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How to clear Safari’s cache and cookies on Mac

There are a handful of situations when clearing Safari’s cookies or cache–one of the places where Safari stores website data to avoid having to download it afresh each time you access a site–can help improve your browsing experience.

The first is when websites simply stop working when you access them on Safari. Perhaps Facebook stops updating with new posts, for example, or the images on a site don’t appear as they should. If this happens, it’s likely the cache has become corrupted.

Alternatively, if you find that personal info automatically completed on sites isn’t correct, deleting cookies can help. These are small files that sites use to save data about you and what you do on the site.

Even if none of these problems affect you, periodically cleaning browser data can help protect your privacy from snoops who want to discover what you’ve been up to online. In this article, therefore, we explain how to clear Safari’s cache and cookies on Mac.

We also have an article that explains How to clear cache on a Mac.

How to clear Safari cookies and cache for websites

Cleaning cookies and the cache data for individual sites can be done via Safari’s Settings/Preferences.

• Open Safari
• Click on Safari in the menu at the top of the screen.
• Click on Settings or Preferences (depending on the version of macOS you are running).
• Go to the Privacy tab.
• Click on Manage Website Data…
• Choose Remove All or select websites individually to remove.

After the data is loaded you’ll probably see a long list of websites. You can choose to Remove All or just select individual websites you want to remove from this list. If you want to select a number of different sites you can click on one and then press and hold the Command key to select a second, third or fourth and so on. We recommend that you don’t select hundreds this way – it’s better to delete in batches just in case you have to start over.

If you would prefer to select all and then deselect the ones you want to keep you can do so. Use Command + A to select all, then press and hold Command while clicking on any website you are happy to keep in this list. Just click Remove afterwards, not Done, as that will just undo all your hard work.

There’s a search field you can use to track down individual sites.

Bear in mind that deleting cookies might remove autocompleted login usernames and passwords for sites, and will almost certainly log you out of that site if you’ve configured it to automatically log in each time you visit.

How to clear Safari cache

The hidden Safari Developer menu can be used to clear just the cache, leaving cookies and the browser history in place. This is a very useful diagnostic step to take before removing those two items if a website behaves badly.

If you just want to clear all your cache you can do so by following these steps:

• Open Safari.
• Click on Safari in menu bar at top of screen.
• Click on Settings/Preferences (depending on the version of macOS you are running).
• Click on the Advanced tab.
• Check the box beside Show Develop Menu in Menu Bar.
• Now there will be a new Develop tab in the menu at the top of your screen. Click on this.
• Click on Empty Caches.

Alternatively click on Option/Alt + Command + E.

Close any open Safari windows and select Empty Caches on the Develop menu. Then click File > New Window to start Safari with a clean cache.

How to remove autocomplete data from AutoFill

Safari’s AutoFill tool can fill in username and password details on websites as well as credit card details and other elements like your address and email details.

This can be really useful, but it can also be annoying if the data it fills in is incorrect or out of context. It’s also a problem when AutoFill helpfully enters old or incorrect passwords or emails and addresses.

You can change this data, or delete it by following these steps:

• Click on Safari.
• Click on Settings/Preferences.
• Choose the AutoFill tab.
• Here you can edit contact information, usernames and passwords, credit cards and other data. Click on Edit beside the category you want access to.
• You’ll need to enter your password or use Touch ID to gain access.

Delete incorrect data: If you are finding that Safari is autofilling incorrect data about you–your address, for example–click Edit beside Using information from my contacts. This will open up your Contacts app. Your card will be at the top or under My Card. You can add and amend data about you here.

Delete incorrect passwords and site logins: If you wanted to delete incorrect passwords, for example, you can just click on the Passwords tab. If you know which password you want to remove search for the website or service and then find the older password option (if there is more than one) and select it and then click on the – below the column to remove it. You can then select Delete Password. If that means there is no password saved for that website, you can then recreate the entry for the site by clicking the Add button. You’ll first need to provide the URL of the site (that is, something like https://facebook.com ), and then type the username and password alongside (hit the Tab key to move from field to field).

See: How to autofill passwords, bank cards, names and addresses for more.

Delete logins and passwords system-wide

Pruning site logins can also be done via the Keychain Access app, which you’ll find in the Utilities folder of the Applications list in Finder, although you should be very careful using this app because it pretty much controls the entire security operation of your Mac! However, by removing errant username and password entries here you’ll stop virtually all of your Mac apps using them, and not just Safari.

Just type the name of the site into the Search field, and look in the list of results for entries of the kind Web Form Password. Right-click the entry and select Delete.

If you want to delete your Chrome or Firefox cache, cookies or browsing history read: How to delete your Mac browsing history . For alternative web browsers take a look at: Best web browser for Mac.

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How to Clear Safari Browsing History and Cache

Whenever you browse the web in Safari, the browser stores website data so that it doesn't have to download it again each time you revisit a site. In theory this should speed up your browsing experience, but there are some scenarios where you might want to clear the cache and start anew. Keep reading to learn how it's done on Mac, iPhone , and iPad .

If a site you regularly frequent has elements that have stopped working, or if a site has stopped loading completely, there may be a conflict between an older version of it that Safari has cached and a newer one.

Or perhaps you simply want to protect your privacy by wiping the slate clean and removing all the data associated with websites you've visited. Either way, here's how it's done on macOS and iOS.

How to Clear Safari's Cache on Mac

There are two ways to clear Safari's cache on a Mac. The first method outlined below deletes everything relating to a website you've visited, including not only the cached versions of the site, but also cookies and any other related data. The second method described offers a more targeted approach and clears only Safari's cache, but it does involve enabling a hidden menu.

• Launch Safari browser on your Mac.

How to Clear Safari's Cache on iPhone and iPad

Note that the following steps clear all history, cookies and website data on your device, regardless of when the sites were accessed.

• Launch the Settings app on your iOS device.
• Scroll down and select Safari .
• Scroll down and select Clear History and Website Data .
• Choose the timeframe to clear ( Last hour , Today , Today and yesterday , or All history ), choose the profile or select All Profiles , then tap Clear History .

For another way to protect your privacy while browsing the web, be sure to check out our guide on how to use Safari's Private Browsing Mode .

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How to clear Safari cache, history, and cookies on Mac

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You may want to clear Safari history, cache, and website data on Mac to prevent others from seeing what you were browsing. Removing these helps make the browser responsive . It also comes handy when Safari lags or takes ages to load webpages. The steps to delete website data of Safari in macOS is easy. Let us see how.

Consequences of clearing Safari History and Website Data

• Records of visited web pages are deleted.
• A list of the frequently visited sites is also cleared.
• It may reduce tracking by websites. (a good thing)
• You may be logged out of websites.
• Records of blocked or allowed location access, notification, etc. are also reset. So, if you visit a website, it will again ask your permission for these.
• The download list is deleted. (Actual downloaded files are not.)
• If you have several Apple devices that sync via iCloud, the changes will reflect on all.

How to clear Safari history on Mac

You can choose to clear all history in a few clicks. Or choose to delete them date-wise or by specific pages. Let me show you how.

• Open Safari on Mac.
• Click on History from the top menu bar

• Dropdown menu will show all history . Click on it if you want to select another option, like the last hour, today, today, and yesterday.

Now, if you don’t want to clear the entire history but just a few specific pages, here’s what you need to do.

How to delete specific webpage from Safari history on Mac

• From the top menu bar, click on History .

• Or, click on the tiny triangle arrow ▶ to expand.

How to clear Safari cache and cookies on Mac

To clear cache and cookies of your existing Safari profile, you need to delete all of its Website Data. Here’s how you can do that:

• Launch the Safari browser .

The above-mentioned method will only delete website data for a particular profile in Safari.

