Detect Safari using jQuery

Question

Using a mix of feature detection and Useragent string:

    var is_opera = !!window.opera || navigator.userAgent.indexOf(' OPR/') >= 0;
    var is_Edge = navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Edge") > -1;
    var is_chrome = !!window.chrome && !is_opera && !is_Edge;
    var is_explorer= typeof document !== 'undefined' && !!document.documentMode && !is_Edge;
    var is_firefox = typeof window.InstallTrigger !== 'undefined';
    var is_safari = /^((?!chrome|android).)*safari/i.test(navigator.userAgent);

Usage:
if (is_safari) alert('Safari');

Or for Safari only, use this :

if ( /^((?!chrome|android).)*safari/i.test(navigator.userAgent)) {alert('Its Safari');}

The following identifies Safari 3.0+ and distinguishes it from Chrome:

isSafari = !!navigator.userAgent.match(/Version\/[\d\.]+.*Safari/)

unfortunately the above examples will also detect android's default browser as Safari, which it is not. I used navigator.userAgent.indexOf('Safari') != -1 && navigator.userAgent.indexOf('Chrome') == -1 && navigator.userAgent.indexOf('Android') == -1

For checking Safari I used this:

$.browser.safari = ($.browser.webkit && !(/chrome/.test(navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase())));
if ($.browser.safari) {
    alert('this is safari');
}

It works correctly.

Apparently the only reliable and accepted solution would be to do feature detection like this:

browser_treats_urls_like_safari_does = false;
var last_location_hash = location.hash;
location.hash = '"blah"';
if (location.hash == '#%22blah%22')
    browser_treats_urls_like_safari_does = true;
location.hash = last_location_hash;

The only way I found is check if navigator.userAgent contains iPhone or iPad word

if (navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase().match(/(ipad|iphone)/)) {
    //is safari
}

If you are checking the browser use $.browser. But if you are checking feature support (recommended) then use $.support.

You should NOT use $.browser to enable/disable features on the page. Reason being its not dependable and generally just not recommended.

If you need feature support then I recommend modernizr.