MacOS Mojave Safari 12.1 Issue with Private Windows
I normally set my browsers in permanent Private Mode but, I am having a problem with Safari 12.1 for Mac ( my preferred browser).
Every time I a select a website link in 1P7 ("open and fill") Safari opens the webpage but never in Private Mode. I have to continually clear Safari's history every time I use 1P7.
It appears that 1P7 ignores Safari's General Preferences that I have set as "Safari Opens with a New Private Window".
Please help ASAP...
Many Thanks.... amcd
(Firefox does not seem to have have this problem. The Private Browsing setting is always recognised by 1P7.)
1Password Version: 7.2.5 (70205002)
Extension Version: 7.2.5
OS Version: macOS 10..14.4
Sync Type: 1P7 Cloud Server
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Hi @amcd!
I have tested this on my Mac and things worked fine here (if Safari is set to open in Private mode, 1Password honors the setting and will open a new tab, again in Private mode).
Can you please give me some more details on how your Safari is currently configured? When this happens, do you already have open tabs?
I normally set my browsers in permanent Private Mode but, I am having a problem with Safari 12.1 for Mac ( my preferred browser).
How did you configure Safari to always use Private mode, so I can see if I configured it in a different way than you.
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Hi Ana...
Thanks for the quick response.... I have tried this on 2 macs both running latest macOS Version 10.14.4 (18E226) and Safari Version 12.1 (14607.1.40.1.4)... Same issue on both Macs...
Please see screenshot for my Safari settings....
There are no open tabs and 1P7 opens Safari to a new window....
I wonder what your settings are...
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Hi Lars and Rudi .....
Default Browser is Safari 12.1 (14607.1.40.1.4) - With Mojave I prefer my default browser to be Safari - I do not use Choosy or Browser Fairy
I also have Firefox 66.0.2 (64-bit) on my Mac and when setup for Private Browsing it does not have the 1P7 / Safari Private Window issue -
my Mac is up-to-date with macOS 10.14.4 - Safari's preferences are as my Image above -
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@amcd - thanks for the heads-up. You're using beta versions of both Safari and macOS itself, which we don't warrant will work seamlessly with 1Password -- though of course we're developing and adjusting for new versions as we move along. Since both Ana and myself had a different experience, I'm guessing this is down to something we need to look at for the upcoming version, so I'll mention this to the development team.
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I do not have any Beta software on my Macs.... all are using Mojave 10.14.5.
I have Safari Version 12.1.1 (14607.2.6.1.1).... IT is still set to Open Always in a Private Window.
1P7 never opens Safari in compliance with its settings i.e. always open new private window
I have 3 macs and all display the same problem as described above..
I am using 1P7 1Password 7 Version 7.3.1 (70301008)
Please advise further... many thanks
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Greetings @amcd,
I believe I've found the setup to reproduce, Safari must be running but have no available window. If the extension needs to ask Safari to create a window then it does not adhere to the user setting in Safari. I will file an issue to see if this is something we can better account for or if maybe we need to ask Apple for assistance in the new world that is Safari App Extensions.
ref: apple-4049
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Hi...
Great !!!!!!!! you guys finally reproduced the problem.... thanks
Your analysis is exactly correct for Safari..
For your info, Firefox has no problems with 1P7. But I prefer Safari with the new Mojave security.
many thanks... amcd
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Likewise, thanks for bringing it up. We can't change this behaviour on our end, but we've filed a radar with Apple to see if there can be a way to do it in the future. In the mean time, if you have a private window open already Safari should be able to open another when it gets the request. :)
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