If you’re like me and enjoy using multiple profiles on Safari to maintain a separation between your personal and professional activities, then I’d like to notify you about something.

However, if you wish to clear the cookies and cache for all your Safari profiles, then you must employ the following method.

How to clear cache of all Safari profiles on Mac

• Launch Safari → Click Safari in the menu bar → Select Settings .

How to block all cookies for Safari on Mac

Cookies are tiny data packets that a website saves on your device. It helps the site know that you are revisiting it. (If this is your first visit to iGeeksBlog, you might have seen a banner at the bottom asking for your cookie consent.)

When you clear history and website data, cookies are also deleted. However, here is how you can remove cookies (cache, etc. too) individually and how you can block them from accumulating further.

• Launch Safari browser → Click Safari in the menu bar → Select Settings .

No, clearing your Safari history will not lead to the removal of your bookmarks or saved passwords.

Yes, clearing cookies will log you out from websites and services where you were previously signed in. This process removes stored login credentials.

Yes, clearing cache, history, and cookies might have a temporary impact on your browsing experience. Websites could a bit slowly.

If you want to remove the Safari cache, history, and cookies on your Mac, just follow the instructions above. Furthermore, I’d highly recommend our complete guides if you’re thinking of changing your default search engine for normal and private windows in Safari.

Did you find this guide helpful? Let me know in the comments!

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Clear your browsing history

You can remove all records that Safari keeps of where you’ve browsed during a period of time you choose. If your Mac and your other devices have the iCloud Safari feature turned on, your browsing history is removed from all of them. Clearing your browsing history in Safari doesn’t clear any browsing histories kept independently by websites you visited.

Open Safari for me

Choose History > Clear History and Website Data, then click the pop-up menu and choose how far back you want your browsing history cleared.

When you clear your history, Safari removes data it saves as a result of your browsing, including:

History of webpages you visited

The back and forward list for open webpages

Top Sites that aren’t marked as permanent

Frequently visited site list

Cookies and website data saved while visiting webpages

Recent searches

Icons for open webpages

Snapshots saved for open webpages

List of items you downloaded (downloaded files aren’t removed)

Websites added for Quick Website Search

Websites that asked to use your location

Websites that asked to send you notifications

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How to clear cache on Mac in Safari, Chrome, and Firefox

Looking to tidy up the browser on your Mac or fix some issues you’re seeing with websites? Read on for how to clear cache on Mac, as well as history, and cookies in Safari , Chrome, and Firefox.

It’s a straightforward process to clear cache on Mac in Safari as well as third-party browsers like Chrome and Firefox. While the button in the menu bar for Safari is labeled “Clear History,” it also clears cookies and your cache.

For Chrome and Firefox, you get more detailed control of what data you’re deleting.

Whether you’re just wanting to do some regular maintenance or having some issues with browsing that you want to clear up, follow along below…

For how to clear your cache, history, and website data on iPhone and iPad, check out our tutorial here .

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Google chrome, how to clear cache on mac.

• Open Safari
• In the menu bar (top left of your screen) click History
• You can also choose Safari > Clear History…
• Use the drop-down menu to pick what timeframe you want to clear history and cookies from Safari
• One last time, click  Clear History
• Keep in mind that means you may be logged out of websites, etc.

Now look at the bottom of the menu and click “Clear History…”

To fully clear your history, cache, and cookies, click the drop-down and select “all history.”

• For Google Chrome on Mac, click Chrome in the menu bar (top left corner)
• Choose “Clear Browsing Data”
• Pick a time range, or “All time”
• Choose what data to clear with the checkboxes
• Click Clear data
• For Firefox on Mac, click History in the menu bar (top left of your screen)
• Click Clear Recent History…
• Change the timeframe to what you’d like
• Choose what data to remove

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How to clear your Safari browser cache on a Mac, iPhone, or iPad

• You can clear your cache on Safari in just a few steps on a Mac, iPhone, or iPad.
• Clearing your cache, as well as history and cookies, can help resolve your device's performance issues.
• Clearing your cookies will clear your passwords as well, unless you save them with keychain.

A cache is a store of data. When you visit a website on your Mac, iPhone, or iPad, the Safari browser keeps a snapshot of the pages you view.

If you go back to that website, Safari loads the cached page in an instant, instead of taking the time to retrieve the page from the internet again.

But an overloaded cache can take up storage space and cause your device to run inefficiently — and it could use a periodic clearing.

Here's what you need to know to clear your cache on Safari, as well as your cookies and browsing history.

How to clear Safari cache on Mac

You can either clear just your cache or your cache, history, and cookies. 

Clear your cache

1. Click on the Safari tab at the top left of your screen and choose Preferences from the dropdown menu.

2.  Click the Advanced tab of the menu that pops up.

3.  At the end of the tab, select the Show Develop menu in menu bar box and close the Preferences menu.

4. Click the Develop tab from the Safari menu at the top of the page.

5. Click Empty Caches from the dropdown menu.

Clear your cache, history, and cookies

You may also want to clear your browsing history and cookies in addition to emptying your cache. Here's how to do that.

1. Choose the History tab at the top of your screen.

2. At the very bottom of the dropdown menu, choose Clear History.

3.  A box pops up with a choice to clear the last hour, today, today and yesterday, or all history. Choose your time frame and click the Clear History button.  

Once you clear the history, it will also clear the cache and cookies associated with that time period.

How to clear Safari cache on iPhone or iPad

To clear your cache and browsing history:

1. Open the Settings app.

2. Tap Safari .

3. Tap Clear History and Website Data .

4. On the screen that pops up, choose Clear History and Data .

To clear your cache but not your browsing history:

3. Tap Advanced .

4. Tap Website Data .

5. Choose Remove All Website Data .

What happens to saved passwords when you clear your cache

When you clear your cache, history, and cookies, you may discover that Safari has logged you out of your favorite websites.

While clearing Safari's cache alone will not delete your passwords, clearing your history and cookies can. That's because when you empty your cookies, you will lose their password data saved in Safari as well. And keep in mind that clearing your history also clears its associated cookies.

Luckily, Apple has a solution to this problem. If you use iCloud, check your iCloud settings on your phone or computer.

Make sure that you've checked the box for Safari. As long as this box is checked, any passwords you save through your browser will stay safe in your keychain .

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How to Delete Cookies and Stored Website Data in Safari

Websites and advertisers use cookies to identify you and follow you around the internet, and they might also save other website data to remember you by. In Safari, you can delete these cookies and other data. Let's head to Safari's privacy settings.

Stored content can include a history of your site visits or information you provided the site, such as your name and email address. You can delete all of the website data at once or for individual sites.

Delete Cookies and Saved Data on the Mac

1. Select Preferences from the Safari menu or hold down the Command key and the comma key at the same time (Command+,).

2. Go to the Privacy tab.

3. Click the Remove All Website Data button to remove all stored website data, or skip to step 5 to remove data on a site-by-site basis.

4. Click Remove Now to confirm. Note, as Safari warns you, this could log you out of sites and perhaps also change how they function. For example, instead of getting tailored ads on the site, you'll be served generic ones.

5. To remove stored data by site, click the Details button.  

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6. Select the sites with stored data you want to remov e. Hold down the Command key to select multiple sites.

7. Click Remove.

8. Click Done.

Alternatively, you can click the Remove All button to delete all of the sites' cookies and stored data. Safari will ask you to confirm your choice:

Delete Cookies and Web History in Safari in iOS

Clear your history, cookies, and browsing data from Safari on your iPad or iPhone .

1. Open the Settings app and tap Safari.

2. Tap Clear History and Website Data. If you're using iOS 7 or earlier, the menu is slightly different: Tap "Clear History" and "Clear Cookies and Data".

