Swipe gestures trigger bugs when opening links or going backUnreviewed
6 people in the last 5 years · 6 threads
10
Browser is so built into the OS that users cannot escape itUnreviewed
5 people in the last 5 years · 5 threads
11
Zoom gesture gets cancelled and snaps back to unzoomed viewUnreviewed
5 people in the last 5 years · 5 threads
12
Disabling JavaScript requires digging through system settingsUnreviewed
5 people in the last 5 years · 5 threads
13
Share buried in menus, requiring extra tapsUnreviewed
5 people in the last 5 years · 5 threads
14
Websites break or nag on iPad SafariUnreviewed
4 people in the last 5 years · 4 threads
15
Tab positions shift when switching tabs, making them hard to clickUnreviewed
4 people in the last 5 years · 4 threads
16
Autocomplete suggests unwanted sites and is too slow to correctUnreviewed
4 people in the last 5 years · 4 threads
17
Swiping back briefly shows cached page, then reloads itUnreviewed
4 people in the last 5 years · 4 threads
18
Permission popup appears on every first visit to websitesUnreviewed
4 people in the last 5 years · 4 threads
19
Hard to reach a shorter previously visited URL when typingUnreviewed
4 people in the last 5 years · 4 threads
20
Can't add Kagi as a search engine without hacksUnreviewed
4 people in the last 5 years · 4 threads
21
Zooming doesn't reflow text, forcing sideways scrollingUnreviewed
3 people in the last 5 years · 3 threads
22
Pages can't be scrolled in SafariUnreviewed
3 people in the last 5 years · 3 threads
23
Mobile web apps feel worse on iOS Safari, and websites get blamedUnreviewed
3 people in the last 5 years · 3 threads
24
Zoom disabled by developers on many websitesUnreviewed
3 people in the last 5 years · 3 threads
25
Reader mode fails to display article contentUnreviewed
3 people in the last 5 years · 3 threads
26
Autoplay blocking setting doesn't work, so videos still playUnreviewed
3 people in the last 5 years · 3 threads
27
Scrollbar can't reliably be shown at the bottomUnreviewed
3 people in the last 5 years · 3 threads
28
Ads cause input lag, mangling keyboard input and missing tapsUnreviewed
3 people in the last 5 years · 3 threads
29
Passkeys require iCloud Keychain, unlike passwords, harder to useUnreviewed
3 people in the last 5 years · 3 threads
30
Tab and bookmark sync across devices is unreliableUnreviewed
3 people in the last 5 years · 3 threads

1
Safari feels laggy and slow to respond during browsingUnreviewed
32 people since the beginning · 32 threads
2
Switching back to old tab reloads it, losing its stateUnreviewed
29 people since the beginning · 27 threads
3
Tab bar becomes messy and hard to use with many tabsUnreviewed
22 people since the beginning · 19 threads
4
Without favicons, can't glance at tabs and gets lostUnreviewed
22 people since the beginning · 18 threads
5
Content blockers lack uBlock Origin's ad blocking, making browsing unusableUnreviewed
17 people since the beginning · 17 threads
6
Autocomplete suggests unwanted sites and is too slow to correctUnreviewed
16 people since the beginning · 10 threads
7
Websites break or nag on iPad SafariUnreviewed
15 people since the beginning · 15 threads
8
Becomes unusably slow after only a handful of open tabsUnreviewed
15 people since the beginning · 14 threads
9
Closing a tab and viewing open tabs takes an extra pressUnreviewed
14 people since the beginning · 14 threads
10
Find on Page is hidden behind the share menuUnreviewed
14 people since the beginning · 12 threads
11
Many major websites break or display incorrectly in SafariUnreviewed
13 people since the beginning · 12 threads
12
Tab positions shift when switching tabs, making them hard to clickUnreviewed
12 people since the beginning · 11 threads
13
Full URL is hidden on every site, so the real address isn't visibleUnreviewed
11 people since the beginning · 10 threads
14
Zooming doesn't reflow text, forcing sideways scrollingUnreviewed
10 people since the beginning · 10 threads
15
Browser is so built into the OS that users cannot escape itUnreviewed
10 people since the beginning · 10 threads
16
Pages can't be scrolled in SafariUnreviewed
10 people since the beginning · 10 threads
17
Zoom gesture gets cancelled and snaps back to unzoomed viewUnreviewed
9 people since the beginning · 8 threads
18
Moving address bar and tab bar are hard to find and distractingUnreviewed
9 people since the beginning · 7 threads
19
Links need two taps to open, first tap only selects themUnreviewed
8 people since the beginning · 8 threads
20
Page stops scrolling back to the top after loading finishesUnreviewed
8 people since the beginning · 8 threads
21
Swipe gestures trigger bugs when opening links or going backUnreviewed
8 people since the beginning · 8 threads
22
Disabling JavaScript requires digging through system settingsUnreviewed
8 people since the beginning · 8 threads
23
Zoom disabled by developers on many websitesUnreviewed
8 people since the beginning · 8 threads
24
Refreshing from page bottom needs a menu since refresh button is goneUnreviewed
8 people since the beginning · 6 threads
25
New tabs lag about a second before the address bar accepts typingUnreviewed
7 people since the beginning · 7 threads
26
Swiping back briefly shows cached page, then reloads itUnreviewed
7 people since the beginning · 6 threads
27
Reader mode fails to display article contentUnreviewed
7 people since the beginning · 7 threads
28
Pages load very slowly and are clunky to interact withUnreviewed
7 people since the beginning · 7 threads
29
Share buried in menus, requiring extra tapsUnreviewed
7 people since the beginning · 7 threads
30
Permission popup appears on every first visit to websitesUnreviewed
7 people since the beginning · 7 threads
31
Safari extensions must be installed via App Store, which is unintuitiveUnreviewed
7 people since the beginning · 5 threads
32
Artificial 300ms tap delay makes interactions feel laggyUnreviewed
6 people since the beginning · 6 threads
33
Mobile web apps feel worse on iOS Safari, and websites get blamedUnreviewed
6 people since the beginning · 6 threads
34
