Apple software engineers join WebVR virtual reality accessibility group

A trio of Apple developers have officially joined the WebVR Community Group, a W3C-hosted community initiative that strives to deliver virtual reality experiences through basic web browsers.

AppleInsider Staff 8 years ago 3

DirecTV Now dropping Safari support for browser streaming in favor of Chrome exclusivity

AT&T's DirecTV Now has started to warn users of its Internet TV service that it will stop supporting Safari on Mac for streaming video at the end of June, with subscribers advised to switch to Google Chrome if they want to continue streaming through a browser on the Mac desktop.

Malcolm Owen 8 years ago 54

Apple quietly patched iPhone vulnerability allowing unauthorized collection of sensor data [u]

Apple in 2016 issued a fix for a website-based iOS exploit that could've allowed hackers to collect sensor data from iPhones, and potentially learn many things about their targets — even their passcodes, researchers revealed this week. [Updated with Apple clarification]

Roger Fingas 9 years ago 14

Apple updates Safari Technology Preview with minor improvements

Apple's experimental web browser, Safari Technology Preview, was updated on Wednesday with a variety of bugs fixes and performance improvements impacting CSS, JavaScript, Web Inspector and more.

Ashley Wright 9 years ago 2

Safari not able to play new 4K videos from YouTube homepage, likely due to VP9 shift

What appears to be Google's shift to the VP9 codec for delivering 4K video on the YouTube homepage is preventing Safari users from watching videos uploaded to the service since early December in full 4K resolution, but not from viewing webpage-embedded videos in the same resolution.

Mike Wuerthele 9 years ago 42

macOS Safari compatibility added to Amazon Prime Video HTML5 streaming, with limitations

Amazon has made a recent change to video distribution methods, with the company adding Apple Safari HTML5 support on macOS, making the browser fully compatible with Amazon Prime Video streaming without plug-ins for the first time.

Mike Wuerthele 9 years ago 9

How to reopen tabs in Safari for iOS 10 and macOS Sierra

Whether you closed one by accident or simply remembered something else you wanted to look at, reopening a closed tab is an essential task in any modern Web browser. Here's how to do it in Safari for iOS 10 and macOS Sierra.

Roger Fingas 9 years ago 4

Apple's MacBook Pro Touch Bar currently lets users scrub through YouTube ads

In Safari, the Touch Bar on Apple's new MacBook Pro can currently be used to scrub through YouTube videos — including normally unskippable 30-second pre-roll ads, owners have discovered.

Roger Fingas 9 years ago 14

Apple Pay holiday promotions offer online shoppers free rush shipping, discounts, rewards

A new initiative intended to drive Apple Pay use on the web, coinciding with the debut of Touch ID on the new MacBook Pro, offers shoppers exclusive offers and discounts this holiday season.

Neil Hughes 9 years ago 2

Twitter tests Safari's 'Reader' mode as default for outside links on iOS

For some users, Twitter's iOS app is now using Safari's "Reader" mode by default when loading links to outside webpages.

Roger Fingas 9 years ago 3

French company sues Apple over incomplete HTML5 support on iOS, macOS Safari

A development company is taking advantage of a French law, and is suing Apple over incomplete implementation of the HTML 5 specification in the iOS version of Safari.

Mike Wuerthele 9 years ago 64

Inside iOS 10: Split-screen view in Safari for iPad boosts productivity

Apple's newly released iOS 10 improves multitasking on the iPad by offering a new split-screen mode in Safari, allowing users to have two tabs open side-by-side simultaneously.

Neil Hughes 9 years ago 12

New WebKit policies in iOS 10 to allow autoplay of silent videos in Safari, pause those with audio

In a bid to improve user experience, Apple's mobile Safari web browser in iOS 10 will autoplay silent videos and pause those with sound, a change that enables automatic playback of GIFs — at least those converted to video — while halting potentially disruptive content like ads.

AppleInsider Staff 9 years ago 10

Apple tests Google's WebP for accelerated image loads in Safari

Apple is testing support for Google's WebP image format in the beta Safari code for iOS 10 and macOS Sierra, something that could potentially speed up page loads.

Roger Fingas 9 years ago 15

Safari 10 brings fast, native App Extensions to the macOS browser, web content

Building on work completed last year to enable Web Content Blockers, Apple's new Safari 10 enables a wide range of native code App Extensions that users can automatically obtain and update through the Mac App Store, contributing to faster performance, enhanced security and better reliability.

Daniel Eran Dilger 9 years ago 20

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