3. Tap Clear to confirm.

4. Tap Advanced back in the Safari Settings window to clear other stored website data.

5. Tap Website Data.

6. Tap Remove All Website Data . Alternatively, you can click the Edit link at the top right and then delete individual sites' data by tapping the minus sign next to the site names.

Doing this will not only help protect your privacy. It can also clear out precious space on your device.

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How to Clear Safari's Browsing History on an iPhone or Mac

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Navigating the digital world creates a footprint similar to how our steps leave marks in real life. These digital traces, from sites visited to search queries, can pose privacy risks. So, it's essential to know how to clear your browsing history.

Whether you aim to clear search history on your iPhone or Mac, delete history from a specific timeframe in Safari, or fully clear your browsing history, Apple offers streamlined solutions. Let's take a look.

How to Delete Your Safari Browsing History on an iPhone or iPad

If you're looking to clear Safari's browsing history from within the Safari app on the iPhone or iPad, you're looking in the wrong place. Apple puts such options in the Settings app, and this is how to find them:

• Open the Settings app. Then, scroll down and tap on Safari .
• Scroll down to the Privacy & Security section and tap Clear History and Website Data .
• When a sub-window pops up, choose a timeframe and tap Clear History .

If you find yourself needing to delete your history in short timeframes, consider using private browsing (or incognito mode) in Safari instead of heading to the Settings app to do this often.

How to Clear Your Browsing History in Safari on a Mac

Unlike on an iPhone or iPad, you'll find all you need to clear Safari's history within the app. There's no need to open System Settings. Here's how to do it:

• Launch Safari using Spotlight search ( Command + Space ) or any other desired method.

There are still a few other things you would have to do if you want to reset Safari to default settings . But this method is all you need to delete your Safari browsing history on a Mac.

Safari Keeps Your History Private

Do not be worried if you suspect Apple is selling your browsing data; that is far from the truth. Apple has built a reputation for prioritizing privacy and security and even goes the extra mile to protect you from advertisers and third parties.

In fact, Safari might be safer to use than Google Chrome since Google doesn't offer the same commitment to privacy as Safari does. Use Private Browsing if necessary or delete your history if you still want to keep it from prying eyes.

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If you use Safari on Mac and would like to quickly clear your browser history without digging through menus, you can take care of it with a keyboard shortcut and a click by creating a custom shortcut in System Preferences . Here's how.

First, we'll need to visit "System Preferences" to create the custom keyboard shortcut. On your Mac, click the "Apple" icon in the upper-left corner and select "System Preferences."

In "System Preferences," select "Keyboard." In "Keyboard" preferences, click the "Shortcuts" tab.

In the sidebar menu, click "App Shortcuts."

Click the plus sign (+) located near the bottom of the window to add a new shortcut.

A pop-up window will appear. First, click the drop-down menu labeled "Application" and select "Safari.app."

In the "Menu Title" text box, enter "

" exactly. It must include the three dots at the end, as it must match the existing menu command in Safari under the "History" menu.

Next, select the "Keyboard Shortcut" box and type the shortcut you want to use to clear Safari's browser history. We chose Shift+Command+H, but you can enter any unused keyboard combination.

Then click the "Add" button, and the shortcut will be added to the list. You're now clear to close System Preferences (unless you want to tweak the keyboard shortcut key combination after testing it out.)

Open "Safari" and press the keyboard shortcut you just defined. A small pop-over window will appear with a drop-down menu and two buttons. In the "Clear" menu, you can choose how much of your history is cleared. When you're ready, click the "Clear History" button.

Your Safari browsing history will be cleared to whatever level you selected. Safari will remember the setting you chose in the "Clear" menu, so next time you call up the window with your custom shortcut, you can just click the "Clear History" button.

If you find yourself frequently clearing your browser history, consider trying Safari's Private Browsing mode , which is a special mode that doesn't keep track of your browsing history. You can even configure Safari to start with a Private window every time you open the app .

Related: How to Always Start Safari in Private Browsing Mode on a Mac

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Like every other Internet browser, Safari uses a cache to help it serve web pages as quickly and efficiently as it can.  Occasionally the browser cache can cause issues such as Safari not displaying the most recent version of a web page. In this article, I’ll show you two ways to clear the cache in Safari on a Mac—the first, using keyboard shortcuts and the second, using navigation menus. I’ll also show you how to clear website data and cookies in Safari.

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What safari’s browser cache is.

You may have encountered the term browser cache . The subject of caches is a broad one since, behind the scenes, they can be in your browser, in the servers where websites are hosted, or in the software that a website uses for design purposes.

Safari’s cache is the only one we’ll concern ourselves with in this article.

In the most basic terms, Safari’s cache normally keeps a copy of website pages you’ve visited unless hidden code on the server tells it not to.

Safari keeps a copy of those pages to help it display them more quickly the next time you visit them. Like other browsers, Safari may temporarily store the text and images from a web page when you visit it.

One way this can help pages load faster is by “reusing” page assets that are common across several pages on the site. One example might be the logo in the site header. If the logo is loaded on the first page visited, and the same logo image is used on other pages you visit, the logo image should be loaded on the first page and reused on following pages.

The next time you visit (using the same browser—Safari, in this case), the page should load faster because Safari will use the stored text and images instead of waiting for them to travel long distances from the website’s server. That time saved in loading the text and images shows itself when the webpage takes less time to become useful to you.

In some cases a page that is updated many times a day—such as one on a news site—may not be saved in the browser cache. That insures you see the most up to date version of the page each time you visit.

Note: The browser cache is not exactly the same thing as your browsing history or cookies. I’ll show you how to clear those later in this article.

When Safari’s cache needs to be cleared

There are a number of things that could indicate Safari’s cache should be cleared.

• Perhaps you aren’t seeing an updated page on a website.
• Maybe a website that you frequent seems to be loading or responding slowly.
• You may be having difficulty logging in when normally you can breeze right in.

If you are learning to create websites you may have come across the situation where changes you’ve made to the website in the back-end appear not to have been saved when you view the site on the front-end. The problem is often just that your browser is not keeping up with you. It is showing versions of your website that don’t include your most recent changes.

How to clear the cache in Safari

Whether you’ve been told to empty, clear, or delete your cache, it means the same thing. The person who gave you those instructions is telling you to delete the previously stored website content so that the browser will know to load a new version of the page.

For security and other reasons, you should always be using the most up to date version of your browser. Be sure you are running the most version of Safari, then follow the instructions below.

Clear the cache in Safari using a keyboard shortcut

To use a keyboard shortcut to empty the browser cache in Safari, you’ll first need to activate the Develop menu . Do that by going in the top menus to Safari > Preferences > Advanced . Then at the bottom of the Advanced settings tab, tick the box next to Show Develop Menu in Menu Bar .

Once you’ve ticked that box, you can use the shortcut Option + Command + E to empty the cache in Safari.

Note that you won’t see another settings box appear. The cache will simply be emptied behind the scenes.

Clear the Safari browser cache using menus

To clear the cache in Safari using menus, you’ll need the Develop menu activated. If you don’t see the Develop menu , read the previous section titled  How to clear the browser cache in Safari  for instructions on how to make the Develop menu available.

Once it is available, you can clear your cache by opening the Develop menu , then half-way down, click Empty Caches .

Clear the Safari browser cache for one site only

• Select Preferences from the Safari menu .
• Open the  Privacy tab .
• Click the Manage Website Data… button .

A window will open which will fill with a list of all the websites that have data saved in Safari. When the list has finished loading, scroll through the list to find the website whose cache you want to clear. Click the name of the site to select it, then click the Remove button .

