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Retina MacBook Pro Safari problems.

I tried to do a search in Google that wouldn't be weird or show personal info haha.


This is what happens randomly when using Safari. (I did not edit this photo. There is just random missing spots on the page. I can click the links but I cant see the links.)

It also happens a LOT when I am tying to view photos on FaceBook.

I hit the next arrow and the pervious photo stays up and flickers and flashes over the new one. It sometimes corrects itself or I just hit back and forward again.


Ill try to get one of those too but they would be a photo of someone I know and they might not like that...


I am running Safari 6.0.

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MacBook Pro (Retina, Mid 2012), Mac OS X (10.7.4)

Posted on Sep 18, 2012 8:50 AM

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Mar 25, 2013 1:02 PM in response to osamuchan

they take a check in an apple store and installed the OS X 10.8.3 with Safari 6.03 and the SMC 1.1 completly new.

After this I had surfed in the Store about 20min using Safari - everything seemed to be ok.

Then I closed my MB without leaving Safari and wanted to start surfing in the internet again at home.

Same failure appeared - ****!

What's about your system when you start surfing again after closing your MB when Safari is still running?

Thanks for an answer.

Jul 8, 2013 11:04 AM in response to carldonlazlo

This is just a possible work around that I tested and seems to help...I could be completely wrong, but to test it is harmless and I have seen far less glitches since I implemented it...


As osamuchen mentions earlier in this thread:

" It never happens on Chrome. "

The problem can be isolated to Safari and does not exist with google chrome. I think this is because

Chrome has WebGL enabled by default. Safari has this feature disabled by default.



To Enable WebGL

In Safari: preferences > advanced > show develop menu in menubar

From Develop menu: Check "Enable WebGL"


"WebGL is a low-level JavaScript API giving you access to the power of a computer's graphics hardware from within scripts on web pages."


WebGL is an API used by web developers, true, but that doesn't mean the average user doesn't benefit from enabling it ...WebGL allows faster and better rendering of web page content so as to avoid the GUI problems mentioned in this post.


Note that enabling WebGL will increase the CPU usage of the web process.



Enable WebGL and test your CPU: http://get.webgl.org

Retina MacBook Pro Safari problems.

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