Bookmarks, favorites and reading list are confusing, so pages get lostUnreviewed
6 people since the beginning · 5 threads
35
Text entry box scrolling has no scroll barUnreviewed
6 people since the beginning · 6 threads
36
Autofill fills fields unnoticed, entering wrong data into formsUnreviewed
6 people since the beginning · 3 threads
37
Web Audio breaks in Safari, and workarounds stop workingUnreviewed
5 people since the beginning · 5 threads
38
Text selection is messed up and hard to useUnreviewed
5 people since the beginning · 5 threads
39
Safari occasionally reloads every open page at onceUnreviewed
5 people since the beginning · 5 threads
40
Minimum font size setting removed, so text can't be forced readableUnreviewed
5 people since the beginning · 5 threads
41
Toolbars stay visible on mobile sites, breaking their layoutUnreviewed
5 people since the beginning · 5 threads
42
Scrollbar can't reliably be shown at the bottomUnreviewed
5 people since the beginning · 5 threads
43
Toolbar collapses and expands unpredictably, hiding controlsUnreviewed
5 people since the beginning · 4 threads
44
Hard to reach a shorter previously visited URL when typingUnreviewed
5 people since the beginning · 5 threads
45
Links open as new foreground tabs, interrupting browsingUnreviewed
5 people since the beginning · 5 threads
46
Editing long URLs on a tiny screen is nearly impossibleUnreviewed
5 people since the beginning · 5 threads
47
Links won't open in Safari, Mail or Messages, leaving phone brokenUnreviewed
5 people since the beginning · 5 threads
48
Cookies expire regularly, forcing repeated logins to most sitesUnreviewed
4 people since the beginning · 4 threads
49
Autoplay blocking setting doesn't work, so videos still playUnreviewed
4 people since the beginning · 4 threads
50
Extensions need a multi-step build process unlike one-click installsUnreviewed
4 people since the beginning · 4 threads
51
Reader mode only appears when Safari detects a readable pageUnreviewed
4 people since the beginning · 4 threads
52
Tab hiding behavior annoys users who keep 100+ tabs openUnreviewed
4 people since the beginning · 4 threads
53
Can't merge a detached tab back into a windowUnreviewed
4 people since the beginning · 4 threads
54
Ads cause input lag, mangling keyboard input and missing tapsUnreviewed
4 people since the beginning · 4 threads
55
URL bar shrinks and jumps around, hard to useUnreviewed
4 people since the beginning · 4 threads
56
Can't find option to add a web app to home screenUnreviewed
4 people since the beginning · 4 threads
57
Can't add Kagi as a search engine without hacksUnreviewed
4 people since the beginning · 4 threads
58
Typing 'f' keyword search goes to Google instead of FetchingUnreviewed
4 people since the beginning · 4 threads
59
Tab close buttons have tiny tap targetsUnreviewed
4 people since the beginning · 4 threads
60
Pressing Enter quickly after editing URL reloads the old pageUnreviewed
4 people since the beginning · 4 threads
61
Iframe scrolling workaround became almost unusable on iOSUnreviewed
3 people since the beginning · 3 threads
62
Switching profiles is hard; profile list buried in Window menuUnreviewed
3 people since the beginning · 3 threads
63
Non-technical users can't tell browser controls from web contentUnreviewed
3 people since the beginning · 3 threads
64
Bottom swipe-up area requires extra scrolls and tapsUnreviewed
3 people since the beginning · 3 threads
65
Searching selected text opens an empty lookup screen before web searchUnreviewed
3 people since the beginning · 3 threads
66
Hidden search option is hard to discover and its menu path keeps changingUnreviewed
3 people since the beginning · 3 threads
67
Reader mode jumps to the top of the page, interrupting readingUnreviewed
3 people since the beginning · 3 threads
68
Pages show blank or misplaced content, forcing a browser restartUnreviewed
3 people since the beginning · 3 threads
69
Buggy implementations force developers into browser detection workaroundsUnreviewed
3 people since the beginning · 3 threads
70
Desktop mode doesn't fake a desktop, so sites serve mobile layoutsUnreviewed
3 people since the beginning · 3 threads
71
History search doesn't filter the list while typingUnreviewed
3 people since the beginning · 3 threads
72
Pages too large for the screen and can't be shrunk or made full screenUnreviewed
3 people since the beginning · 3 threads
73
Websites push app-install prompts, often just to enable notificationsUnreviewed
3 people since the beginning · 3 threads
74
Swiping up accidentally opens hidden bookmarks viewUnreviewed
3 people since the beginning · 3 threads
75
Repeated Cmd-W presses accidentally close the whole windowUnreviewed
3 people since the beginning · 3 threads
76
Huge play button covers paused video; controls slow to fadeUnreviewed
3 people since the beginning · 3 threads
77
Mobile sites served on iPad with desktop-sized screen and keyboardUnreviewed
3 people since the beginning · 3 threads
78
Back button and swipe no longer leave the current siteUnreviewed
3 people since the beginning · 3 threads
79
Clicking past URL end clears the whole address instead of placing cursorUnreviewed
3 people since the beginning · 3 threads
80
Passkeys require iCloud Keychain, unlike passwords, harder to useUnreviewed
3 people since the beginning · 3 threads
81
Tab and bookmark sync across devices is unreliableUnreviewed
3 people since the beginning · 3 threads
82
Pages accidentally open in new windows and can't move to tabsUnreviewed
3 people since the beginning · 3 threads
83
No way to see a link's destination URL on hoverUnreviewed
3 people since the beginning · 3 threads

Every issue, all time, most people first

Safari feels laggy and slow to respond during browsingUnreviewed
32 people since 2010, in 15 different years · 2 this year
20072026
- Safari opening new windows is slow and it frequently loses tabs into blank pages2026-03-04
- Safari feels laggy and slow to respond during browsing2025-11-26
- Safari randomly delays syncing tabs between phone and desktop, so searches aren't picked up when needed2025-07-22
Something wrong here?