Browsing history and cookies in Safari

When you visit a website, browsers typically save certain bits of information. Most of that information can be used to make your future browsing experience easier. For example, the browser will usually save a record of your browsing so that you can go back to a previous page you visited. Using the forward button on the browser would then take you back to the website where you started.

You might remember visiting a website a few days earlier and look into your browser history to find out the address of that website.

Those are but two examples of ways that allowing browsers to save certain information about your browsing can be helpful. However, there can come a time when you want or need to clear all of the browsing information that your browser has collected. Perhaps you will begin to share a computer and don’t want another person to know your browsing habits.

Cookies are another bit that browsers save. They sound mysterious and can sometimes be denied simply because you’ve heard so much bad about them without ever hearing of their possible usefulness.

A cookie is simply a small bit of code that is saved on your computer when you visit many websites. You’ve heard of tracking cookies that allow advertisers to track your browsing habits so they can present ads across the Internet that are more likely to match your needs. That is one type of cookie.

There are other cookies that you probably use on a daily basis without knowing it. For example, you probably visit a site where you are a customer or you have a membership that requires you to log in. When you arrive at the site, you might see your name somewhere on the site, possibly near the login link or button. A cookie is what allows that website to recognize you as one of their frequent users.

Some sites may allow you to stay logged in even after you leave. Then when you come back, you can march on in without signing in every time. You can thank a cookie for that privilege (although it’s not always a wise idea to stay logged into a site after you leave).

Clear browsing history and cookies in Safari

Sometime over the course of your online life, you will almost certainly come across a situation where you can’t log in on a website or something about the website isn’t reflecting the most current information. To resolve the issue, the website’s support team may suggest that you clear the cookies for that website which are stored on your computer.

To do that in Safari, use one of the following methods, whichever is appropriate for your situation. With either method, after you delete your cookies for a site where you may have stayed logged in, you will probably have to log in again. That will reset the cookie in your browser.

If the history or cookies that you want to delete apply to browsing you did in the past few days, you can go through the History menu.

• Click on the History menu .
• Click on the very last item in the menu: Clear history… .
• Click on the dropdown list labeled Since . It probably says the last hour .
• The last hour
• Today and yesterday
• All history
• Select the one that is most appropriate.

Browsing history and any cookies that have been set or used within the chosen period will be deleted.

The second option gives you more control over the websites whose cookies you wish to remove. This uses the same Manage Website Data function that you used to delete a single website’s cache earlier in this tutorial.

• A window will open which will fill with a list of all the websites that have data saved in Safari.
• Click the Remove All button to empty the list and delete the cache and cookies for all websites in the list.

If you want to remove cookies or other data for just one website in the list, click the name of the website to highlight it. Click the Remove button to clear the data and cookies for that one site.

To select multiple sites, click on the first one you want to delete. Hold the Command key as you select any others you want to delete.

Apple’s official documentation – How to Clear Browsing History in Safari on a Mac

Change the default search engine in Safari

If you are concerned about your browsing privacy, you might also consider changing the default browser that Safari uses.

Like Firefox, Safari—an Apple Product—is not owned by a company that also has its own search engine (at least not yet). In Safari you can select from the same search engine options that Chrome offers. Those are:

Here’s how to set your favorite search engine in Safari:

• Go to the menu at the top of the screen. Choose Safari , then Preferences .
• From the Preferences window , select the Search tab .
• The first item on that setting page is Search engine . Click in that drop-down menu and select the search engine you’d like to use.

The search engine you set will be the one that processes any searches that you type into the Safari address bar.

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This article was co-authored by Gonzalo Martinez and by wikiHow staff writer, Nicole Levine, MFA . Gonzalo Martinez is the President of CleverTech, a tech repair business in San Jose, California founded in 2014. CleverTech LLC specializes in repairing Apple products. CleverTech pursues environmental responsibility by recycling aluminum, display assemblies, and the micro components on motherboards to reuse for future repairs. On average, they save 2 lbs - 3 lbs more electronic waste daily than the average computer repair store. This article has been fact-checked, ensuring the accuracy of any cited facts and confirming the authority of its sources. This article has been viewed 831,056 times.

Is your Mac not running as well as it used to? If your MacBook or Mac desktop computer is low on space, running slow, or you're having trouble with certain apps, clearing your cache can resolve these issues. You can also delete other caches on your Mac, including your web browsing cache in Safari, and, in some cases, the system cache (although this can be risky if not performed properly). This wikiHow guide will teach you how to safely clear the cache on your Mac.

Things You Should Know

• To clear your Mac's application (user) cache, delete all files and folders in ~/Library/Caches .
• To clear your web browsing cache in Safari, enable the Develop menu in Safari > Settings > Advanced , then select "Empty Caches" from the Develop menu.
• The safest way to clear your Mac's system cache is to boot into Safe Mode, and then boot up normally.
• You can delete files from your Mac's system cache manually, but it could freeze your computer and cause other problems.

• Close as many open programs as possible before you delete your application cache (also known as the user cache).
• Clearing your Mac's application cache is a safe way to reclaim disk space and troubleshoot problematic applications. Your Mac caches files to improve the speed of apps and services on your computer, so you may notice a small lag the first time you re-open certain apps.

• You can also get here by clicking the Go menu and selecting Go to Folder… .

• If you see an error telling you that one or more of the files can't be deleted, they're being used by an application that's open. Skip deleting these files for now, then try deleting them later when the programs in question aren't open.
• Check out our Mac optimization guide for more tips and tricks to improve your Mac's performance.

• If you already see a Develop menu item in the bar at the top of the screen, skip to Step 5.
• If you use Google Chrome to browse the web instead of Safari, check out our guide to clearing the cache in Chrome .

• You can now close the Advanced window.

• Booting into Safe Mode clears the font cache, kernel cache, and other system caches. Your Mac then rebuilds these caches automatically.
• The steps to boot into Safe Mode are different depending on whether your Mac has an Apple silicon or Intel processor. To find out your processor type, click the Apple menu and select About This Mac . [3] X Research source

• Turn off your Mac.
• Press and hold the power button until you see the Startup Options window. [4] X Research source
• Select your startup disk.
• Press and hold the Shift key as you click Continue in Safe Mode .
• Sign in to your Mac.
• Reboot your Mac normally when you're finished and your system will start caching again as needed.

• Press and hold the Shift key as you turn your Mac back on.
• Release Shift when you see the login window.
• Sign in to your Mac (you may have to do this twice). Once signed in, you'll see Safe Boot window at the top-right corner of the window.
• Restart your Mac to clear your system cache.

• Clearing your Mac's system cache manually is not recommended, as it could cause your Mac to freeze . If you want to clear the system cache safely, you should do so in Safe Mode .
• If you want to delete files from the system cache manually anyway, use this method to do so. You will need to be an administrator to clear the system cache files.

• Clearing the system cache may cause your Mac to crash. While your Mac should restart and begin working again without any problems, make sure that your work is saved and that you've exited any open programs before clearing the system cache. Thanks Helpful 1 Not Helpful 0

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September 18, 2024

Safari 18 brings new features to Apple’s web browser. But some users face problems after updating. The most common issues include slow loading pages, crashes, and pages not opening at all. These problems can make browsing hard.

Fixing Safari 18 problems is often easy. You can start by clearing your browser cache and cookies. This helps remove old data that might cause issues. If that doesn’t work, try turning off Safari extensions one by one. Sometimes a faulty extension can cause problems.

Updating your device’s software can also help. Apple often releases fixes for Safari in iOS and macOS updates. If nothing else works, you can try resetting Safari settings to their defaults.

Troubleshooting Safari 18 Issues

While Safari 18 introduces exciting new features and performance enhancements, you might encounter some bumps along the way. Don’t worry; let’s navigate through some typical Safari 18 hiccups and their potential solutions.

Common Issues and Fixes

Additional tips.

