Upgrade Safari to version 16.0 or higher while using macOS Catalina version 10.15.7

Berry with an A wrote:

There are other contextual security factors as to why NOT to use multiple browsers for this situation that prove use of safari best.

However — Apple reserves the right to delete any submission for any reason

37 years Mac experience ain’t worth much of what it use to…

I tried.

You ire should be directed at Chase Bank, who made the arbitrary and capricious decision to limit use of reasonably secure versions of Safari on slightly older Macs.

The net result will be that their competitor, who runs the Apple credit card that provides low-cost installment payments for a new Apple computer, will profit handsomely.

Micktwin wrote:

my credit card company wants me to do this since they soon will no longer Safari less than version 16.0.

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.15

Safari is baked into the macOS... there is no stand alone Safari.app to upgrade,

Safari 16 ships with iOS 16, and is available as an update on macOS Monterey and macOS Big Sur...

it is tied to macOS upgrade.

There is a 'legacy' version of Firefox that can be installed that will satisfy most requirements. The mainline version of FireFox will likely not be installable.

Chase Bank is not an authoritative resource on these issues.

However, they have stated that if you want to do business with Chase bank, they require:

• Supported browsers
• Chrome 109.0 and higher
• Firefox 113.0 and higher
• Safari 16.0 and higher
• Edge 113.0 and higher

We don't support:

• Beta or development browser versions
• 3rd party browser extensions

There are other contextual security factors as to why NOT to use multiple browsers for this situation that prove use of safari best.

However — Apple reserves the right to delete any submission for any reason

37 years Mac experience ain’t worth much of what it use to…

I tried.

Grant Bennet-Alder wrote:

You ire should be directed at Chase Bank, who made the arbitrary and capricious decision to limit use of reasonably secure versions of Safari on slightly older Macs. The net result will be that their competitor, who runs the Apple credit card that provides low-cost installment payments for a new Apple computer, will profit handsomely.

Ahh... that's nice, fantasy type of thinking, and would be (in the VERY much unlikelihood) Chase would even offer that information .... probably some "head of" IT department, most likely "PC" knowledge driven person. Meaning - they generally have very little macOS knowledge, and don't care anyway.

As a Chase and an Apple card customer - I know Chase really doesn't care about Apple Card profitability or competition either, and unfortunately, my Chase account is a necessary business account.

Because there is great effort needed by many in this type of situation - "The Man" usually wins in the end. :-( Apple wins in this situation, too, because I'm shopping for a new Mac.

oh well. LOL

You can't. Use a different web browser to access their site.

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In short.... you cannot upgrade safari 15.6.1 or above if running an iMac on Catalina 10.15.7.

One is stuck again at apple's mercy!