Switching back to old tab reloads it, losing its stateUnreviewed
29 people since 2009, in 13 different years · 4 this year
20072026
- Back button stays active in new tabs opened from links, and tapping it closes the tab2026-04-14
- Back on an empty new tab closes the tab instead, which people find surprising and miss elsewhere2026-04-14
- Back button stays enabled in new tabs and clicking it closes the tab unexpectedly2026-01-23
Something wrong here?
Tab bar becomes messy and hard to use with many tabsUnreviewed
22 people since 2012, in 12 different years · 1 this year
20072026
- Too much friction when opening and managing many tabs daily2026-10-13
- Default compact tab bar layout is poorly designed and hard to work with2025-09-16
- Vertical tabs lack close button and truncate names; must re-enable sidebar per tab group each time2023-10-15
Something wrong here?
Without favicons, can't glance at tabs and gets lostUnreviewed
22 people since 2011, in 10 different years · none this year
20072026
- Detached tabs lose the visual metaphor, so they look like buttons instead of tabs2022-12-13
- Hides tab titles and shows only favicons when many tabs are open, making tabs hard to tell apart2021-07-02
- Close button hidden behind favicon on hover, making tabs hard to close2021-06-19
Something wrong here?
Content blockers lack uBlock Origin's ad blocking, making browsing unusableUnreviewed
17 people since 2008, in 8 different years · 2 this year
20072026
- Safari content blockers miss anti-adblock scripts that uBlock Origin handles, so pages show ad walls2026-08-15
- Sites break on mobile Safari when ad blocking is detected, and they falsely blame the user's setup2026-02-04
- Installing ad blockers in Safari requires digging through settings and matching versions2025-08-05
Something wrong here?
Autocomplete suggests unwanted sites and is too slow to correctUnreviewed
16 people since 2012, in 8 different years · 1 this year
20072026
- Autocompletes deep-linked URLs when user wants the site's top-level page, hard to stop2026-01-23
- Autocomplete suggestion appears above search results and gets picked up before the user presses return2023-06-27
- URL autocompletion is poor and unhelpful for users typing addresses2023-01-14
Something wrong here?
Websites break or nag on iPad SafariUnreviewed
15 people since 2010, in 11 different years · 1 this year
20072026
- Reddit website breaks the back button and crashes when navigating pages on iOS Safari2026-01-15
- Web pages are nearly unusable and crash on iPhone2023-12-23
- Safari on old iPhone forces hoops to make browsing bearable2023-03-28
Something wrong here?
Becomes unusably slow after only a handful of open tabsUnreviewed
15 people since 2011, in 10 different years · 4 this year
20072026
- Browser gets slow and sluggish once many tabs are open2026-04-21
- Opening and closing the tab sidebar takes multiple seconds and stutters badly2026-03-03
- Closing tabs is slow, and holding Cmd-W locks up and crashes the browser2026-03-03
Something wrong here?
Closing a tab and viewing open tabs takes an extra pressUnreviewed
14 people since 2012, in 8 different years · 1 this year
20072026
- Private browsing now buried under unwanted tab groups; new tab controls harder to reach2026-04-27
- Can't figure out how to close all tabs because the buttons make no sense2025-10-30
- Closing a tab takes an extra tap to reach the tab view2025-10-11
Something wrong here?
Find on Page is hidden behind the share menuUnreviewed
14 people since 2011, in 8 different years · 7 this year
20072026
- Add to Home Screen and Find on Page are buried in the share menu2026-08-28
- Find in page is hidden under the share menu behind View More2026-08-05
- Finding page search is buried below main options in the share menu2026-04-21
Something wrong here?
Many major websites break or display incorrectly in SafariUnreviewed
13 people since 2020, in 7 different years · 1 this year
20072026
- Many websites won't render or barely work in Safari on older macOS2026-10-13
- Many major websites break or misrender in the new Safari browser2025-09-21
- Safari fails to meet web standards or behave like other browsers2024-09-10
Something wrong here?
Tab positions shift when switching tabs, making them hard to clickUnreviewed
12 people since 2009, in 8 different years · 3 this year
20072026
- Typing after clicking a tab switches to other tabs by matching typed letters2026-10-13
- Tab animations are clunky and sometimes move tabs away from the clicked tab2026-06-13
- Tab overview scrolls at very low frame rate, and tap-and-hold link menu often fails to appear2026-04-21
Something wrong here?