• If you encounter persistent problems, consider resetting Safari settings (Settings > Safari > Advanced > Reset Safari). This will clear history, cookies, and other website data.
• Keep your device’s software up to date, as updates often include bug fixes and performance improvements for Safari.
• If none of the above solutions work, contact Apple Support for further assistance.

Key Takeaways

• Clear cache and cookies to fix most Safari 18 issues
• Check and update device software for the latest fixes
• Reset Safari settings if other methods don’t work

Troubleshooting Common Safari Issues

Safari 18 can face various problems that affect browsing. These issues range from startup crashes to network problems and in-app glitches. Let’s explore some fixes for these common Safari troubles.

Resolving Startup Crashes and Performance Degradation

If Safari won’t open or keeps crashing try restarting your device. This often fixes many issues. If that doesn’t work clear Safari’s cache and cookies. Go to Settings > Safari > Clear History and Website Data. This can speed up a slow Safari too.

For ongoing crashes try updating your iOS or macOS. Old software can cause conflicts. If problems continue uninstall and reinstall Safari. As a last resort reset all settings on your device. This won’t delete your data but will clear custom settings.

Remember to back up your device before making big changes. If nothing helps contact Apple Support for more help.

Fixing Network and Connectivity Problems

When Safari won’t load pages check your internet connection first. Try opening a different app that uses the internet. If other apps work fine the problem is likely with Safari.

Reset your network settings by going to Settings > General > Reset > Reset Network Settings. This can fix many connection issues. You’ll need to re-enter your Wi-Fi passwords after.

If pages still won’t load try turning off content blockers in Safari settings. Some blockers can interfere with certain websites. You can also try using a different DNS server in your Wi-Fi settings.

For stubborn network problems use a tool like ReiBoot to repair your iOS system without data loss.

Rectifying In-app Functionalities and Crashes

If specific features in Safari aren’t working right start by clearing your browsing data. Go to Settings > Safari > Advanced > Website Data. Tap Remove All Website Data.

Check if any extensions are causing issues. Disable all extensions then enable them one by one to find the culprit. Remove any problematic extensions.

For repeated crashes on certain websites try disabling JavaScript. Go to Settings > Safari > Advanced > JavaScript. Turn it off and see if the issue stops.

If Safari keeps freezing or closing unexpectedly check for available updates. New versions often fix bugs and improve stability.

Optimizing Safari Settings and Data Management

Safari settings can boost privacy and speed up your browser. Good data management keeps things running smoothly.

Enhancing Privacy and Security with Safari

Turn on Private Browsing to hide your online activity. Go to Safari and tap the tabs icon. Then choose “Private” to open a new private window. This stops websites from tracking you.

Use iCloud Private Relay to hide your IP address. Go to Settings > Apple ID > iCloud > Private Relay. Turn it on to encrypt your web traffic. This makes it harder for others to see what you do online.

Install content blockers to stop ads and trackers. Go to Settings > Safari > Content Blockers. Pick blockers you want to use. These can speed up web pages and protect your privacy.

Managing Safari Data for Better Performance

Clear your browsing data often to free up space. Go to Settings > Safari > Clear History and Website Data. This removes old websites and cookies. It can fix slow loading issues.

Manage website data to control what sites store on your device. Go to Settings > Safari > Advanced > Website Data. Here you can see how much space each site uses. Remove data from sites you don’t use often.

Turn off JavaScript if web pages load slowly. Go to Settings > Safari > Advanced. Switch off JavaScript. This can speed up some sites but may break others. Only use this if you’re having big speed issues.

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Additional Features

• In Apple Maps , users can browse thousands of hikes across U.S. national parks and easily create their own custom walking routes, which they can access offline. Users can also save their favorite national park hikes, custom walking routes, and locations to an all-new Places Library, and add personal notes about each spot.
• Game Mode enhances the gaming experience with more consistent frame rates, especially during long play sessions, and makes AirPods, game controllers, and other wireless accessories even more responsive.
• Users get new ways to pay with Apple Pay online and in apps on iPhone and iPad. Starting today, eligible U.S. users will be able to redeem rewards with Discover credit cards, 5 as well as apply for loans directly through Affirm, and eligible U.K. users will be able to access installments with Monzo Flex right at checkout when they use Apple Pay. 6 With Tap to Cash, users can send and receive Apple Cash by simply holding their iPhone near another iPhone or Apple Watch. 7 And with the new ticket experience in Apple Wallet , fans can access even more information about their events, such as venue maps, local weather forecasts, recommended Apple Music playlists, and much more. 8
• In the  Notes app , math formulas and equations entered while typing are solved instantly. New collapsible sections and highlighting make it easier to emphasize what’s important.
• Calendar becomes even more helpful by showing both events and tasks from Reminders . Users can create, edit, and complete reminders right from Calendar, and the updated month view provides an overview of events and tasks at a glance.
• In Journal , an all-new insights view helps users keep track of their journaling goals, the ability to search and sort entries makes it easy to enjoy past memories, and a Journal widget lets users quickly start an entry from the Home Screen or Lock Screen. Time spent journaling can be saved as mindful minutes in the Health app, and users can log their state of mind right in Journal.
• The Home app introduces guest access, providing users with easy ways to grant guests control of locks, garage doors, and security systems; set schedules for when guests can access the home; and more. With convenient updates to the Energy category, the Home app also makes it easier for eligible users to access, understand, and make more informed decisions about their home electricity use.
• Emergency SOS Live Video allows users to share context through streaming video and recorded media. In the middle of an emergency call, participating emergency dispatchers can send a request for a user to share live video or media from the user’s camera roll over a secure connection, making it easier and faster to get help.
• Updates coming to AirPods will transform the way users take calls, respond to Siri, and immerse themselves in their favorite games with AirPods 4, AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation, and AirPods Pro 2. Voice Isolation helps the caller’s voice be heard in loud or windy environments, while Siri Interactions allow users to nod or shake their head to respond to Siri announcements. AirPods updates also provide the best wireless audio latency Apple has ever delivered for mobile gaming, and add Personalized Spatial Audio for all AirPods models for even more immersive gameplay.
• Later this fall, AirPods Pro 2 add a clinical-grade, over-the-counter Hearing Aid capability for users with perceived mild to moderate hearing loss. Based on results from an intuitive, clinically validated Hearing Test users can take from the comfort of their own home using AirPods Pro 2 and a compatible iPhone or iPad, this new feature seamlessly transforms AirPods Pro into a personalized hearing aid set to meet the specific needs of the user, making access to hearing assistance easier than ever at an approachable price point. 9
• In the Health app , Medical ID has been redesigned to make it even easier for first responders to find the most important information in an emergency. The Health app helps users better understand their data during pregnancy by making adjustments and recommendations to reflect changes in their physical and mental health.
• The Fitness app on iPhone now offers users the ability to customize the Summary tab, and Apple Fitness+ has been redesigned with personalized workout and meditation recommendations in For You, more powerful search, and enhanced awards for extra motivation.
• New accessibility features include Eye Tracking, a built-in option for navigating iPhone with just eyes; Music Haptics, a new way for users who are deaf or hard of hearing to experience music using the Taptic Engine in iPhone; Vocal Shortcuts that enable users to perform tasks by making a custom sound; and Vehicle Motion Cues, which helps reduce motion sickness for passengers using iPhone in a moving vehicle. Accessibility features are now available for CarPlay, including Voice Control, Sound Recognition, Color Filters, and Bold Text.

