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Apple releases Safari 5.0.3, 4.1.3 with bug fixes, security updates

Apple on Thursday released an update containing bug and security fixes for its Safari Web browser, with version 5.0.3 for Windows, Mac OS X Leopard and Snow Leopard, and 4.1.3 for Mac users running Tiger.

Safari 5.0.3 is available direct from Apple for Mac OS X 10.5.8 or later and Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7. Tiger users must be running Mac oS X 10.4.11 for Safari 4.1.2.

For both Mac and Windows users, the update fixes an issue that could prevent users from submitting web forms. It also establishes an encrypted, authenticated connection to the Safari Extensions Gallery.

The latest version of Safari 5 for Mac also fixes an issue that could cause Web content to display incorrectly when viewing a Google Image result with Flash 10.1 installed.

Other fixes, according to Apple, include:

  • More accurate Top Hit results in the Address Field
  • More accurate results in Top Sites
  • More reliable pop-up blocking
  • Improved stability when typing into search and text input fields on www.netflix.com and www.facebook.com
  • Improved stability when using JavaScript-intensive extensions
  • Improved stability when using VoiceOver with Safari

Safari 5 was released in June, bringing sandboxed extensions, as well as expanded HTML5 support. It also added the ability to make Microsoft Bing the default search engine.

33 Comments

bcahill009 15 Years · 163 comments

Quote:
Originally Posted by AppleInsider

Safari 4.1.2.

ios 4.2 would be nicer but stability is always nice I guess.

MacPro 19 Years · 19862 comments

Quote:
Originally Posted by bcahill009

ios 4.2 would be nicer but stability it always nice.

At least Safari is sna... No! I can't say it

Correction: This is Acrobat not Flash. Seriously though as far as I can tell still no (correction) Acrobat Plug-in 64 bit so Safari still has to be run in 32 bit mode.

wonder 16 Years · 224 comments

I still get Plug in failures with Flash on the BBC web site, only started when 10.6.5 was released.

lordjeremias 16 Years · 17 comments

Quote:
Originally Posted by digitalclips

At least Safari is sna... No! I can't say it

Seriously though as far as I can tell still no Flash 64 bit so Safari still has to be run in 32 bit mode if you use Flash content. Unless anyone can correct me and point me to a solution.

not sure if i understand what you are saying. Safari 5 is a 64 bit process. Flash is run separately on its own process, so might be 32 bits (i never checked that up).

Just out of curiosity, does this update require a restart?

MacPro 19 Years · 19862 comments

Quote:
Originally Posted by Wonder

I still get Plug in failures with Flash on the BBC web site, only started when 10.6.5 was released.

Correction: This is for Acrobat (which maybe related to issues on BEEB but it's not Flash per se .. Sorry.) This may be the problem. Have you tried running Safari in 32 bit mode? Flash for Mac is still only 32 bit and it simply doesn't work correctly in Safari in 64 bit. To change Safari (in case you didn't know) quit it and find the original icon, get info and check the box next to "Open in 32-bit mode". Then restart Safari. Hopefully Flash will now work (well as well as it can lol).

Hope this helps