Detect Safari and redirect

Question

I currently use this script to detect and redirect a page when safari is used

if(/safari/.test(navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase())) {
    window.location.href = "elsewhere.html"
}

however it redirects in safari and chrome.

how do I make it redirect only in safari only?

Check: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7944460/detect-safari-browser — Skwal, Jan 29 '14 at 18:13
_“I currently use this script to detect and redirect a page when safari is used”_ – what for? — CBroe, Jan 29 '14 at 18:13
hi i currently cant post the link as this is private. but the problem im facing is that it redirects on both safari and chrome. how do i only detect and redirect in safari only — xeflip, Jan 29 '14 at 18:13
@CBroe i want to show my users a different page when they use safari as i have some content that does not work in safari — xeflip, Jan 29 '14 at 18:14
Maybe you should fix that content instead of trying to detect Safari? — Bojangles, Jan 29 '14 at 18:16
hmm from what i see at http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7944460/detect-safari-browser it only detects safari. but how do i redirect? @Skwal — xeflip, Jan 29 '14 at 18:16
@xeflip Then add an answer yourself to this question showing how you solved it, so future users will learn from you! — This company is turning evil., Jan 29 '14 at 19:02
I hope the page you redirect to is the download page for Chrome or FireFox. Because Safari should not be considered a browser in the first place... I can even fix problems in IE8, but this piece of crap is another story... — user2173353, Mar 20 '17 at 11:23

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 30 '14 at 05:09

3

My smart code is:

var uagent = navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase();
if(/safari/.test(uagent) && !/chrome/.test(uagent))
{
    window.location.href = "elsewhere.html"
}

answered Jan 30 '14 at 05:09

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 30 '14 at 05:04

1

Try this simple code:

if(/safari/.test(navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase()) && !/chrome/.test(navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase()))
{
    window.location.href = "elsewhere.html"
}

answered Jan 30 '14 at 05:04

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jan 30 '14 at 04:57

Just put this script into your header. It should detect and redirect safari only. Just change window.location.href = "somewhere.html" to the url you want to redirect safari users.

<script>
var ua = navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase(); 
 if (ua.indexOf('safari')!=-1){ 
   if(ua.indexOf('chrome')  > -1){

   }else{
    window.location.href = "somewhere.html" // saf
   }
  }

</script>

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Jan 30 '14 at 05:09

0

Try this:

if(typeof navigator.vendor!='undefined' && navigator.vendor.toLowerCase().indexOf('apple')!=-1){
 // redirection
}

answered Jan 30 '14 at 05:09

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