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iOS 18 is now available, bringing iPhone users around the world new ways to personalize their iPhone with deeper customization to the Home Screen and Control Center; the biggest-ever redesign to Photos, making it even easier to find and relive special moments; and major enhancements to Messages and Mail. Starting next month, iOS 18 will introduce Apple Intelligence, the personal intelligence system that combines the power of generative models with personal context to deliver intelligence that is incredibly useful and relevant while protecting users’ privacy and security. 1

In iOS 18, users can customize their Home Screen in exciting new ways by placing app icons and widgets to frame the wallpaper or create the ideal layout on each page. Users can also choose how the app icons and widgets are presented — light, dark, or with a colored tint — or make app icons appear larger for a new streamlined look. Control Center is redesigned to be even more flexible. Powerful groups of controls — including favorites, media playback, Home controls and connectivity, and the new controls gallery featuring options from third-party apps — can be organized so that they’re always just a swipe away. Users can also access their favorite controls from the Action button, and for the first time, users can change the controls on the Lock Screen or remove them entirely.

The biggest-ever update to Photos makes it easier to find and relive special moments. The beautiful, simplified layout puts the library into a unified yet familiar view. New collections like Recent Days, People & Pets, and Trips automatically keep the library organized with on-device intelligence, so users can spend less time searching and more time enjoying their memories. Users can personalize their experience with a customizable layout that reflects what is most important to them and pin favorite collections to keep them easily accessible.

Messages offers major updates to the ways users express themselves and stay connected. Formatting options like bold, italic, underline, and strikethrough let users better convey tone; all-new text effects bring words, phrases, and sentences to life; emoji and sticker Tapbacks give users endless ways to react in a conversation; and users can compose an iMessage to send later. For times when cellular and Wi-Fi connections aren’t available, Messages via satellite connects users to a satellite in space right from the Messages app to send and receive texts, emoji, and Tapbacks over iMessage and SMS. 2 When messaging contacts who do not have an Apple device, the Messages app now supports RCS for richer media and more reliable group messaging compared to SMS and MMS.

The Phone app helps users stay organized with the ability to record and transcribe live calls, making it easier to recall important details later. 3 Call participants are notified before a recording begins, and transcripts are conveniently saved to the Notes app, allowing users to quickly search and review what was discussed.

Available later this year, categorization in Mail organizes messages to help users stay on top of their inbox. The Primary category lets users focus on the messages that matter most or contain time-sensitive information. Transactions, Updates, and Promotions are grouped by sender in a new digest view that pulls together all relevant emails from a business, allowing users to quickly scan for what’s important in the moment.

Safari is the world’s fastest browser, and with iOS 18, it offers even more capabilities for browsing the web. 4 Highlights intelligently surface key information — like a location’s address, a summary, or more information about a movie, TV show, or song — after a webpage is loaded. The redesigned Reader brings more ways to enjoy articles with a streamlined view, a summary, and a table of contents for longer articles. With Distraction Control, users can hide items on a webpage that they may find disruptive to their browsing, such as sign-in banners or content overlays within a website.

Passwords is a new app built on the foundation of Keychain that makes it even easier for users to access their passwords and see all their credentials — like passwords, passcodes, and verification codes — all in one place. Passwords is backed by incredibly secure end-to-end encryption; seamlessly syncs across devices; and alerts users when a password could be easily guessed, has been used multiple times, or has appeared in a known data leak.

iOS 18 gives users tools to manage who can see their apps, how their contacts are shared, and how their iPhone connects to accessories. Locked and hidden apps offer users peace of mind that information they want to keep private, such as app notifications and content, will not inadvertently be seen by others. Users can now lock an app, and for additional privacy, they can also hide an app, moving it to a locked, hidden apps folder. When an app is locked or hidden, content like messages or emails inside the app are hidden from search, notifications, and other places across the system. In addition, iOS 18 lets users share only specific contacts with an app, and developers can offer users a more seamless and private experience when connecting third-party accessories with iPhone.

Apple Intelligence is deeply integrated into iOS 18, harnessing the power of Apple silicon to understand and create language and images, take action across apps, and draw from personal context to simplify and accelerate everyday tasks — all while protecting users’ privacy and security. The first set of Apple Intelligence features will be available next month, delivering experiences that are delightful, intuitive, easy to use, and specially designed to help users do the things that matter most to them.

With Writing Tools, users can refine their words by rewriting, proofreading, and summarizing text nearly everywhere they write, including Mail, Notes, Pages, and third-party apps. In Photos, the Memories feature now enables users to create the movies they want to see by simply typing a description. In addition, natural language can be used to search for specific photos, and search in videos gets more powerful with the ability to find specific moments in clips. The new Clean Up tool can identify and remove distracting objects in the background of a photo — without accidentally altering the subject. And in the Notes and Phone apps, users can record, transcribe, and summarize audio. When a recording is initiated while on a call in the Phone app, participants are automatically notified, and once the call ends, Apple Intelligence generates a summary to help recall key points.

Siri becomes more natural, flexible, and deeply integrated into the system experience. It has a brand-new design with an elegant glowing light that wraps around the edge of the screen when active on iPhone. Users can type to Siri at any time on iPhone, and can switch fluidly between text and voice as they use Siri to accelerate everyday tasks. With richer language-understanding capabilities, Siri can follow along when users stumble over their words and can maintain context from one request to the next. In addition, with Siri’s extensive product knowledge, it can now answer thousands of questions about the features and settings of Apple devices.

With many Apple Intelligence models running entirely on device, as well as the introduction of Private Cloud Compute — which extends the privacy and security of Apple devices into the cloud to unlock even more intelligence — Apple Intelligence represents an extraordinary step forward for privacy in artificial intelligence.

Availability

iOS 18 is a free software update that is available starting today for iPhone Xs and later. For more information, visit apple.com/ios/ios-18 . Some features may not be available in all regions, all languages, or on all iPhone models. For more information, visit apple.com/ios/feature-availability .

• Apple Intelligence will be available as a free software update. The first set of Apple Intelligence features will be available in beta next month as part of iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.1, with more features rolling out in the months to come. It will be available on iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro, iPhone 16 Pro Max, iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, and iPad and Mac with M1 and later, with device and Siri language set to U.S. English. Later this year, Apple Intelligence will add support for localized English in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, and the U.K. Over the course of the next year, Apple Intelligence will expand to more platforms and languages, like Chinese, English (India), English (Singapore), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Vietnamese, and others.
• Apple’s satellite features are included for free for two years starting at the time of activation of a new iPhone 14 or later. For Emergency SOS via satellite availability, visit support.apple.com/en-us/HT213426 . Messages via satellite will be available in the U.S. and Canada in iOS 18. SMS availability will depend on carrier. Carrier fees may apply. Users should check with their carrier for details. Satellite network provided by Globalstar Inc. and its affiliates or third-party network providers.
• Call recording and transcription will be available later this year. Transcription will be available in English (U.S., Australia), Spanish (U.S., Mexico), Mandarin Chinese (China mainland), Cantonese (Hong Kong), and Korean (South Korea).
• Testing was conducted by Apple in August 2024. See apple.com/safari  for more information.
• Redemptions used with Discover credit cards will be reflected as a statement credit on a customer’s account.
• These new Apple Pay features are offered by participating lending providers in certain markets. Subject to eligibility and approval. More issuers and lenders to come in the future.
• Apple Cash services are provided by Green Dot Bank. Member FDIC. Apple Payments Services LLC, a subsidiary of Apple Inc., is a service provider of Green Dot Bank for Apple Cash accounts. Neither Apple Inc. nor Apple Payments Services LLC is a bank. Learn more about the Terms and Conditions . Only available in the U.S. on eligible devices.
• Ticket enhancements in Apple Wallet are available for events from participating ticket issuers.
• Coming this fall, the Hearing Test and Hearing Aid features will be available in more than 100 countries and regions — including the U.S., Germany, and Japan — where marketing authorization has been received. The Hearing Test and Hearing Aid features are intended for people 18 years old or older, and the Hearing Aid feature is intended for people with perceived mild to moderate hearing loss. The Hearing Test and Hearing Aid features will be supported on AirPods Pro 2 with the latest firmware paired with a compatible iPhone or iPad with iOS 18 or iPadOS 18 and later.