Full URL is hidden on every site, so the real address isn't visibleUnreviewed
11 people since 2014, in 7 different years · none this year
20072026
- Hides the URL in tiny text, so users can't tell they're on a fake login page2025-06-12
- Full URL is hidden by default, so users can't see the complete address2024-06-10
- Shows only the domain name, hiding the full URL, which is annoying2021-09-29
Something wrong here?
Zooming doesn't reflow text, forcing sideways scrollingUnreviewed
10 people since 2010, in 8 different years · none this year
20072026
- Pages can't reflow text to fit the phone screen, forcing tiny text or horizontal scrolling2025-02-14
- No text scaling option; must pinch-zoom and scroll every page2022-11-15
- Turning phone sideways zooms text instead of reflowing long lines, forcing manual zoom out2022-03-23
Something wrong here?
Browser is so built into the OS that users cannot escape itUnreviewed
10 people since 2012, in 8 different years · none this year
20072026
- Can't easily set a custom default search engine in Safari2025-09-10
- Can't set default search engine in Safari beyond a few preselected partners2024-08-05
- Browser is so deeply built into the OS that users cannot escape it2023-01-24
Something wrong here?
Pages can't be scrolled in SafariUnreviewed
10 people since 2011, in 8 different years · none this year
20072026
- Scrolling gets trapped inside code blocks on mobile Safari2024-02-20
- Native scrollbar fails to work for reversed horizontal flex lists in Safari, forcing workarounds2024-02-01
- Web apps render glitchily, scroll oddly and animate choppily in Safari2022-12-27
Something wrong here?
Zoom gesture gets cancelled and snaps back to unzoomed viewUnreviewed
9 people since 2016, in 7 different years · 1 this year
20072026
- Font size zoom reverts to previous size on first press, works on second2026-03-05
- Pinch zoom now also scrolls the page at the same time2025-01-18
- Dragging sliders scrolls the page instead; tapping too fast toggles zoom2024-11-30
Something wrong here?
Moving address bar and tab bar are hard to find and distractingUnreviewed
9 people since 2013, in 5 different years · 1 this year
20072026
- Address bar animates up and down, shifting layout while animations run2026-07-14
- Safari's tab and address bars shrink and grow unpredictably, making the app UI jump around2024-02-18
- Floating address bar obscures page content2021-08-18
Something wrong here?
Links need two taps to open, first tap only selects themUnreviewed
8 people since 2014, in 8 different years · none this year
20072026
- Links need two taps before navigating, the first tap only selects them2025-01-19
- Closely spaced links are hard to tap accurately, so the wrong page opens2022-06-25
- Reading list needs two taps to open because it can't be pinned beside bookmarks2021-06-19
Something wrong here?
Page stops scrolling back to the top after loading finishesUnreviewed
8 people since 2009, in 6 different years · none this year
20072026
- Page keeps reloading and snapping back to the top while scrolling2023-12-07
- Pressing Esc and navigating scrolls the whole browser window instead of the page content2021-01-21
- Scrolling breaks on some pages: no overscroll bounce and double-tap zoom stops working2019-10-23
Something wrong here?
Swipe gestures trigger bugs when opening links or going backUnreviewed
8 people since 2011, in 6 different years · none this year
20072026
- Open tabs button removed; users must know a hidden pinch gesture to see tabs2025-10-03
- Gestures get misread, so zooming opens Tab View and sliders trigger back navigation2023-01-04
- Swipe-up gesture to open tab switcher is less discoverable than tab swiping2022-09-25
Something wrong here?
Disabling JavaScript requires digging through system settingsUnreviewed
8 people since 2015, in 6 different years · none this year
20072026
- Re-enabling JavaScript requires digging through 37 menus deep2025-04-10
- Removed javascript shortcut makes it hard to disable code on sites2025-03-24
- JavaScript toggle moved from Develop menu into buried Settings, Security tab2024-03-30
Something wrong here?
Zoom disabled by developers on many websitesUnreviewed
8 people since 2015, in 5 different years · none this year
20072026
- Had to double-tap to zoom in on complex, non-responsive websites2025-04-05
- Safari zooms out every webpage when in Split View, unresolved for years2024-06-07
- Safari often picks the wrong page zoom level, making pages hard to use2024-04-20
Something wrong here?
Refreshing from page bottom needs a menu since refresh button is goneUnreviewed
8 people since 2009, in 5 different years · none this year
20072026
- Long-pressing the refresh button unexpectedly clears the page cache2025-09-18
- No visible reload button on google.com; pull-to-refresh is hard to discover2023-08-20
- Reload button is hard to find2021-10-02
Something wrong here?
New tabs lag about a second before the address bar accepts typingUnreviewed
7 people since 2014, in 7 different years · 1 this year
20072026
- Pressing enter in address bar intermittently does nothing for seconds, requiring a retry2026-10-14
- Arrow-key selection in the address bar jumps to a different entry than intended2022-03-15
- Address bar slows to a crawl whenever typing an address2020-11-18
Something wrong here?
Swiping back briefly shows cached page, then reloads itUnreviewed
7 people since 2015, in 5 different years · 1 this year
20072026
- Trackpad history swipe makes user wait for animation before interacting with the page2026-10-13
- UI freezes during page load, and swiping back reloads the page from scratch2025-10-15
- Back swipe is blocked on pages with embedded maps, requiring scroll jiggling to reveal back button2025-09-12
Something wrong here?
Reader mode fails to display article contentUnreviewed
7 people since 2015, in 5 different years · 2 this year
20072026
- Reader view silently skips part of the page's text2026-01-18
- Reader mode shows unrelated content instead of the article, since the heuristics are unreliable2025-12-24
- Reader mode shows only a summary instead of the full article2025-07-27
Something wrong here?
