[Support]: iOS/Safari Frigate, rapid white flashing screen when going to dashboard

[maxiedaniels]

Checklist

• I have updated to the latest available Frigate version.
• I have cleared the cache of my browser.
• I have tried a different browser to see if it is related to my browser.
• I have tried reproducing the issue in incognito mode to rule out problems with any third party extensions or plugins I have installed.
• I have asked the AI at https://docs.frigate.video about my issue.

Describe the problem you are having

I have an issue where loading the Frigate dashboard url results in a rapid flashing white screen, seems like it's reloading over and over, until after maybe 10-20 seconds it'll stop and settle on the login screen.
This seems to happen pretty much every time I open Frigate via my homescreen icon I made by doing 'add to homescreen' in Safari. And it also happens most times I go to the Frigate dashboard.
I've tried clearing my browser cache multiple times. It'll fix it once, but then happen again.

This only happens on my phone, not on my desktop system.

ScreenRecording_12-03-2025.11-03-05_1.mov

Steps to reproduce

On my iphone, I navigate to http://:8971/login. Or, I do that and then once its logged into dashboard, I use the 'Add to Homescreen' option to add an icon for Frigate on the desktop. Then, I open the Frigate 'app' on my homescreen. White flashing madness ensues.

Version

0.16.2-4d58206

In which browser(s) are you experiencing the issue with?

iOS 18.6, unsure of Safari version

Frigate config file

mqtt:
  enabled: true
  host: <REDACTED_IP>
  port: 1883
  user: <REDACTED_USER>
  password: <REDACTED_PASSWORD>
  topic_prefix: frigate
  client_id: frigate
  stats_interval: 60

go2rtc:
  streams:
    # front
    wyze-cam-thingino-front: rtsp://<REDACTED_USER>:<REDACTED_PASSWORD>@<REDACTED_IP>:554/ch0
    wyze-cam-thingino-front_sub: rtsp://<REDACTED_USER>:<REDACTED_PASSWORD>@<REDACTED_IP>:554/ch1
    # patio
    wyze-cam-thingino-patio: rtsp://<REDACTED_USER>:<REDACTED_PASSWORD>@<REDACTED_IP>:554/ch0
    wyze-cam-thingino-patio_sub: rtsp://<REDACTED_USER>:<REDACTED_PASSWORD>@<REDACTED_IP>:554/ch1
    # cat
    wyze-cam-thingino-cat: rtsp://<REDACTED_USER>:<REDACTED_PASSWORD>@<REDACTED_IP>:554/ch0
    wyze-cam-thingino-cat_sub: rtsp://<REDACTED_USER>:<REDACTED_PASSWORD>@<REDACTED_IP>:554/ch1

cameras:
  wyze-cam-thingino-front:
    enabled: true
    ffmpeg:
      inputs:
        - path: rtsp://<REDACTED_USER>:<REDACTED_PASSWORD>@<REDACTED_IP>:554/ch1
          roles: [detect]
        - path: rtsp://<REDACTED_USER>:<REDACTED_PASSWORD>@<REDACTED_IP>:554/ch0
          roles: [record]
    detect:
      enabled: true
      width: 640
      height: 360
      fps: 5

  wyze-cam-thingino-patio:
    enabled: true
    ffmpeg:
      inputs:
        - path: rtsp://<REDACTED_USER>:<REDACTED_PASSWORD>@<REDACTED_IP>:554/ch1
          roles: [detect]
        - path: rtsp://<REDACTED_USER>:<REDACTED_PASSWORD>@<REDACTED_IP>:554/ch0
          roles: [record]
    detect:
      enabled: true
      width: 640
      height: 360
      fps: 5

  wyze-cam-thingino-cat:
    enabled: true
    ffmpeg:
      inputs:
        - path: rtsp://<REDACTED_USER>:<REDACTED_PASSWORD>@<REDACTED_IP>:554/ch1
          roles: [detect]
        - path: rtsp://<REDACTED_USER>:<REDACTED_PASSWORD>@<REDACTED_IP>:554/ch0
          roles: [record]
    detect:
      enabled: true
      width: 640
      height: 360
      fps: 5

detect:
  enabled: true

version: 0.16-0

ffmpeg:
  hwaccel_args: preset-vaapi

detectors:
  ov:
    type: openvino
    device: GPU

model:
  model_type: yolo-generic
  path: /config/model_cache/yolov9-t-640.onnx
  width: 640
  height: 640
  input_tensor: nchw
  input_dtype: float
  labelmap_path: /labelmap/coco-80.txt

objects:
  track:
    - person
    - car
  filters:
    person:
      threshold: 0.4
    car:
      threshold: 0.4

record:
  enabled: true
  retain:
    days: 7
    mode: all
  alerts:
    retain:
      days: 90
      mode: motion
  detections:
    retain:
      days: 90
      mode: motion

docker-compose file or Docker CLI command

N/A

Relevant Frigate log output

N/A

Relevant go2rtc log output

N/A

Operating system

UNRAID

Install method

Docker Compose

Network connection

Wired

Camera make and model

Wyze Cam v3 cams running Thingino, but probably not relevant

Screenshots of the Frigate UI's System metrics pages

N/A

Any other information that may be helpful

No response

[inkeep-ai-assistant[bot]]