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Released September 16, 2024

Available for: Mac Studio (2022 and later), iMac (2019 and later), Mac Pro (2019 and later), Mac Mini (2018 and later), MacBook Air (2020 and later), MacBook Pro (2018 and later), and iMac Pro (2017 and later)

Impact: An app may be able to leak sensitive user information

Description: The issue was addressed with improved checks.

CVE-2024-44129

Impact: An app may be able to access user-sensitive data

Description: The issue was addressed with improved permissions logic.

CVE-2024-44153: Mickey Jin (@patch1t)

Impact: An app may be able to access protected user data

Description: A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.

CVE-2024-44188: Bohdan Stasiuk (@Bohdan_Stasiuk)

Impact: A malicious app with root privileges may be able to modify the contents of system files

CVE-2024-40825: Pedro Tôrres (@t0rr3sp3dr0)

Impact: An app with root privileges may be able to access private information

Description: This issue was addressed with improved data protection.

CVE-2024-44130

App Intents

Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive data logged when a shortcut fails to launch another app

Description: This issue was addressed with improved redaction of sensitive information.

CVE-2024-44182: Kirin (@Pwnrin)

AppleGraphicsControl

Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to unexpected app termination

Description: A memory initialization issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

CVE-2024-44154: Michael DePlante (@izobashi) of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative

Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted video file may lead to unexpected app termination

Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

CVE-2024-40845: Pwn2car working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative

CVE-2024-40846: Michael DePlante (@izobashi) of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative

AppleMobileFileIntegrity

Impact: An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferences

Description: This issue was addressed with improved checks.

CVE-2024-44164: Mickey Jin (@patch1t)

CVE-2024-40837: Kirin (@Pwnrin)

Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data

Description: The issue was addressed with additional code-signing restrictions.

CVE-2024-40847: Mickey Jin (@patch1t)

Impact: An attacker may be able to read sensitive information

Description: A downgrade issue was addressed with additional code-signing restrictions.

CVE-2024-40848: Mickey Jin (@patch1t)

Impact: An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system

Description: A library injection issue was addressed with additional restrictions.

CVE-2024-44168: Claudio Bozzato and Francesco Benvenuto of Cisco Talos

Impact: An application may be able to read restricted memory

CVE-2024-27860: Michael DePlante (@izobashi) of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative

CVE-2024-27861: Michael DePlante (@izobashi) of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative

Description: An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking.

CVE-2024-40841: Michael DePlante (@izobashi) of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative

Impact: A camera extension may be able to access the internet

CVE-2024-27795: Halle Winkler, Politepix @hallewinkler

Impact: An app may be able to access protected files within an App Sandbox container

CVE-2024-44135: Mickey Jin (@patch1t)

ArchiveService

Impact: An app may be able to break out of its sandbox

Description: This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks.

CVE-2024-44132: Mickey Jin (@patch1t)

Impact: An Automator Quick Action workflow may be able to bypass Gatekeeper

Description: This issue was addressed by adding an additional prompt for user consent.

CVE-2024-44128: Anton Boegler

CVE-2024-44151: Mickey Jin (@patch1t)

Compression

Impact: Unpacking a maliciously crafted archive may allow an attacker to write arbitrary files

Description: A race condition was addressed with improved locking.

CVE-2024-27876: Snoolie Keffaber (@0xilis)

Control Center

Impact: An app may be able to record the screen without an indicator

CVE-2024-27869: an anonymous researcher

Impact: Privacy Indicators for microphone or camera access may be attributed incorrectly

Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved state management.

CVE-2024-27875: Yiğit Can YILMAZ (@yilmazcanyigit)

Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved file handling.

CVE-2024-44146: an anonymous researcher

Description: This is a vulnerability in open source code and Apple Software is among the affected projects. The CVE-ID was assigned by a third party. Learn more about the issue and CVE-ID at cve.org.

CVE-2023-4504

Disk Images

Description: This issue was addressed with improved validation of file attributes.

CVE-2024-44148: an anonymous researcher

Description: A privacy issue was addressed by removing sensitive data.

CVE-2024-44177: an anonymous researcher

FileProvider

Description: This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks.

CVE-2024-44131: @08Tc3wBB of Jamf

Game Center

Description: A file access issue was addressed with improved input validation.

CVE-2024-40850: Denis Tokarev (@illusionofcha0s)

Image Capture

Impact: An app may be able to access a user's Photos Library

CVE-2024-40831: Mickey Jin (@patch1t)

Description: An out-of-bounds read issue was addressed with improved input validation.

CVE-2024-27880: Junsung Lee

Impact: Processing an image may lead to a denial-of-service

Description: An out-of-bounds access issue was addressed with improved bounds checking.

CVE-2024-44176: dw0r of ZeroPointer Lab working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative, an anonymous researcher

Impact: An app may be able to gain root privileges

CVE-2024-40861: Mickey Jin (@patch1t)

Intel Graphics Driver

Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted texture may lead to unexpected app termination

Description: A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

CVE-2024-44160: Michael DePlante (@izobashi) of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative

Description: An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking.

CVE-2024-44161: Michael DePlante (@izobashi) of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative

IOSurfaceAccelerator

Impact: An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination

CVE-2024-44169: Antonio Zekić

Impact: Network traffic may leak outside a VPN tunnel

Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved checks.

CVE-2024-44165: Andrew Lytvynov

Impact: An app may gain unauthorized access to Bluetooth

Description: This issue was addressed through improved state management.

CVE-2024-44191: Alexander Heinrich, SEEMOO, DistriNet, KU Leuven (@vanhoefm), TU Darmstadt (@Sn0wfreeze) and Mathy Vanhoef

Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash

Description: An integer overflow was addressed through improved input validation.

CVE-2024-44198: OSS-Fuzz, Ned Williamson of Google Project Zero

Mail Accounts

Impact: An app may be able to access information about a user's contacts

Description: A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries.

CVE-2024-40791: Rodolphe BRUNETTI (@eisw0lf)

Impact: An app may be able to read sensitive location information

Description: An issue was addressed with improved handling of temporary files.

CVE-2024-44181: Kirin(@Pwnrin) and LFY(@secsys) from Fudan University

mDNSResponder

Impact: An app may be able to cause a denial-of-service

Description: A logic error was addressed with improved error handling.

CVE-2024-44183: Olivier Levon

Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to a denial-of-service

CVE-2023-5841

CVE-2024-27858: Meng Zhang (鲸落) of NorthSea, Csaba Fitzl (@theevilbit) of Offensive Security

Impact: An app may be able to overwrite arbitrary files

Description: This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code.

CVE-2024-44167: ajajfxhj

Notification Center

Impact: A malicious app may be able to access notifications from the user's device

Description: A privacy issue was addressed by moving sensitive data to a protected location.

CVE-2024-40838: Brian McNulty, Cristian Dinca of "Tudor Vianu" National High School of Computer Science, Romania, Vaibhav Prajapati

Description: An access issue was addressed with additional sandbox restrictions.

CVE-2024-44186: an anonymous researcher

Impact: Multiple issues in OpenSSH

CVE-2024-39894

CVE-2024-44178: Mickey Jin (@patch1t)

Impact: An unencrypted document may be written to a temporary file when using print preview

Description: A privacy issue was addressed with improved handling of files.

