Each time I attempt to pay my Chase bill, I am prompted to update my browser to Chrome, Safari, Foxfire or Microsoft Edge, is it safe for me to do this? I never had this problem before, please advise if I should or not.
MacBook Air 13″, macOS 12.2
There is nothing wrong with your Mac's version of Safari, but Chase Bank's website will refuse to function with it. It the only institution with this problem. They need to stop using the outdated and privacy-intrusive "user agent" query as the means to determine if a browser can handle their website, which was never a good idea to begin with.
Unfortunately, that leaves you out in the cold until they realize the error of their ways and correct it.
The workaround for end users who are unable to update their Macs to a newer macOS version is to use a different browser.
Consider Brave:
Firefox is a distant second choice:
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/
The bottom line is that there is nothing wrong with your Mac's version of Safari, but that bank is using an outdated and ill-conceived method of determining browser requirements. If you are so motivated direct their attention to the WWW publication User-Agent Client Hints (courtesy VikingOSX).
In-depth background discussion here: chase wants me to update safari to 16, should I do that? - Apple Community
There is nothing wrong with your Mac's version of Safari, but Chase Bank's website will refuse to function with it. It the only institution with this problem. They need to stop using the outdated and privacy-intrusive "user agent" query as the means to determine if a browser can handle their website, which was never a good idea to begin with.
Unfortunately, that leaves you out in the cold until they realize the error of their ways and correct it.
The workaround for end users who are unable to update their Macs to a newer macOS version is to use a different browser.
Consider Brave:
Firefox is a distant second choice:
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/
The bottom line is that there is nothing wrong with your Mac's version of Safari, but that bank is using an outdated and ill-conceived method of determining browser requirements. If you are so motivated direct their attention to the WWW publication User-Agent Client Hints (courtesy VikingOSX).
In-depth background discussion here: chase wants me to update safari to 16, should I do that? - Apple Community
Safari updates are included with OS or security ones. If you're updating a different web browser, visit the product site manually or use the automatic update feature inside it.
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Is this site secure for me to update my browser for Chase?
