Apple Releases Safari Technology Preview 5 With Bug Fixes and Feature Tweaks

[MacRumors]

Apple today released a new update for Safari Technology Preview, the experimental browser Apple first introduced on March 30. Apple uses Safari Technology Preview to test features that may eventually be introduced in the release version of Safari.

Safari Technology Preview release 5 includes a bug fixes and updates for JavaScript, CSS, web APIs, Web Inspector, media, security, networking, and accessibility.

The Safari Technology Preview update is available through the Mac App Store to anyone who has downloaded the browser. Full release notes are available on Apple's Safari Technology Preview website.

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

Article Link: Apple Releases Safari Technology Preview 5 With Bug Fixes and Feature Tweaks

 

[naeS1Sean]

I didn't realize that's what this was. So it's like the Chrome Beta app, pretty much?

 

[larrylaffer]

The release notes for each release of this project are a thing of beauty. If only they did this for their released products.

 

[jdillings]

So is this going to get a final release at some point?

 

[dannyyankou]

I suspect these updates will make their way over to macOS 12 (get used to that) and iOS 10

 

[n-evo]

So is this going to get a final release at some point?

Nope, they'll throw all the advances away at the end of the year and start all over again.

 

[wowotoe]

Is this in Mac App Store? I cannot find it on my Mac. Need to manually download the update everytime.

 

[Borin]

Is this in Mac App Store? I cannot find it on my Mac. Need to manually download the update everytime.

After downloading it from the Safari for Developers website it should update through the MAS.

 

[Peace]

So is this going to get a final release at some point?

It's built in to 10.11.6

This version is compatible with OS X 10.11.4 and 10.11.5

 

[Glassed Silver]

The release notes for each release of this project are a thing of beauty. If only they did this for their released products.

Good God, you're not kidding.
Those release notes are on point!

Glassed Silver:mac

 

[Mr-Stabby]

The release notes for each release of this project are a thing of beauty. If only they did this for their released products.

Couldn't agree more! Makes such a nice change to 'Bug Fixes and Performance Enhancements'

 

[nt5672]

The release notes for each release of this project are a thing of beauty. If only they did this for their released products.

Everyone knows you don't produce release notes for toys, it just confuses the youngsters. So once the engineers turn this over to marketing, say goodby to common sense. It then becomes all about style. Your jeans don't have release notes.

 

[Chazzle]

Everyone knows you don't produce release notes for toys, it just confuses the youngsters. So once the engineers turn this over to marketing, say goodby to common sense. It then becomes all about style. Your jeans don't have release notes.

True, though our jeans don't develop certain bugs as time goes on that can be fixed with an OTA update. Knowing which of those bugs are fixed and which features are changed is something that even youngsters would appreciate. The notes were never shown on the main screen unless you clicked on the link anyway, so being all about style seems presumptive.
I do sense however, that you would appreciate release notes, as would I. For me, that is a large part of beta testing. Knowing what was fixed so you may move on to other areas to test. Sure wish they would bring back the notes.

 

[neander]

Doesn't work with this extension any longer.. zooms everything except for the text....

https://safari-extensions.apple.com/details/?id=com.stefanvd.zoom-PRR97757HF

Have worked in all other safari previews versions. Doesnt zoom text on this forum for instance.. they have to fix this...

Works in "normal" safari just fine.


Its the same with the normal mac zoom, cmd, +/-, doesn't work on text on MANY sites.

 

[nvmls]

Its the same with the normal mac zoom, cmd, +/-, doesn't work on text on MANY sites.

I second that, no wonder why they've created a separate app, 5th version and they are still breaking stuff, 4th version killed gifs, now zoom. In addition to that, the user experience has received zero improvement, favicons are still worthless, pinned tab icons worthless in 90% other than U.S. websites (not even all US ones either), multiple tab management still poor and moving to the right last tab is still bugged, web inspector still poor, console shows up on element tab even though there is a console tab for it.

Sure.. it is "snappier".

 

[Agent OrangeZ]

Meh.... I don't even use regular Safari. Why would I want to use a buggy unfinished version? I'll stick to Chrome.

 

[MrNomNoms]

The release notes for each release of this project are a thing of beauty. If only they did this for their released products.

Agreed - I'd love to see all the bundled applications updateable via the App Store so then it would be possible for Apple to do 'out of cycle' updates of the bundled applications rather than having to wait for the next version of OS X to come out. Heck, being able to receive regular updates to the Finder would be great given how complex it is I am sure they're making bug fixes all the time so it would be great if they could push out updates as things are fixed even at those low level components.