Safari

2 years ago

Watch: Safari 11 Tips and Tricks

Apples web browser, Safari, has been updated to Safari 11 with iOS 11 and macOS High Sierra with some pretty impressive updates that might go overlooked by casual users. We round up the best new features in this video.

By AppleInsider Staff | 2 years ago

Apple's WebKit team helps launch Speedometer 2.0 browser benchmark

2 years ago

Apple's WebKit team helps launch Speedometer 2.0 browser benchmark

In partnership with Chromium, Apple's WebKit team has released Speedometer 2.0, an updated benchmark for developers testing the performance of browser engines.

By Roger Fingas | 2 years ago

Apple drops Safari Technology Preview 47 with new APIs, Spectre fixes

2 years ago

Apple drops Safari Technology Preview 47 with new APIs, Spectre fixes

A new version of Apple's experimental Safari branch was made available to web professionals late Wednesday, bringing a number of API enhancements and folding in patches for the Spectre vulnerability.

By AppleInsider Staff | 2 years ago

Ad firms losing 'hundreds of millions' after Apple clamps down on Safari tracking

2 years ago

Ad firms losing 'hundreds of millions' after Apple clamps down on Safari tracking

Online advertising businesses are reportedly losing out on "hundreds of millions of dollars" because of Apple's Intelligent Tracking Prevention (ITP), introduced to Safari last year.

By Roger Fingas | 2 years ago

December Apple updates fixed 'Meltdown' & 'Spectre' vulnerabilities on older Macs [u]

2 years ago

December Apple updates fixed 'Meltdown' & 'Spectre' vulnerabilities on older Macs [u]

Updates released in early December should already have dealt with "Meltdown" and "Spectre" vulnerabilities on older Intel Macs, according to Apple's release notes — but a late Friday retraction of the claim has shed some doubt on the situation.

By Roger Fingas | 2 years ago

Google faces UK class action lawsuit over 2012 Safari privacy settings bypass scandal

2 years ago

Google faces UK class action lawsuit over 2012 Safari privacy settings bypass scandal

Google faces the prospect of paying out compensation to iPhone owners in the United Kingdom if an attempted class action lawsuit goes against the firm, with a group taking the search giant to court over its bypassing of privacy controls in Safari that took place from 2011 until 2012.

By Malcolm Owen | 2 years ago

Video: Speed and resource testing Safari, Firefox, and Chrome on the Mac

2 years ago

Video: Speed and resource testing Safari, Firefox, and Chrome on the Mac

Mozilla just released their new Firefox "Quantum" browser with new features including built-in screenshots, a save-for-later feature named Pocket, and a Library that holds all of your pocket saves, bookmarks, browsing history, screenshots and downloads in one spot. AppleInsider compares the new release with Safari, and Google's Chrome.

By AppleInsider Staff | 2 years ago

Video: Safari credential AutoFill through Face ID on Apple's iPhone X

2 years ago

Video: Safari credential AutoFill through Face ID on Apple's iPhone X

If you've got iCloud Keychain and Safari's AutoFill turned on, Face ID on the iPhone X will let you quickly log into virtually any website.

By Roger Fingas | 2 years ago

Google reveals higher traffic acquisition payouts, supporting claims of costlier Apple search deal

2 years ago

Google reveals higher traffic acquisition payouts, supporting claims of costlier Apple search deal

While Google parent company Alphabet beat forecasts in this week's third-quarter results, pulling in $27.77 billion in revenue, the company simultaneously warned of higher traffic acquisition costs — likely supporting claims that it's paying Apple more to be the default option in Safari search.

By Roger Fingas | 2 years ago

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Apple's Safari applies differential privacy to ferret out problematic websites in macOS High Sierra

2 years ago

Apple's Safari applies differential privacy to ferret out problematic websites in macOS High Sierra

Alongside a new Intelligent Tracking Prevention feature designed to protect user privacy, Apple's latest Safari web browser incorporates differential privacy technology to collect user data in a bid to identify troublesome websites.

By AppleInsider Staff | 2 years ago

Inside High Sierra: Safari's Javascript engine much faster, accursed autoplay videos (mostly) killed

2 years ago

Inside High Sierra: Safari's Javascript engine much faster, accursed autoplay videos (mostly) killed

While marquee features like APFS have stolen most of the spotlight, Apple has implemented significant improvements to Safari with the goal of making a user's time with it easier, and less annoying.

By Mike Wuerthele | 2 years ago

Apple issues Safari 11 update for macOS Sierra & OS X El Capitan

2 years ago

Apple issues Safari 11 update for macOS Sierra & OS X El Capitan

Though it's included by default with the upcoming macOS High Sierra, Apple on Tuesday released Safari 11 for macOS Sierra and OS X El Capitan, giving people early access to the finished browser's features.

By Roger Fingas | 2 years ago

Apple addresses ad industry complaints over Safari tracking prevention feature

2 years ago

Apple addresses ad industry complaints over Safari tracking prevention feature

In response to advertising industry objections to Safari's new Intelligent Tracking Prevention feature, Apple on Friday explained how the service is a boon for both consumers and ad services who use it responsibly.

By Mikey Campbell | 2 years ago

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Ad industry complains Apple Safari update is 'unilateral and heavy-handed' against tracking

2 years ago

Ad industry complains Apple Safari update is 'unilateral and heavy-handed' against tracking

Six ad industry organizations have crafted an open letter complaining about changes coming to Apple's Safari browser, claiming that a new feature — "Intelligent Tracking Prevention" — will hurt both them and the public.

By Roger Fingas | 2 years ago

Spotify drops Web streaming for users of Apple's Safari browser

2 years ago

Spotify drops Web streaming for users of Apple's Safari browser

Streaming music service Spotify has apparently dropped access to its Web Player for users of Apple's Safari, despite it continuing to work on Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Opera.

By Roger Fingas | 2 years ago

Safari in iOS 11 strips Google AMP links down to original URL for sharing

2 years ago

Safari in iOS 11 strips Google AMP links down to original URL for sharing

When iOS 11 launches this fall, users sharing Google AMP pages from Safari will find Apple's operating system automatically remove Google's proprietary URL in favor of the webpage's original format.

By Mikey Campbell | 2 years ago

Apple may integrate Service Workers into WebKit, support next-gen web apps in Safari

2 years ago

Apple may integrate Service Workers into WebKit, support next-gen web apps in Safari

Apple this week began work toward integrating Service Workers, an API that lets browsers run background scripts, into WebKit, suggesting the company might one day support a form of next-generation web app in iOS.

By AppleInsider Staff | 2 years ago

Apple software engineers join WebVR virtual reality accessibility group

3 years ago

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.

By AppleInsider Staff | 3 years ago

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

3 years ago

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.

By Malcolm Owen | 3 years ago

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

3 years ago

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]

By Roger Fingas | 3 years ago

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