CVE-2024-40826: an anonymous researcher

CVE-2024-44149: Wojciech Regula of SecuRing (wojciechregula.blog), Csaba Fitzl (@theevilbit) of OffSec

Impact: Visiting a malicious website may lead to user interface spoofing

CVE-2024-40797: Rifa'i Rejal Maynando

Impact: A malicious application may be able to leak sensitive user information

CVE-2024-44125: Zhongquan Li (@Guluisacat)

Impact: A malicious application may be able to access private information

CVE-2024-44163: Zhongquan Li (@Guluisacat)

Security Initialization

CVE-2024-40801: Zhongquan Li (@Guluisacat), Pedro José Pereira Vieito (@pvieito), an anonymous researcher

Impact: A shortcut may output sensitive user data without consent

CVE-2024-44158: Kirin (@Pwnrin)

Impact: An app may be able to observe data displayed to the user by Shortcuts

Description: A privacy issue was addressed with improved handling of temporary files.

CVE-2024-40844: Kirin (@Pwnrin) and luckyu (@uuulucky) of NorthSea

Description: A privacy issue was addressed by moving sensitive data to a more secure location.

CVE-2024-44170: K宝, LFY (@secsys), Smi1e, yulige, Cristian Dinca (icmd.tech), Rodolphe BRUNETTI (@eisw0lf)

CVE-2024-40860: Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e)

System Settings

CVE-2024-44152: Kirin (@Pwnrin)

CVE-2024-44166: Kirin (@Pwnrin) and LFY (@secsys) from Fudan University

Impact: An app may be able to read arbitrary files

Description: A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation.

CVE-2024-44190: Rodolphe BRUNETTI (@eisw0lf)

Impact: On MDM managed devices, an app may be able to bypass certain Privacy preferences

CVE-2024-44133: Jonathan Bar Or (@yo_yo_yo_jbo) of Microsoft

Transparency

CVE-2024-44184: Bohdan Stasiuk (@Bohdan_Stasiuk)

CVE-2024-40859: Csaba Fitzl (@theevilbit) of Offensive Security

CVE-2024-41957

Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to universal cross site scripting

WebKit Bugzilla: 268724

CVE-2024-40857: Ron Masas

Impact: Visiting a malicious website may lead to address bar spoofing

Description: The issue was addressed with improved UI.

WebKit Bugzilla: 279451

CVE-2024-40866: Hafiizh and YoKo Kho (@yokoacc) of HakTrak

Impact: A malicious website may exfiltrate data cross-origin

Description: A cross-origin issue existed with "iframe" elements. This was addressed with improved tracking of security origins.

WebKit Bugzilla: 279452

CVE-2024-44187: Narendra Bhati, Manager of Cyber Security at Suma Soft Pvt. Ltd, Pune (India)

Impact: A non-privileged user may be able to modify restricted network settings

CVE-2024-40770: Yiğit Can YILMAZ (@yilmazcanyigit)

CVE-2024-23237: Charly Suchanek

CVE-2024-44134

Impact: An attacker may be able to force a device to disconnect from a secure network

Description: An integrity issue was addressed with Beacon Protection.

CVE-2024-40856: Domien Schepers

WindowServer

Impact: A logic issue existed where a process may be able to capture screen contents without user consent

CVE-2024-44189: Tim Clem

Description: An issue was addressed with improved validation of environment variables.

CVE-2024-40842: Gergely Kalman (@gergely_kalman)

CVE-2024-40843: Koh M. Nakagawa (@tsunek0h)

Additional recognition

Admin framework.

We would like to acknowledge Csaba Fitzl (@theevilbit) of Offensive Security for their assistance.

We would like to acknowledge David Dudok de Wit, Yiğit Can YILMAZ (@yilmazcanyigit) for their assistance.

We would like to acknowledge Georgi Valkov of httpstorm.com for their assistance.

We would like to acknowledge @08Tc3wBB of Jamf for their assistance.

Apple Neural Engine

We would like to acknowledge Jiaxun Zhu (@svnswords) and Minghao Lin (@Y1nKoc) for their assistance.

We would like to acknowledge Koh M. Nakagawa (@tsunek0h) for their assistance.

Core Bluetooth

We would like to acknowledge Nicholas C. of Onymos Inc. (onymos.com) for their assistance.

Core Services

We would like to acknowledge Cristian Dinca of "Tudor Vianu" National High School of Computer Science, Romania, Kirin (@Pwnrin) and 7feilee, Snoolie Keffaber (@0xilis), Tal Lossos, Zhongquan Li (@Guluisacat) for their assistance.

Disk Utility

We would like to acknowledge Csaba Fitzl (@theevilbit) of Kandji for their assistance.

We would like to acknowledge Kirin (@Pwnrin) for their assistance.

We would like to acknowledge Ostorlab for their assistance.

We would like to acknowledge Braxton Anderson, Fakhri Zulkifli (@d0lph1n98) of PixiePoint Security for their assistance.

We would like to acknowledge Rasmus Sten, F-Secure (Mastodon: @[email protected]) for their assistance.

We would like to acknowledge Victor Duta of Universiteit Amsterdam, Fabio Pagani of University of California, Santa Barbara, Cristiano Giuffrida of Universiteit Amsterdam, Marius Muench, and Fabian Freyer for their assistance.

We would like to acknowledge Khiem Tran of databaselog.com/khiemtran, K宝 and LFY@secsys from Fudan University, Yiğit Can YILMAZ (@yilmazcanyigit) for their assistance.

Notifications

We would like to acknowledge an anonymous researcher for their assistance.

We would like to acknowledge Csaba Fitzl (@theevilbit) of OffSec, Mickey Jin (@patch1t), Zhongquan Li (@Guluisacat) for their assistance.

We would like to acknowledge Richard Hyunho Im (@r1cheeta) for their assistance.

We would like to acknowledge Abhay Kailasia (@abhay_kailasia) of Lakshmi Narain College of Technology Bhopal India, Harsh Tyagi, Leandro Chaves for their assistance.

We would like to acknowledge Yiğit Can YILMAZ (@yilmazcanyigit) for their assistance.

We would like to acknowledge Zhipeng Huo (@R3dF09) of Tencent Security Xuanwu Lab (xlab.tencent.com) for their assistance.

We would like to acknowledge Hafiizh and YoKo Kho (@yokoacc) of HakTrak, Junsung Lee, Shaheen Fazim for their assistance.

We would like to acknowledge Cristian Dinca of "Tudor Vianu" National High School of Computer Science, Romania, Kirin (@Pwnrin) of NorthSea, Wojciech Regula of SecuRing (wojciechregula.blog), Yiğit Can YILMAZ (@yilmazcanyigit) for their assistance.

Screen Capture

We would like to acknowledge Joshua Jewett (@JoshJewett33), Yiğit Can YILMAZ (@yilmazcanyigit), an anonymous researcher for their assistance.

We would like to acknowledge Cristian Dinca of "Tudor Vianu" National High School of Computer Science, Romania, Jacob Braun, an anonymous researcher for their assistance.

We would like to acknowledge Rohan Paudel for their assistance.

SystemMigration

We would like to acknowledge Jamey Wicklund, Kevin Jansen, an anonymous researcher for their assistance.

We would like to acknowledge Noah Gregory (wts.dev), Vaibhav Prajapati for their assistance.

We would like to acknowledge Andr.Ess for their assistance.

Voice Memos

We would like to acknowledge Lisa B for their assistance.

We would like to acknowledge Avi Lumelsky, Uri Katz, (Oligo Security), Johan Carlsson (joaxcar) for their assistance.

We would like to acknowledge Antonio Zekic (@antoniozekic) and ant4g0nist, Tim Michaud (@TimGMichaud) of Moveworks.ai for their assistance.

We would like to acknowledge Felix Kratz, an anonymous researcher for their assistance.

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