Pages load very slowly and are clunky to interact withUnreviewed
7 people since 2012, in 5 different years · none this year
20072026
- Pages often hang, fail to fully load, and zooming breaks, forcing reloads2025-01-05
- 350ms delay after tapping a link before the page starts loading2018-11-21
- Reader mode still downloads all page bloat, so loading is slow on poor connections2018-07-31
Something wrong here?
Share buried in menus, requiring extra tapsUnreviewed
7 people since 2021, in 5 different years · 1 this year
20072026
- Clicking share by accident makes the tab's address bar uneditable2026-01-12
- Share button now takes two taps to reach2025-10-03
- Compact tab menu hides the Share button, adding taps to reach Add to Home Screen2025-10-01
Something wrong here?
Permission popup appears on every first visit to websitesUnreviewed
7 people since 2018, in 4 different years · none this year
20072026
- Repeated permission popups asking to enable notifications on every new site visited2023-02-16
- Permission popup appears on first visit to websites, which is annoying2022-03-16
- People blindly click permission popups without understanding what they grant2022-01-25
Something wrong here?
Safari extensions must be installed via App Store, which is unintuitiveUnreviewed
7 people since 2020, in 4 different years · none this year
20072026
- Writing a Safari extension requires awkward native glue code and poor documentation, causing developers to give up2025-08-05
- Users struggle to figure out how to enable the Safari extension2023-01-17
- Safari extensions must be installed through the App Store, which feels unintuitive2021-08-31
Something wrong here?
Artificial 300ms tap delay makes interactions feel laggyUnreviewed
6 people since 2010, in 6 different years · none this year
20072026
- Actions need extra taps through submenus and animations, making every interaction feel slower2021-06-19
- Taps feel laggy because the browser waits to rule out a double tap2019-09-24
- Tiny delay when tapping to click on trackpad2016-12-06
Something wrong here?
Mobile web apps feel worse on iOS Safari, and websites get blamedUnreviewed
6 people since 2011, in 6 different years · 1 this year
20072026
- Safari's mobile experience is poor and feels deliberately bad2026-01-29
- Mobile web experience is deliberately poor, pushing users toward native apps2024-01-17
- Mobile web apps have a worse experience on iOS Safari, blamed on websites2022-06-19
Something wrong here?
Bookmarks, favorites and reading list are confusing, so pages get lostUnreviewed
6 people since 2012, in 5 different years · 1 this year
20072026
- Basic features like bookmarks and text search are buried so deeply they are unusable2026-03-22
- Bookmarks, favorites and reading list are confusing, so pages get lost2023-01-15
- Confusing split between bookmarks, favorites and reading list causes the user to lose saved pages2023-01-14
Something wrong here?
Text entry box scrolling has no scroll barUnreviewed
6 people since 2010, in 4 different years · none this year
20072026
- Dragging the selection handle in a textbox scrolls the page upward unexpectedly2023-04-30
- Must hover over a small text box with the mouse before scrolling works; keyboard scrolling doesn't2017-09-27
- Text area can't be scrolled to edit text at the top2014-09-17
Something wrong here?
Autofill fills fields unnoticed, entering wrong data into formsUnreviewed
6 people since 2010, in 3 different years · none this year
20072026
- Autofill keeps filling stale or wrong details, leaking data and causing rejections2021-05-28
- Autofill behaviour is opaque, so developers must trial and error to make forms work2021-05-28
- Autofill puts employee details into patient fields, causing wrong data entry2021-05-28
Something wrong here?
Web Audio breaks in Safari, and workarounds stop workingUnreviewed
5 people since 2012, in 5 different years · 1 this year
20072026
- Developers must work around missing canvas CSS filters and Web Audio problems on iOS Safari2026-01-29
- Cached audio sometimes starts 0.5-15 seconds late in Safari2025-07-13
- Sound lags on iOS Safari, so the instrument feels slow and unresponsive2021-05-19
Something wrong here?
Text selection is messed up and hard to useUnreviewed
5 people since 2014, in 5 different years · none this year
20072026
- Text selection is horrible in mobile Safari compared with Android browsers2022-07-21
- Page content can't be grabbed or interacted with in Safari2021-11-25
- Text selection in the new Safari is messed up and hard to use2020-11-12
Something wrong here?
Safari occasionally reloads every open page at onceUnreviewed
5 people since 2011, in 5 different years · none this year
20072026
- Spreadsheet reloads every time Safari loses focus, disrupting work2020-07-28
- Safari reopens previously opened pages on restart, which the user finds annoying2018-09-16
- Webpages keep reloading when switching back to them, losing their place2014-10-16
Something wrong here?
Minimum font size setting removed, so text can't be forced readableUnreviewed
5 people since 2010, in 5 different years · none this year
20072026
- Safari's macOS font smoothing makes text too thick, so thin web fonts become unreadable elsewhere2020-07-08
- Mobile Safari lacks easy font size control that desktop Safari has2018-04-13
- Safari 10 removed the minimum font size setting, so users can't force readable text sizes2016-09-26
Something wrong here?
Toolbars stay visible on mobile sites, breaking their layoutUnreviewed
5 people since 2013, in 4 different years · 1 this year
20072026
- Floating bottom toolbar covers links and buttons, making them impossible to click2026-02-16
- Bottom bar disappears or gets covered by content on mobile browsers2020-09-30
- Tapping a sticky bottom menu button doesn't register when Safari's toolbar collapses, causing confusion2018-11-09
Something wrong here?
