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Problem with pictures in Safari 16.4

Hi,

I have a MacBook Pro 13 " from beginning of 2015.

MacOS Monterey version 12.6.4

Safari Version 16.4 (17615.1.26.101.9, 17615)

When I updated MacOS a couple of days ago I think that I also for the first time got a reminder of a separate update to Safari which I did.

I have no plugins activated for the moment (turned off AdBlocker completely), cleared all cookies...

Problem: (I'm not completely sure that i didn't have the problem in previous version but now it happens all the time).

When I access my most used sites (news sites), some pictures does not display correctly. It could be that its the "wrong" picture i.e. a copy og another picture nearby on the site. Or it could be that the whole picture is totally "blurred" with different "patterns" or that half the picture or a fraction of the picture is blurred. If I refresh the page (command/r) it doesn't help. Restarting the browser helps normally (maybe always) buta after a short while I have the problem again with the same picture or somwhere else on the page.

Trying now to run Chrome parallely for comparison, haven't seen it so far but on the other hand I've just started my own investigation of the problem. Haven't seen something like it running other apps or programs like Microsoft-365 or running Outlook-webmail, it occurs in normal website pages with pictures. My first thought was that there is a h/w failure with some graphics cars or a driver somewhere in macOS but i really looks like a problem with Safari. Anyone else out there with the same problem?

Safari nowadays is a great browser and I would like to keep to it. / Regards, Claes

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 12.6

Posted on Apr 5, 2023 4:46 AM

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khwaaj

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Posted on May 20, 2023 4:11 PM

This seems to have something to do with the experimental feature"Lazy image loading". Disabling it in "Develop->Experimental Features->Lazy image loading" made the issue disappear.

Edit: Since the link to a related thread was removed, you can enable the Develop menu in the Advanced tab of the Safari preferences.

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Jul 26, 2023 4:01 PM in response to Tusky2978

Also installed the newest update Version 16.6 (17615.3.12.11.3, 17615). Still occurring. Only happened once today on one site. Just jinxed myself I think! lol It stopped after I logged off and logged in later. But it still occurred. Obviously it is an Apple/Safari problem. Does anyone from Apple monitor this site? Thankfully it is not widespread; for me at least. Good luck to all. If anyone has any new ideas please post.

Sep 28, 2023 2:50 AM in response to Tusky2978

Yes, it now seems to be resolved. It's interesting that many people were blaming the hardware but it turned out to be a software update that was required. Perhaps we will never know quite what lay behind the problem.

Nov 28, 2023 8:48 AM in response to claes146

Hi! So thankful this thread exists. I thought I was going crazy. Sad to say, I've tried everything listed in this entire thread. I'm running on the following: MacBook pro (2012), 2.3 GHz quad-core Intel Core i7, 16 GB 1600 MHz DDR3, with NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M 2 GB. I am up to date on all software and system updates, including the Safari 17.0. This issue showed up about 2-3 months ago for me, but even with all of the things listed in this thread, no change. It's random on what sites it will do it and when it will happen. Anyone out there still having this issue? Additional advice to try? Thank you in advance!

EElliot

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Apr 8, 2023 6:31 AM in response to claes146

same here

Brentone

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Apr 14, 2023 12:00 PM in response to claes146

same here, even after the update to Safari 164.1. Very irritating.

MJPinSF

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Apr 21, 2023 11:07 PM in response to aruiz1

It's also happening on the National Geographic website too.

It looks cool, but it's not what i'm hoping to see there ...

snp.ltd

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Apr 22, 2023 10:53 AM in response to MJPinSF

I haven't kept an exact count, but this happens to me haphazardly on several sites, including the Washington Post.

snp.ltd

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Apr 22, 2023 12:47 PM in response to snp.ltd

I haven't kept an exact count, but this happens to me haphazardly on several sites, including the Washington Post and IKEA.

Apr 27, 2023 1:48 AM in response to claes146

Same thing here.....

Wgj19

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May 15, 2023 9:53 AM in response to claes146

Mine is becoming extremely slow before the pictures become distorted. Anybody? Several different websites now.

May 19, 2023 2:59 AM in response to claes146

Hi I have installed SAFARI 16.5 this day.........And nothing change...pictures always scrambled

Grrrrrr!!!!

MJPinSF

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May 19, 2023 10:31 AM in response to Tusky2978

Does anyone know HOW to let Apple know? I have no idea ...

Brentone

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May 19, 2023 12:50 PM in response to aruiz1

I had the same experience just now. It is about time!

MJPinSF

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May 19, 2023 1:26 PM in response to aruiz1

Safari 16.5 didn't fix here, despite hard shutdown and PRAM reset on boot up, just for good luck.

nationalgeographic.com homepage:

Though Washington Post seemed OK, so I was feeling hopeful.

MJPinSF

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May 20, 2023 4:55 PM in response to khwaaj

It didn't work for me, as I posted on the other site, at either Washington Post or

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