Hi,
I'm using the latest version of Safari with Mavericks and it used to be able to play songs on Soundcloud but now it doesn't. But if I start up Firefox and go to Soundcloud everything works fine. Has anybody else had this problem?
Mac mini (Late 2012), OS X Mavericks (10.9), 8 gig
From the Safari menu bar, select
Safari ▹ Preferences... ▹ Extensions
Turn all extensions OFF and test. If the problem is resolved, turn extensions back ON and then disable them one or a few at a time until you find the culprit.
If you wish, you may be able to salvage the errant extension by uninstalling and reinstalling it. Its settings will revert to their defaults. If the extension still causes a problem, remove it permanently or refer to its developer for support.
Hi,
I had the same problem and found this solution in the help-pages of SoundCloud:
http://help.soundcloud.com/customer/portal/articles/1464535-why-can-t-i-hear-tra cks-using-safari-
It helps, but you lose the safari function…
Hi,
tl;dr: grab my tool to fix it https://gist.github.com/crmne/5855a901a0a9a6ef30a5
Slightly long explanation
It's a problem of Safari Power Saver. SoundCloud uses Flash to play audio, but puts it somewhere it in the page making Safari think it's not an important Flash instance (it's not front and center) so it must be blocked to save power. Unfortunately SoundCloud also visually hides Flash, making it impossible to click on it, therefore making it impossible for Safari to put it in the Power Saver whitelist. Also unfortunately, there is no way to add more websites to that list from Safari.
Fortunately though, it was easy enough to create a tool that fixes that. So here is Safari Power Saver Whitelister. It adds any website you want to the Safari Power Saver whitelist. Just click Run in the AppleScript Editor.
AWESOME ! Works perfectly for me. Thanks a lot. 🙂
Thank you so much! This fixes it for me. By the way, VERY clean code. You are quite talented 🙂
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