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| Apple Safari users suffer crashes | Apple Safari users suffer crashes |
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| There are widespread reports that Apple's Safari web browser is crashing for many users when they carry out a search via its address bar. | There are widespread reports that Apple's Safari web browser is crashing for many users when they carry out a search via its address bar. |
| Users are complaining that they have experienced the bug on both the firm's mobile devices and its Mac computers. | Users are complaining that they have experienced the bug on both the firm's mobile devices and its Mac computers. |
| Apple recently updated its iOS and OS X operating systems, but users who have not installed the new versions have also reported the fault. | Apple recently updated its iOS and OS X operating systems, but users who have not installed the new versions have also reported the fault. |
| A spokesman for Apple was not able to provide comment. | A spokesman for Apple was not able to provide comment. |
| However, the Verge news site has suggested users disable the "search engine suggestions" option in Safari's preferences or activate the private mode as a temporary workaround. | However, the Verge news site has suggested users disable the "search engine suggestions" option in Safari's preferences or activate the private mode as a temporary workaround. |
| This would suggest that the problem is caused by a process happening at Apple's data centres rather than a coding error in Safari itself. | |
| Earlier in the week, it emerged that a web link had gone viral that forced Safari to crash. The page the browser was sent to used a JavaScript to put the software into a loop forcing it to fail. | Earlier in the week, it emerged that a web link had gone viral that forced Safari to crash. The page the browser was sent to used a JavaScript to put the software into a loop forcing it to fail. |
| The current problem appears to be much more widespread, and has been replicated by the BBC. However, it does not affect all searches or all users. | The current problem appears to be much more widespread, and has been replicated by the BBC. However, it does not affect all searches or all users. |
| Apple revealed on Tuesday that there are about one billion of its core devices in use. | Apple revealed on Tuesday that there are about one billion of its core devices in use. |
| The vast majority of those may have been affected, although the number also includes its set-top TV boxes and smartwatches, which do not use the browser. | The vast majority of those may have been affected, although the number also includes its set-top TV boxes and smartwatches, which do not use the browser. |