How to Fix Safari Keeps Crashing on Mac, iPhone, and iPad?

Top Reasons for Safari Keeps Crashing

Safari is the default and pre-installed browser on Mac, iPhone, and iPad. It is a proficient app. but this doesn’t mean that it can work normally all the time. At times, you can encounter the Safari keeps crashing issue when you use it.

Why does this issue occur? Here are some main causes:

• Numerous tabs opened at the same time.
• The website you want to open has overloaded Safari due to its plugin use or processing demands.
• There are a lot of caches and cookies on the device.
• An extension is outdated.
• You Safari is outdated.
• Your Mac computer is running slow.
• Your Mac runs out of space.
• The webpage you are going to open is not an illegal one.
• Your operating system needs to be updated.
• And more…

Now, you know the reasons for Safari keeps crashing on your Mac, iPhone, or iPad. Next, how to fix this issue? In the following content, we will show you some things you can do.

Fix 1: Close All Tabs on Safari

If you open too many tabs using your Safari, it can crash at times. You can close all tabs and then re-open Safari to see whether it can work normally again. No matter you are using a Mac, iPhone, or iPad, you can try this method to solve your issue.

Fix 2: Force Quit Safari on Mac

If you can’t close tabs on Safari and Safari has no response, you will need to force quit Safari. You can use the Control-Alt-Delete combination to force close the frozen Safari on your Mac computer.

1. Press Command-Option-Esc to open Force Quit Applications.
2. Select the frozen Safari and press Force Quit to close it.

Fix 3: Update Safari to the Latest Version

Since the Safari keeps crashing issue can also occur when the Safari version is outdated, you can update it to have a try.

On Mac

If you are using a Mac computer, you can click the Apple menu on your Mac and then go to System Preferences > Software Update > More info… to see whether your Safari needs to be updated. If yes, you can update it and then check whether the issue is solved.

On iPhone/iPad

On your iPhone or iPad, you can go to Settings > General > Software Update to update Safari.

Fix 4: Clear History, Cookies, and Other Website Data from Safari

On Mac

You can follow these steps to clear history, cookies, and other website data from Safari on your Mac computer:

1. Clear History

Go to History > Clear History in the Safari app. Then click the pop-up menu and then select the history you want to delete.

2. Clear Website Data

Go to Safari > Preferences > Privacy > Manage Website Data > Privacy > Manage Website Data to clear cookies and cache.

On iPhone/iPad

1. Unlock your iPhone or iPad.
2. Go to Settings > Safari.
3. Scroll down and then tap Clear History and Website data.

Fix 5: Disable or Remove Safari Extensions

The Safari extensions can offer additional features, but it can also cause issues. You can follow these steps to delete extensions from Safari:

1. Go to Safari > preferences > Extensions to display all extensions.
2. Uncheck the extension you want to disable. Or you can click the target extension and then click Uninstall to uninstall it from Safari.

Fix 6: Disable Anti-Virus Software

The anti-virus software you installed on your Mac can also cause Safari crashing. To rule out this possibility, you can disable your anti-virus software to have a try.

Fix 7: Get More RAM or Clear Disk Space on Mac

If your Mac has low Ram or low disk space, you can encounter the Safari crashes issue. So, you can clear RAM, or upgrade RAM, or clear disk space on Mac to fix the issue.

Fix 8: Use Another Web Browser

If the issue persists, you can consider using another web browser like Google Chrome. Firefox, Edge, etc. no matter you are using a Mac or an iPhone/iPad.

Bottom Line

Reading here, you should know how to solve Safari keeps crashing on different devices. We hope these solutions work for you.

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