Need to enable Java on Safari 12

The Tech Help link suggests that Community Specialist i_rina is wrong and Java applets are no longer allowed in Safari as of Version 12.0 released on 17 September 2018. The article has some workarounds using a version of Firefox that is no longer supported, but I haven't tried that. There may be opportunities to use Java programs if they are structured using Java Web Start, not applets. However, when I last looked into that, it required the developer to sign the code with both a Java certificate and an Apple certificate.

The "have a wonderful day" signoff by the Community Specialist seems off-tune with the reality.

The latest versions of Safari, Firefox and Chrome have all dropped support for Java. It's a massive online security risk and always has been. Flash is next on the list. Can't remember the exact date, but Adobe is dropping all support and development for it soon. HTML5 can play video on its own. It needs no help from a Flash or Shockwave plugin.

I've tested Java Web Start. As on Windows, it works despite Java applets no longer being allowed in browsers, as long as the developer builds in Java Web Start support.

The user needs to jump through a bunch of hoops to get this to work, but the result is a local JNLP file that launches the Java software without needing a browser.

The user needs to go to a download link for the JNLP file, and save the JNLP file despite all the weird things that happen when you try to do this in various browsers in various Macintosh environments, such as having a Discard option but no Keep option. But once the JNLP file is rescued from Downloads, for the first launch you need to right-click on it and choose Open, and answer that you are sure you want to open it. Then you need to do the usual Java security choices (as on Windows the Java code needs to be signed with a Java certificate). Afterwards you can just launch the software from the JNLP file.

Presumably if the developer double signs the Java code with both Apple and Java certificates the procedure is easier (on Windows you only need the Java certificate). So although it is much easier on Windows, it does work on Macintosh for users willing to jump through the byzantine double security procedures.

William, I'm not an IT guy or proficient with the inner workings of a Mac, but this did work for me... Restart your computer and hold down the COMMAND and R on the keyboard. This will put your computer in recover mode. Re-install the OS from the command window. The OS will install Safari 11.1.2... you will be back up and running. The install will not delete any of your data, but a back-up would be a good idea before you do this. BE QUICK! Not sure how long Apple will keep Safari 1.1.2 in it's iOS download. TURN OFF AUTO UPDATE!!! Hope that works for you. Cheers.

Hi, please follow the below steps to enable Java in Safari 12 browser properly:-

1.Click on Safari browser and then choose Preferences2.Here, simply select the Security option3.Select Allow Plug-ins, then click on Manage Website Settings4.Click on the Java items, select an option (Ask, Allow or Allow Always) from the pulldown list When visiting other websites5.Finally, click Done, then close the Safari Preferences window

After that, restart your browser to make the above process happen in your Safari browser. Also, you can take the help of internet plugins in Safari browser for Mac.

This is silly.

Many switches and other equipment are managed from a browser and is using java. We are now left back to use Internet Explorer from a Windows PC to manage the equipment or change all switches in our industrial environments.

This is silly. We are in sted of more security forced to so use even less security.

Our company has been working with Apple Macintosh for decades. Our workflow, homologated to work in the Safari browser using Java Applet to select and indicate the path of the files, simply will not work anymore! That simple! When we buy new equipment with new versions of OS and Safari, what will we do? It's complicated.

Try to instal Mozilla Firefox v. 52 and disable automatic update. That version is the last that support the Java API from the browser. I am going to try that.

You can find it her: https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/

Correction, is has to be v. 51 not 52. of Firefox, this work.

Be fast and go in to the settings and disable automatic update and restart Firefox. Check again that it no already have updated the version, it did for me. In that case reinstall v. 51 and you can go.

https://techhelpkb.com/java-support-in-safari-12/

iPhone User Guide for iOS 12.1 by Apple Inc. https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/iphone-user-guide-for-ios-12-1/id1420662672?mt= 11

Doesn't help your recommendations! What should I do to make it work?

Also having the same problem with Java even after following all the above advice

Agreed Kurt

More information here.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NPAPI