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Safari stops responding to mouse clicks

Nearly every day after about 5 minutes of browsing Safari stops responding to mouse clicks. I have to close Safari and reopen to resume activity. I'm on an m1 iMac with the latest OSX. I haven't noticed the same on Firefox.

iMac 21.5″, macOS 10.14

Posted on Apr 1, 2024 7:15 AM

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Posted on Jul 14, 2024 4:11 AM

I get this too with Safari 17.5 on macos 14.5 using a 24-inch, M1, 2021 iMac. Didn't experience it before macos 14.5. Not seeing it in any other apps. I have to quit and restart Safari when it happens.


I did wonder whether it is related to ad-blocking of cookie notices, but have yet to investigate further. I'm using AdGuard for Safari.

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Jul 14, 2024 4:11 AM in response to jdc85

I get this too with Safari 17.5 on macos 14.5 using a 24-inch, M1, 2021 iMac. Didn't experience it before macos 14.5. Not seeing it in any other apps. I have to quit and restart Safari when it happens.


I did wonder whether it is related to ad-blocking of cookie notices, but have yet to investigate further. I'm using AdGuard for Safari.

Jun 25, 2024 9:13 AM in response to jdc85

Same on a 2019 MBP 16,1 with latest macOS (Sonoma 14.5) and Safari (17.5 (19618.2.12.11.6)). Does not happen in any other apps.


I can click over to any other app, mouse (MagicMouse) works as expected, click back to Safari, and no bueno. Very repeatable.


Also seems to happen after about 5 minutes of browsing, but that timing is the only thing I cannot reliably repeat.

Jul 17, 2024 9:03 AM in response to jdc85

Thought this problem was due to my older 2017 Intel MBP and OS 13.6.7, but sounds like this happens on newer systems too. Error occurrence is random, sometimes several times a day, sometimes only once every few weeks. Safari disallows input in the URL bar, scrolling locks, and I need to quit, restart, then reopen all tabs from history. It's regular enough to be a real productivity sink, but not an error I can reproduce on demand, so Support is no help here.


It's a shame - Safari has been my go-to browser for security, privacy, and (relative) simplicity. I'll need to move everything over to Firefox I guess.

Safari stops responding to mouse clicks

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