A question for the tech weenies

albula

albula

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When I open this site on Safari it takes like fo' eva for any pictures to load. On Google Chrome it is somewhat quicker. What could be the explanation for the slow loading?
 
No idea honestly. I've never used Safari and don't really incorporate it into any tests since it's such a small percentage of the browser market. Is it something that's been happening recently? Like all the time?

Currently, testing in Firefox, Chromium (ungoogled Chrome), and Brave - All loading plenty fast. If it's browser-specific, I'd see if you have any plugins that may be messing with things.
 
That's above my pay grade . I don't even know what a plug in could be. I've just always used Safari because it shows up at the bottom of the screen when I log in to my contraption.
 
And yes it seems it has just started recently and always happens.
 
I use Safari on my MacBook, seems to load fine, at least most of the time, when it doesn't, it seems browser independent, ie, others are experiencing the same thing.
 
I use Chrome. Speed varies on loading pages randomly. Sometimes it will not load the page at all. I just reload the page and continue on.
 
A few things to try, none of them require knowing anything technical. But some research indicates that Safari handles and loads images differently than Chromium-based browsers and Firefox. Found some info online I'm copying here that could potentially help.

1: clear Safari's history & cache. Safari menu → Clear History → choose "all history." This logs you out of stuff and forces Safari to refresh everything. If the images come back quick after that, your cache had gotten gummed up. (You'll need to log back in here.)


2 (content blockers): Safari → Settings → Extensions. If there's anything listed, try turning them off and reloading the forum. Some ad/tracker blockers get aggressive about image-CDN domains.


3 (icloud):Safari → Settings → Privacy → uncheck "iCloud Private Relay" temporarily. That feature routes traffic through Apple's servers and can slow image-heavy pages.


Fourth, make sure your Mac/iPad/iPhone is on the latest OS update. Safari ships with the OS, and older Safari versions handle image loading worse.
 
Safari oh Ipad, no issues loading pictures. I never used a dedicated desk/laptop
Try above method Evan suggests.
 
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