Most Annoying Features of Safari in OS X Lion
OS X Lion has been great so far. Love the new version of Expose & Spaces, full screen apps, gestures, etc. Great experience all around. However, Safari is annoying and seems to be the least stable app on my Mac – thanks to Lion.
Here’s my top 3 annoying features of Safari:
1. Freeze & Crash
Safari rarely crashed on Snow Leopard. Now it freezes almost every day. It stops responding, won’t open or close tabs and won’t shut down. The only solution I found is to use Option+Command+Esc and force quit Safari. Usually when you reopen Safari it will perform for a while.
Apple does hate Flash, so I thought it could be that. But I don’t visit many Flash websites so I’ve ruled that out – unless it’s from website showing ads that are Flash… I don’t know what the problem is, but it’s annoying.
2. “Safari Can’t Open The Page” Error
Safari shows a server connection error quite often. You’ll see this message:
Safari tells you to “Wait for a few minutes, and then tray again.” But I reload the page instantly, and the website will load correctly. There’s no possible way this is a website server problem – it’s a Safari problem.
How do I know it’s Safari? Because it happens to sites that NEVER have server issues – like Apple.com and CNN.com.
** Update ** Apple released 10.7.1 which might fix this issue.
3. New Tabs & Cursor
You might thing this is being too picky, but hear me out… I’m all about the keyboard shortcuts. I’ve never gone to File > New Tab in Safari. I always… always use Command+T to open a new tab in Safari.
Think about where my hands are when I use the keyboard shortcut… They’re on the keyboard, ready to type! The problem is; when a new tab opens in Safari, the cursor is nowhere to be found. That means I can’t start typing the site I want to visit.
Obviously, if I open a new tab using the keyboard shortcut, I’m ready to type a website or use the search. Now I have to stop, find the cursor, click inside the address bar, and start typing.
Yes, it’s a small fix, but it’s a productivity issue… and dare I say… a common sense fix? Seems like a no-brainer.
Hopefully Apple will release an update and fix these annoying issues with OS X Lion.
What annoys you about OS X Lion? Leave a comment below!
I had similar problems after my first installation. Safari and Remote Desktop were useless. I had to start from scratch, wipe>clean install of SL>update>install Lion>get my stuff back. Now it appears to be working fine. Although I am not all too happy with the smoothness of the graphics, when entering mission control. I expected better from my 1 year old 8GB iMac. Hoping Apple will treat me with some updates – not so far… still waiting.
I don’t think your second annoyance is Safari specific as I am having the same problem with Google Chrome since installing Lion
command-L focuses the address bar after opening a tab
i’m having the exact same problem as you on #3. It’s my biggest irritation with os x lion so far. i sure hope they fix this issue with an update sometime soon.
I am running LION and have had network issues including #2 on the list. I updated to 10.7.1 and it is better but still an issue. I don’t know what the problem is but it is not a website issue as my iPad will connect with the same site via same router and modem without trouble.
I am pretty sure that annoyance No. 2 has to be something related with the fact that Safari wants to remember your whereabouts. It happens to me specially when using SSL sites which sucks because sometimes it prevents from finishing i.e. a bank operation. It fails at joomla too. Sometimes reloading does.
Issue No.1 is related with a quick trackpad move. If i try to start scrolling a page not yet rendered, safari stops responding. Quitting sometimes resolve the issue,
I’ve gotten into the habit of using Command+L to help with #3 new tabs in Safari. Not perfect, but better than nothing.