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by reaperducer 807 days ago
Prompts to install Chrome and make it your default browser. (Safari and Edge do the same

Where is it that people get nagged to install Safari? When visiting Apple's web site?

Since Safari is my primary browser, I don't get prompted to install it, so I'm genuinely curious.

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My MacBook keeps periodically nagging me via notifications to use Safari.
No way they’d do it on ordinary Apple.com. They don’t give enough shits about people using their browser that’s only available at all if you already gave them money to let that interrupt any part of the process of giving them more money.

Maybe on the iCloud website? Which I never visit on Apple devices anyway because there are apps for everything…

Just tried Apple.com in chrome on macOS. Only nag I see is… for chrome, because it’s not my default browser but Google wants it to be.

I’m not logged into iCloud on there, but the site itself and the login form neither complain about my not visiting it in Safari.

I believe that if you own a Mac, normally use Chrome, and open Safari, it will ask if you want to make it the default. Maybe some other time? Not a big deal, really.