Apple Releases Safari Technology Preview 174 With Bug Fixes and Performance Improvements

[MacRumors]

Apple today released a new update for Safari Technology Preview, the experimental browser Apple first introduced in March 2016. Apple designed the Safari Technology Preview to test features that may be introduced into future release versions of Safari.

Safari Technology Preview 174 includes fixes and updates for CSS, CSS Container Queries, Layout, JavaScript, Media, Popover, Accessibility, SVG, and Web API.

The update now features content coming in Safari 17 alongside macOS Sonoma. On Sonoma, the browser offers Profiles for separating browsing data like History and Favorites, web apps, and improved private browsing mode. Features for all operating systems include Feature Flags (replacing Experimental Features), a redesigned Develop menu, Live Text support for vertical text recognition in images and videos, HEIC support, and JPEG XL, a new image format with an improved compression algorithm for better image quality at smaller file sizes than JPEG.

The current Safari Technology Preview release is compatible with machines running macOS Ventura and macOS Sonoma, the latest version of macOS that Apple is beta testing right now.

The Safari Technology Preview update is available through the Software Update mechanism in System Preferences or System Settings to anyone who has downloaded the browser. Full release notes for the update are available on the Safari Technology Preview website.

Apple's aim with Safari Technology Preview is to gather feedback from developers and users on its browser development process. Safari Technology Preview can run side-by-side with the existing Safari browser and while designed for developers, it does not require a developer account to download.


Article Link: Apple Releases Safari Technology Preview 174 With Bug Fixes and Performance Improvements

 

[Rychiar]

I always see mention of this and wonder what could possibly be so new and exciting that It needs this special version? It’s s been the same boring browser for ages

 

[Love-hate 🍏 relationship]

does this version also brins web apps to macOS monterey ? or is it sonoma only ?

 

[lkrupp]

does this version also brins web apps to macOS monterey ? or is it sonoma only ?

Sonoma only

 

[Love-hate 🍏 relationship]

Sonoma only

Thanks !

 

[Love-hate 🍏 relationship]

Sonoma only

what does this preview effectively brings to preview users on ventura ?

 

[garranhado]

No WebM video support for iOS / iPadOS yet

 

[TroutDeep]

I always see mention of this and wonder what could possibly be so new and exciting that It needs this special version? It’s s been the same boring browser for ages

Whatever you do, don't bother finding out!

 

[PsykX]

I always see mention of this and wonder what could possibly be so new and exciting that It needs this special version? It’s s been the same boring browser for ages

It's the engine behind the hood that changes.

While it did evolve quite a lot in the last 12 months, the end-user doesn't see much of it.

 

[ThunderSkunk]

I always see mention of this and wonder what could possibly be so new and exciting that It needs this special version?

They could fix the super-innovative sidebar change they made a couple years ago that requires twice as many clicks to use. That might get me to use Safari again.

 

[benface]

I always see mention of this and wonder what could possibly be so new and exciting that It needs this special version? It’s s been the same boring browser for ages

There are literally release notes. You could read them. But you probably wouldn't care unless you're a web developer, which you're obviously NOT.

 

[MrNomNoms]

No WebM video support for iOS / iPadOS yet

I'd love to know the reasoning behind it given that support is on macOS and tvOS so it isn't as though the iPad and iPhone aren't powerful enough to playback WebM content. It is always amazing how under the hood improvements play second fiddle to features that Apple add which leave me asking "why?".

 

[HiFifreak]

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Safari Technology Preview 174 With Bug Fixes "​

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Now this ive been reading for years! So how many bugs CAN you put in a browser?​

 

[galad]

Infinite, because they are adding new features and so they add new bugs too.

 

[ErikGrim]

Fixed the bug where CloudFlare didn't think you were human, so that's a plus

 

[macmus12]

gif on twitter do not play.

 

[lkrupp]

gif on twitter do not play.

When you signed up to get Safari Technology Preview you agreed to report bugs back to Apple. That’s what betas and previews are for. So do your duty and report this to Apple.

 

[God of Biscuits]

They could fix the super-innovative sidebar change they made a couple years ago that requires twice as many clicks to use. That might get me to use Safari again.

does this version also brins web apps to macOS monterey ? or is it sonoma only ?

the download is available for both versions of macos. And the technology preview is about WebKit, the rendering engine, not the usability of Safari, the browsing app. As such, the tech preview contains its own copy of WebKit. Which is why it runs on Ventura as well as Sonoma.

 

[God of Biscuits]

"

Safari Technology Preview 174 With Bug Fixes "​

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Now this ive been reading for years! So how many bugs CAN you put in a browser?​

It’s a technology preview. That’s pre Alpha.

 

[God of Biscuits]

No WebM video support for iOS / iPadOS yet

unless you mean AV1, don’t hold your breath.

 

[God of Biscuits]

I'd love to know the reasoning behind it given that support is on macOS and tvOS so it isn't as though the iPad and iPhone aren't powerful enough to playback WebM content. It is always amazing how under the hood improvements play second fiddle to features that Apple add which leave me asking "why?".

pro

I'd love to know the reasoning behind it given that support is on macOS and tvOS so it isn't as though the iPad and iPhone aren't powerful enough to playback WebM content. It is always amazing how under the hood improvements play second fiddle to features that Apple add which leave me asking "why?".

you ask it but do you ever to look for actual answers yourself? WebM is the container/file format, not the video codec. Yes, you can put AV1 inside WebM, but heif/ISOBMFF is the accepted standard for both video and still images.

 

[MrNomNoms]

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