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Safari users report Autofill shifting card expiry dates back a month
Safari Autofill has been reported to shift saved credit card expiry dates back by one month when filling in online forms. The intermittent problem matters because it can cause payment details to be entered incorrectly, though the article says the reports do not establish how widespread it is.
Users have described the issue in Apple Community posts since at least 2017, with similar complaints in 2021 and 2024, as well as in Reddit discussions. The Register could not reproduce it, and one reader said the card details remain correct in Settings; a possible explanation involves how Safari handles dates across time zones. Apple had not responded to a request for comment, and support reportedly suggested clearing the browser cache and re-entering the card details.
In short
- Safari Autofill may move credit card expiry dates back a month.
- Users have reported the intermittent issue for years.
- The cause remains unconfirmed, and Apple had not commented.
Explained simply
Safari is Apple’s web browser, and Autofill can enter details such as a saved payment card into an online form. Card expiry dates are shown as a month and year, so a change of just one month can make the details invalid at checkout.
Reports about the problem have appeared over several years in Apple Community posts and Reddit discussions. The Register says it could not reproduce it, and the accounts do not show how many users are affected. One suggested explanation is that the browser may handle dates differently across time zones; Apple had not commented, and the reports do not confirm a cause.
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Originally published by The Register as “Safari’s Autofill feature may be distoring time”.