Is my Safari app genuine?

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Is my Safari app genuine?

I have been getting some odd messages on my Safari app. I have a 9th gen iPad and it is showing as being updated to the latest version. It was recently reset at the Apple Store.

My question is, is my Safari app genuine?

I ask this also because I downloaded Netflix from the AppStore and it says it is an SDK version 2012.4 (Version 15.25.0 - 4327) which doesn’t seem right.

Unfortunately, it is not allowing me to attach the screenshot images to this post.

When using Zoom on Safari, it said “Your browser does not support using the computer’s Audio device. To use Zoom, install the latest version of a standard browser, such as Chrome, Firefox and Chromium Edge.”

It also said “Zoom recommends that you upgrade your browser to the latest version. After the upgrade you will be able to: See the video of the active speaker and use the audio devices on your computer to speak and listen.”

When I tried to access a webpage it said “Safari couldn’t open the page because the server stopped responding.”

com.apple.Safari.SafeBrowsing.Service.diskwrites

It recently had a log for ANECompilerService which I asked about in another topic a while ago that never got resolved, which may be or not be connected.

ANECompilerService_cpu_resource

iPad, iPadOS 16

Posted on Apr 29, 2023 02:37 AM

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Answer 1

gravityfed Author

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Jun 26, 2023 12:41 AM in response to LotusPilot

I have since found it is not genuine but a beta version.

Powerstats for:   MobileSafari
UUID:             XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-C0EA3473DFA1
Path:             /Applications/MobileSafari.app/MobileSafari
Identifier:       com.apple.mobilesafari
Version:          16.4 (8615.1.26.10.24)
Is First Party:   Yes
Beta Identifier:  XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-4AC737AC4784
Resource Coalition ID: 408
Architecture:     arm64e
Start time:       2023-04-19 23:20:53.744 +1000
End time:         2023-04-20 13:52:02.222 +1000
Num samples:      29 (10%)
Primary state:    16 samples Frontmost App, Non-Suppressed, Kernel mode, Effective Thread QoS Utility, Requested Thread QoS Utility, Override Thread QoS Unspecified
User Activity:    0 samples Idle, 29 samples Active
Power Source:     21 samples on Battery, 8 samples on AC

I am not convinced it should be running in kernel mode, but that may be an incorrect interpretation.

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Answer 2

Apr 29, 2023 05:15 AM in response to gravityfed

Some websites incorrectly identify your iOS/iPadOS Safari User Agent when used in one or other of its browsing modes - of which their are two - these being Desktop and Mobile. Misidentification of the browser Agent can affect how a website will respond - often with misleading prompts or information.

Common issues are a website indicating that your browser is unsupported, is out of date, or simply won’t properly render a page.

It’s easy to switch between browsing modes if a website isn’t functioning correctly. From the desired web-page, touch the aA icon at the left of the Address Bar; this will reveal a menu. From the menu select Website Settings, then select (or deselect) Request Desktop Website, then tap Done. Now refresh the webpage.

The chosen setting will be saved for the selected website - and can be simply reversed if needed.

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