Apple to unveil AI-enabled Safari browser alongside new operating systems

Apple is testing a version of its Safari web browser that includes UI tweaks, advanced content blocking features, and a new AI-powered tool dubbed Intelligent Search, AppleInsider has learned.

Marko Zivkovic 2 years ago 40

UK newspapers tell Apple its 'web eraser' will put journalism at risk

Following AppleInsider's discovery that Safari will add the ability to selectively turn off online ads, UK newspaper groups have complained to Apple.

William Gallagher 2 years ago 19

Browser developers gripe about Apple promoting them in the EU

EU iPhone owners now get shown a list of browsers instead of solely launching Safari, but some of the firms behind those other browsers think it's terrible how users are being told about them.

William Gallagher 2 years ago 21

The Browser Company poaches Apple Safari design team member

The creators of Arc, a browser promising to browse for you with AI tools, have hired Charlie Deets, who was formerly one of two designers on the Apple Safari team.

Wesley Hilliard 2 years ago 1

How to set a browser for private searching in iOS 17

Apple has quietly added yet another privacy option to Safari, by letting you set a different search engine just for when you're using private browsing. Here's how to do it.

William Gallagher 2 years ago 0

How to enable WebXR support on Apple Vision Pro

While turned off by default, Apple Vision Pro users can still use WebXR to enjoy browser-based mixed-reality experiences with the headset. Here's how to turn that support on.

Malcolm Owen 2 years ago 0

'Strong action' is coming if the EU doesn't like Apple's App Store concessions

A European Commissioner has laid down the law, and has declared that Apple will be the target of "strong action" if its compliance with the Digital Markets Act isn't enough.

Malcolm Owen 2 years ago 54

Which browsers can be set to default for EU users in iOS 17.4

As part of what the European Union is requiring as part of the Digital Markets Act, Apple is allowing browsers other than Safari to be set as a default in iOS 17.4. Here's what can be chosen.

William Gallagher 2 years ago 1

Browsers like Chrome and Firefox can abandon WebKit in EU with iOS 17.4

EU regulations in the Digital Markets Act have forced Apple to allow full versions of third-party browsers on iPhone, and Apple isn't happy.

Wesley Hilliard 2 years ago 11

Apple insists to EU antitrust regulators that it runs five App Stores, not one

Apple's November challenge against the EU's Digital Markets Act says the European Commission got it wrong by saying there's only one App Store, when there's actually five.

Malcolm Owen 2 years ago 43

How to use the new password sharing in Safari on macOS Sonoma

With macOS Sonoma, you can share usernames and passwords with family and friends from within Safari.

William Gallagher 2 years ago 0

How to use Siri to read a web page in iOS 17

In the latest iOS 17 update, Apple has introduced an enhanced Siri feature that allows the virtual assistant to read web articles aloud. Here's how to get started.

Andrew Orr 2 years ago 0

Cook wanted Apple and Google to be 'deep, deep partners'

Apple CEO Tim Cook talked to Google CEO Sundar Pichai about the tech giants working together in 2018, Google's ongoing antitrust trial revealed, with notes revealing a willingness on both sides to make the deal work.

Malcolm Owen 2 years ago 35

Google paid 36% of Safari search revenue to Apple

Apple's search deal with Google is very lucrative to the company, a court witness claims, with the iPhone maker said to receive about 36% of the revenue generated from Safari search result advertising.

Malcolm Owen 2 years ago 22

Apple told EU regulators it has three browsers, all called Safari

In one of its efforts to avoid exceeding user thresholds and so having to comply with the EU's Digital Markets Act, Apple has tried to claim it has three separate Safari browsers.

William Gallagher 2 years ago 18

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