Scrollbar can't reliably be shown at the bottomUnreviewed
5 people since 2020, in 4 different years · none this year
20072026
- Can't scroll fully to bottom; page snaps back behind address bar, scroll position inconsistent on refresh2024-02-10
- Scrollbar is white on white, so the scroll position can't be seen2023-10-13
- Scroll bars are hidden, so users don't know content is cut off2022-03-25
Something wrong here?
Toolbar collapses and expands unpredictably, hiding controlsUnreviewed
5 people since 2013, in 4 different years · none this year
20072026
- Toolbar heuristically hides and overlays content, so layout often works poorly2025-05-17
- Taller toolbar and wider margins waste screen space on controls rarely used2021-07-14
- Browser toolbar and back button appear or vanish unpredictably depending on the page2014-03-19
Something wrong here?
Hard to reach a shorter previously visited URL when typingUnreviewed
5 people since 2020, in 4 different years · none this year
20072026
- Typing quickly in new tab opens search text as a URL instead of searching2025-03-29
- Typing into search bar is laggy and selection jumps when choosing previous URL2022-03-15
- Hard to reach a shorter previously visited URL when typing it2022-03-13
Something wrong here?
Links open as new foreground tabs, interrupting browsingUnreviewed
5 people since 2009, in 3 different years · none this year
20072026
- Middle-click opens links in a foreground tab or fails, and the page scrolls unexpectedly2025-03-28
- Opening a site opens an existing tab instead of a new background tab2021-11-02
- Links open in the wrong tab group and the current group is hard to see2021-10-26
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Editing long URLs on a tiny screen is nearly impossibleUnreviewed
5 people since 2016, in 2 different years · none this year
20072026
- Editing a segment of a long URL in the address bar is frustrating and broken2020-06-25
- Takes around four taps to reach editing the URL in the mobile address bar2020-06-14
- Tapping the URL bar is less reliable at entering edit mode2020-03-30
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Links won't open in Safari, Mail or Messages, leaving phone brokenUnreviewed
5 people since 2016, in 2 different years · none this year
20072026
- Users couldn't figure out how to get back to the app after links opened in Safari2022-08-10
- Links from other apps always open in Safari, making other browsers useless on iOS2022-06-27
- A website's file can break opening links in all apps and sites, persisting after the fix2016-03-30
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Cookies expire regularly, forcing repeated logins to most sitesUnreviewed
4 people since 2012, in 5 different years · none this year
20072026
- Sometimes refuses to send auth cookie to the user's own website, by mistake2024-02-15
- Safari expires cookies regularly, forcing users to log in again to most sites2023-08-18
- Consent pop-ups keep reappearing because Safari keeps discarding stored cookies2021-03-05
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Autoplay blocking setting doesn't work, so videos still playUnreviewed
4 people since 2019, in 4 different years · 1 this year
20072026
- Cannot stop videos from autoplaying in Safari on iOS2026-03-22
- The setting to stop auto-playing video doesn't work and hasn't for years2025-01-05
- Linked video doesn't autoplay, so user must click extra on the page2023-02-17
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Extensions need a multi-step build process unlike one-click installsUnreviewed
4 people since 2017, in 4 different years · 1 this year
20072026
- Installing extensions requires many steps across apps, settings, and menu bar2026-09-14
- Extensions need a multi-step build process or workarounds, unlike one-click installs in other browsers2023-04-17
- Ad-injecting extensions appear in browser and their origin is unclear2019-05-27
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Reader mode only appears when Safari detects a readable pageUnreviewed
4 people since 2016, in 4 different years · none this year
20072026
- Reader mode button is hidden on some pages, so users cannot find it2025-05-12
- Reader mode only offered when Apple's heuristic detects a readable page, can't force it on2024-10-15
- Reader mode toggles back on repeatedly after being disabled, forcing retries2021-08-25
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Tab hiding behavior annoys users who keep 100+ tabs openUnreviewed
4 people since 2012, in 4 different years · none this year
20072026
- Mac Safari beachballs with many tabs open, forcing user to delete tabs from iOS2023-09-10
- Hard to tell which tab is currently selected in Safari on Mac2021-10-05
- Closing tabs is non-obvious in Safari's interface, so users may not know how2020-11-12
Something wrong here?
Can't merge a detached tab back into a windowUnreviewed
4 people since 2009, in 4 different years · 1 this year
20072026
- Phantom empty window stays after merging tabs; must be found and closed manually2026-01-23
- Cannot drag multiple tabs at once between windows2020-05-14
- Dragging a tab to rearrange it easily opens split view in a new window by accident2019-10-29
Something wrong here?
Ads cause input lag, mangling keyboard input and missing tapsUnreviewed
4 people since 2020, in 4 different years · 1 this year
20072026
- Reader mode gets switched off by the site's page updates, so ads come back2026-02-07
- Ads take over screen and move or respond slowly when trying to close them2025-08-05
- Ads cause accidental clicks and distraction while reading2024-11-17
Something wrong here?
URL bar shrinks and jumps around, hard to useUnreviewed
4 people since 2015, in 4 different years · none this year
20072026
- Keeps looking for the URL bar at the top after it moved to the bottom2022-10-20
- URL bar shrinks and jumps around, overloaded, hard to use2021-07-14
- URL bar sometimes takes 3-5 seconds to respond when focused2016-01-27
Something wrong here?
