Resolved Safari 26 for MacOS 15 update breaking Compact tabs?

[mabaker]

Just updated to the newest Safari version 26 on my iMac Pro. The compact Tabs are still there BUT I cannot click into the URL when they are enabled.

I can click the compact tab and select it no problem - if I want to click the URL, it's a no go and have to use CMD+L, instead.

When I switch back to "Separate" tabs option in the Safari settings then I can select and click into the URL field as usual.

Wonder if anybody with Compact Tabs enabled is experiencing this issue?

 

[pajako]

Me too, very annoying

 

[Mayhem SWE]

Yup, and any buttons on the tabs (close, reload, etc.) are also broken. Bloody hell…

 

[pajako]

Change the setting compact tabs helps but still annoying.

 

[aespana]

Thanks I'm not the only one. Its very frustrating.. My god, Apple, why you broke something like this?

It's bugged in Compact mode for me

 

[SuzyM70]

Just updated today - I am having the same issue!

 

[PierreLeclerc]

Safari 26’s compact tab bar is supposed to streamline your browser, but the current macOS 15 build apparently forgets that clicking the address bar is a thing. Work‑around: either stick with “Separate Tabs” until Apple fixes it, or embrace the keyboard and press Cmd + L every time. Don’t waste time nuking preferences – this is a UI bug, and the two posters in that thread confirm it’s not just you

 

[macOScurious]

Check if you find an update for Safari. There should be one - Safari 26.0.1
This may or may not fix your problem. Give it a try.

 

[SuzyM70]

I just downloaded and installed the update and Compact tabs view seems to be back to normal again!

 

[pajako]

Check if you find an update for Safari. There should be one - Safari 26.0.1
This may or may not fix your problem. Give it a try.

Well, that was quick! tx

 

[DankeBrutus]

https://imgur.com/a/okyluST

Noticed that I wasn't able to close compact tabs by clicking the "x". I thought to myself "this sounds stupid but maybe it's a bug caused by Apple abandoning the compact view in Tahoe?"

Turns out I was right, apparently.

 

[aespana]

https://imgur.com/a/okyluST

Noticed that I wasn't able to close compact tabs by clicking the "x". I thought to myself "this sounds stupid but maybe it's a bug caused by Apple abandoning the compact view in Tahoe?"

Turns out I was right, apparently.

You need to update Safari. There is a little update that fixes this issue.

I'm the only one that has those little circules over the color buttons?

 

[SuzyM70]

You need to update Safari. There is a little update that fixes this issue.

View attachment 2552110

I'm the only one that has those little circules over the color buttons?

I just looked and the circles are there for me too!

 

[mabaker]

They updated Safari 26 and Compact tabs are back!!!!!

 

[bogdanw]

Safari 26.0.1 https://swcdn.apple.com/content/dow...78qi1y87xd916h9sw/Safari26.0.1SequoiaAuto.pkg