# The strange case of the phony favicon **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [January 31, 2022, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-strange-case-of-the-phony-favicon/958706 "2022-01-31T22:49:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2022, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-strange-case-of-the-phony-favicon/958706/1 "2022-01-31T22:49:15Z")
A minor but odd issue I’ve noticed for awhile now…I see it happen in a Safari browser on my iPad all the time (like right now). I don’t know if it happens in any other browser / device combos. Anyway, many times when I have several tabs open, the normal yellow ‘SD’ favicon will be replaced by the favicon of another site I have open. This will persist even if I close the tab of the other site. I’ve never seen this happen with any other website; is this a known issue with this site? As I say it’s very minor, but a bit annoying when I glance at my open tabs and think the SD tab got closed down. ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2022, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-strange-case-of-the-phony-favicon/958706/2 "2022-02-01T02:27:08Z")
I’ve never seen this happen for Firefox. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2022, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-strange-case-of-the-phony-favicon/958706/3 "2022-02-01T05:38:35Z")
I have been using the Discourse app, which I keep in the dock. It has a bit of teh suck about it (not too much more than just a browser wrapper), but it does badge notifications and gives me a straight shot to SDMB. Mostly I use it because I have yet to pony up, my browser blocks ads, and that seems kinda dishonest. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2022, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-strange-case-of-the-phony-favicon/958706/4 "2022-02-01T11:36:59Z")
> [@gnoitall](#): > > I’ve never seen this happen for Firefox. Yeah, when I’m on the SDMB on my desktop I usually use Firefox too, and I have not seen it happen there. Only in the Safari browser on my iPad. It’s the only site in that browser / device combo I’ve seen it happen to though. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2022, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-strange-case-of-the-phony-favicon/958706/5 "2022-02-01T15:21:17Z")
I’ve had that happen as well, using Safari on my iPhone. I think I even started a thread about it a year ago. ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2022, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-strange-case-of-the-phony-favicon/958706/6 "2022-02-01T15:58:01Z")
Maybe it’s this? > **[How to refresh website favicons in Safari on Mac](https://www.idownloadblog.com/2020/09/08/refresh-favicons-in-safari-mac/)** > > If you have website icons that are missing or showing incorrectly, this tutorial explains how to refresh favicons in Safari on your Mac.