Can't find option to add a web app to home screenUnreviewed
4 people since 2020, in 3 different years · 1 this year
20072026
- Users can't find the add-to-home-screen option and must search online to learn it2025-12-30
- Users can't find the option to add a web app to the home screen2022-01-13
- Adding a web app to the home screen is hidden too deep in the UI2020-12-31
Something wrong here?
Can't add Kagi as a search engine without hacksUnreviewed
4 people since 2022, in 3 different years · none this year
20072026
- Only a few blessed search engines available; must visit Kagi homepage manually2025-09-25
- Can't add Kagi as a search engine without hacks or extensions2025-03-09
- No easy way to switch the default search engine to Kagi2023-01-01
Something wrong here?
Typing 'f' keyword search goes to Google instead of FetchingUnreviewed
4 people since 2014, in 3 different years · none this year
20072026
- Safari's find-on-page search misses words other browsers find2023-01-14
- IOS Safari hides the clear button on search inputs, so users can't easily clear their query2018-12-06
- Typing 'f' keyword search in Safari goes to Google instead of Fetching search2014-10-31
Something wrong here?
Tab close buttons have tiny tap targetsUnreviewed
4 people since 2011, in 2 different years · none this year
20072026
- Tap targets are too small, so buttons need several presses to hit2021-11-28
- Close button shifts and is hard to hit, so clicks land elsewhere2021-07-15
- Interface is obtuse and unintuitive, and important buttons have small hit targets2011-12-25
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Pressing Enter quickly after editing URL reloads the old pageUnreviewed
4 people since 2020, in 2 different years · 1 this year
20072026
- Editing a URL and pressing enter searches the web instead of loading it2026-02-24
- Pressing Enter quickly after editing the URL reloads the old page instead of the new one2020-11-12
- Pasting a full URL and pressing Enter reloads the current page instead2020-06-26
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Iframe scrolling workaround became almost unusable on iOSUnreviewed
3 people since 2014, in 3 different years · 1 this year
20072026
- Wide tables in nested scroll frames are hard to read and scroll on iPhone2026-03-22
- Broken iframe sizing on iOS left unfixed for a long time, forcing workarounds2021-11-10
- Iframe with momentum scrolling workaround became almost unusable on iOS2014-07-11
Something wrong here?
Switching profiles is hard; profile list buried in Window menuUnreviewed
3 people since 2019, in 3 different years · none this year
20072026
- Profile can only open sites in a whole new window, which is awkward2025-03-24
- Switching profiles is harder than expected; the list is buried in the Window menu2024-06-13
- Switching profiles requires logging out of the macOS account, so separate profiles can't run simultaneously2019-05-30
Something wrong here?
Non-technical users can't tell browser controls from web contentUnreviewed
3 people since 2021, in 3 different years · 1 this year
20072026
- Non-technical users can't tell browser UI from the web, so accidental clicks cause confusion2026-08-31
- Every click triggers a scary browser-native alert, making pointer lock annoying or impossible2025-10-07
- Same clicks produce different focus states than in other browsers, affecting focus-dependent users2021-07-30
Something wrong here?
Bottom swipe-up area requires extra scrolls and tapsUnreviewed
3 people since 2014, in 3 different years · 1 this year
20072026
- With bottom tab bar enabled, text areas become almost impossible to use2025-12-28
- Bottom bar's swipe-up area makes the bottom of the screen hard to use, requiring extra scrolls and taps2023-08-24
- Bottom bar takes over tappable space, showing toolbar instead of letting taps reach the page2014-03-18
Something wrong here?
Searching selected text opens an empty lookup screen before web searchUnreviewed
3 people since 2020, in 3 different years · none this year
20072026
- Tapping outside the keyboard deselects the search bar and deletes all typed text2024-09-21
- Searching selected text requires opening lookup screen, usually empty, then tapping web search2021-08-26
- Typing a term and pressing go opens a site instead of search results, requiring extra taps2020-06-26
Something wrong here?
Hidden search option is hard to discover and its menu path keeps changingUnreviewed
3 people since 2014, in 3 different years · 1 this year
20072026
- Hidden search option is hard to discover and the menu path keeps changing2026-03-22
- Search option hidden at bottom of autosuggestion dropdown, not intuitive2015-10-20
- Search privacy options are hidden outside the Privacy preferences section2014-10-20
Something wrong here?
Reader mode jumps to the top of the page, interrupting readingUnreviewed
3 people since 2011, in 3 different years · 1 this year
20072026
- Reader mode forces a jump to the top of the page, making reading annoying2026-09-18
- Tapping top of screen accidentally scrolls to top, losing reading place2013-10-24
- Double-tapping text doesn't reflow articles, so users must scroll sideways to read2011-10-21
Something wrong here?
Pages show blank or misplaced content, forcing a browser restartUnreviewed
3 people since 2019, in 3 different years · none this year
20072026
- After repeated crashes, whole page is blanked by a full-screen error making the site unusable2021-04-30
- Pages render blank and content vanishes while scrolling until the app is force quit2020-02-23
- Pages show blank screens or misplaced content, forcing the user to restart the browser2019-11-09
Something wrong here?
Buggy implementations force developers into browser detection workaroundsUnreviewed
3 people since 2015, in 3 different years · 1 this year
20072026
- Bugs and memory leaks make the browser unusable in betas2025-12-28
- Behaves differently from other browsers, forcing developers to debug on a Mac2020-08-15
- Buggy implementations force developers into browser detection workarounds for affected features2015-08-19
Something wrong here?
