Safari freezes when signing in to Google account

I can't sign in to my Google account through Safari. It freezes up and I have to force quit. This has happened before, but eventually resolved itself. This also happens on Firefox. Right now I am running on Tahoe 26.2.

MacBook Pro 14″, macOS 26.2

Posted on Jan 16, 2026 3:36 PM

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John Galt

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Jan 17, 2026 1:42 PM in response to MEWzz

If Safari is misbehaving for any number of reasons, If Safari doesn't work as expected on Mac - Apple Support offers a number of suggestions. Don't omit any.

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