Based on the available sources, there are known Safari-specific compatibility issues with Frigate v0.16 that may be related to your rapid white flashing screen problem.(1)

The documentation indicates that Safari (particularly on iOS) requires specific configurations for optimal streaming performance. For iOS devices, some users have reported that the Notifications switch needs to be enabled in iOS Settings → Apps → Safari → Advanced → Features.(2)

Additionally, the Live View documentation notes that "iPhone requires iOS 17.1+" for MSE streaming technology.(3) Since you're on iOS 18.6, this shouldn't be the issue, but it's worth noting that Safari has specific compatibility requirements.

For camera settings that work best with Safari and iOS, the documentation recommends:(3)

• Video codec: H.264 - provides the most compatible video codec with all Live view technologies and browsers
• Audio codec: AAC - provides the most compatible audio codec
• I-frame interval: match your camera's frame rate (in your case, 5 fps)

One reported issue similar to yours involves Safari desktop where streams fall back to low quality mode, though that user found accessing Frigate directly via IP:port (rather than through a proxy) resolved the issue.(1)

Since your issue involves rapid reloading/flashing specifically when accessing via the homescreen icon, this could be a Safari web app mode issue rather than a streaming issue. Try accessing Frigate directly through Safari's browser (not the homescreen icon) to see if the flashing persists.

If the issue continues, you may want to visit GitHub to report this specific iOS Safari web app behavior, as it appears to be a browser-specific compatibility issue with v0.16.

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📚 Sources:

1. [Support]: Safari dashboard streams fallback to low quality (JSMPEG) since v0.16
2. Notifications
3. Live View

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[hawkeye217]

This has not been reported before, and many users (including myself) are running Frigate as a PWA on iOS. This is likely caused by something specific to your configuration or setup.

I can't reproduce it, so we'll need to cooperate in order to figure out what's happening in your specific case. Have you done any iOS Safari debugging before? The console and devtools network tab will give more information on what's happening.

[maxiedaniels]

@hawkeye217 Interesting, okay I just took a look. Attached screenshots of whats happening in console. Bunch of 401 errors. On the frigate server side, i can see everytime it 'flashes' its actually making a new request to the page.

From the Network tab, the errors I see are when trying to load profile, config, stats, profile again, and ws. All /api calls it seems. In Safari, it reloads and tries again, and again, and again. I also tested in Chrome, and I see only one set of those errors. I suspect those errors just occur when we're not logged in already, but I don't understand why Safari keeps trying to reload...

Took screenshots covering the things that look relevant.

Anything else I can test?

[hawkeye217]

Quite odd. Chrome's behavior is correct. Not sure why Safari would be doing this.

What is injected.js? That doesn't seem to be anything related to Frigate. Are you running behind any kind of proxy?

[maxiedaniels]

@hawkeye217 No proxy. injected.js is probably 1password. But i tested with the 'add to home' version of Frigate which doens't have any plugins and it still happens exactly the same. No 'injected.js' showing up there.

[ColeCoffman]

I too have this, everything works perfectly fine after the flashes so never thought much of it. Sometimes i get a ton of flashes and sometimes none. This time was not to many. I am also on unraid, behind a CF tunnel.

ScreenRecording_12-03-2025.16-43-22_1.MOV

[hawkeye217]

Are both of you on iOS 26? And does this only occur with Frigate as a PWA and not through Safari itself?

[hawkeye217]

I made another small change to try to avoid a possible redirect race condition, though I am not sure it will really solve your issue. It's worth a try, though. Here's another test build:

ghcr.io/hawkeye217/frigate:3793098

The build is still in progress, but it should be done in ~10 minutes.

[maxiedaniels]

@hawkeye217 Ah that did it! Thank you!! Curious, what was the fix there?

[hawkeye217]

Great. It looks like it was a race condition between redirects.

Can you confirm the issue still exists and is NOT fixed in this build? ghcr.io/hawkeye217/frigate:18d86d4

[ColeCoffman]

can confirm also seems to be much better for me as well.

[ColeCoffman]

Great. It looks like it was a race condition between redirects.

Can you confirm the issue still exists and is NOT fixed in this build? ghcr.io/hawkeye217/frigate:18d86d4

Went back to this to test and immediately got the flashing again.

[hawkeye217]

This is fixed in #21141 and will be a part of Frigate 0.17.

Here are the specifics of the commit: 0902e4b

The custom build, ghcr.io/hawkeye217/frigate:3793098, is based on the latest code of Frigate 0.16 (version will report 0.16.3) with the addition of the specific changes from the commit above.

Thanks to both of you for your help in tracking down this issue!