Desktop mode doesn't fake a desktop, so sites serve mobile layoutsUnreviewed
3 people since 2018, in 3 different years · none this year
20072026
- Desktop-site option fails on some sites because they hide features responsively, leaving no way to reach them2023-07-14
- Desktop mode doesn't fake a real desktop screen, so sites serve mobile layouts anyway2019-01-07
- Safari serves mobile sites by default, forcing users to request desktop versions2018-11-12
Something wrong here?
History search doesn't filter the list while typingUnreviewed
3 people since 2009, in 3 different years · 1 this year
20072026
- History search doesn't filter the list when typing in the search bar2026-01-23
- Pressing Enter quickly searches for the typed text instead of opening the top history result2020-08-16
- After no history or bookmark match, must retype query in the Google search field2009-02-24
Something wrong here?
Pages too large for the screen and can't be shrunk or made full screenUnreviewed
3 people since 2013, in 3 different years · none this year
20072026
- Can't find a way to full screen slides; text too small to read2021-01-30
- Page is too large for the screen and cannot be made smaller or full screen2020-03-04
- Page content does not scale well, becoming almost unusable in fullscreen on 1920x10802013-06-09
Something wrong here?
Websites push app-install prompts, often just to enable notificationsUnreviewed
3 people since 2017, in 3 different years · 1 this year
20072026
- Getting notifications working in Safari web apps is a hassle and feels weird2026-04-06
- Disabling the browser's notification request setting doesn't stop sites from showing notification prompts2022-01-25
- Websites push annoying prompts to install apps, often just to enable notifications2017-02-07
Something wrong here?
Swiping up accidentally opens hidden bookmarks viewUnreviewed
3 people since 2017, in 3 different years · none this year
20072026
- Swiping up accidentally opens a hidden bookmarks view, and the gesture is hard to discover or reproduce2022-09-24
- Older users don't realize hidden content can be revealed by swiping left2021-08-31
- Hidden gestures are undiscoverable, so users must guess at them by trial and error2017-08-29
Something wrong here?
Repeated Cmd-W presses accidentally close the whole windowUnreviewed
3 people since 2010, in 3 different years · none this year
20072026
- Pressing Cmd-W repeatedly accidentally closes the whole window2023-09-29
- Hitting Command-W by habit quits the app, closing all windows and forcing reloads2016-06-01
- Cmd+Q sits next to Cmd+W, so quitting by accident loses the whole session2010-11-09
Something wrong here?
Huge play button covers paused video; controls slow to fadeUnreviewed
3 people since 2016, in 3 different years · none this year
20072026
- Huge play button covers the video when paused; controls take painfully long to fade out2025-09-24
- Context menu vanishes within half a second as a full-screen video covers it2022-06-16
- Video elements get a giant play button and can't autoplay as the standard intends2016-03-26
Something wrong here?
Mobile sites served on iPad with desktop-sized screen and keyboardUnreviewed
3 people since 2018, in 3 different years · none this year
20072026
- IOS Safari implements touch gestures differently from other browsers, complicating web development2025-08-06
- Desktop websites would be uncomfortable to use with touch input on iPad2019-06-03
- Safari serves mobile sites on an iPad with a desktop-sized screen and keyboard2018-11-12
Something wrong here?
Back button and swipe no longer leave the current siteUnreviewed
3 people since 2012, in 3 different years · none this year
20072026
- Accidental swipe-back gesture triggers when the user did not intend it2025-03-30
- Back button and swipe gesture no longer leave the current site2020-05-07
- Accidental swipe back loses typed work on pages with unload dialogs2012-02-03
Something wrong here?
Clicking past URL end clears the whole address instead of placing cursorUnreviewed
3 people since 2020, in 2 different years · none this year
20072026
- Hard to align cursor in URL field; scrolling right jumps back to start2023-04-09
- Clicking past the URL end now clears the entire address instead of placing a cursor2020-06-26
- Hard to place cursor and edit URLs; autocomplete restores removed parts2020-01-28
Something wrong here?
Passkeys require iCloud Keychain, unlike passwords, harder to useUnreviewed
3 people since 2022, in 2 different years · 1 this year
20072026
- Passkeys in Safari require iCloud Keychain, unlike passwords, making them harder to use2025-12-17
- Safari forces iCloud Keychain setup and shows QR code to use passkeys2022-10-26
- Getting saved passwords into other browsers requires manually opening Keychain Access2022-09-12
Something wrong here?
Tab and bookmark sync across devices is unreliableUnreviewed
3 people since 2023, in 2 different years · none this year
20072026
- Safari's tab and bookmark sync across devices is unreliable and frustrating to use2025-03-02
- Safari sync only works between devices sharing one Apple ID, useless for work Macs2023-12-28
- ICloud bookmark sync duplicated default bookmarks into 30,000+ copies, making Safari unusable2023-02-10
Something wrong here?
Pages accidentally open in new windows and can't move to tabsUnreviewed
3 people since 2014, in 2 different years · none this year
20072026
- Accidentally opens pages in new windows and can't easily move them to tabs2020-08-31
- Links accidentally open new windows that are hard to find and switch between2020-01-28
- Accidentally closed tabs or windows are hard to recover without digging through history2014-02-09
Something wrong here?
No way to see a link's destination URL on hoverUnreviewed
3 people since 2020, in 2 different years · none this year
20072026
- Hovering links shows no destination, so users must click blind2023-10-13
- Hides full URL path and doesn't preview link destinations on hover, hurting security judgment2023-04-25
- No way to see a link's destination URL when hovering, unlike Chrome2020-12-12
Something wrong here?

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