Safari Technology Preview 248 Released(webkit.org)
69 pointsby Erenay094 hours ago14 comments
  • paddingtone3 hours ago
    And they recently released the Safari MCP in STP as well.

    https://webkit.org/blog/18136/introducing-the-safari-mcp-ser...

    Looks like the Safari MCP is also now available in the most recent Golden Gate beta part of system Safari:

    https://developer.apple.com/documentation/safari-developer-t...

  • kqp14 minutes ago
    Anybody know how to get Safari to “sanitize” on shutdown (delete cookies, cache, etc), except for whitelisted domains? After lots of fiddling I’ve realized this is probably the best privacy/convenience compromise for me, but Safari is the only browser I can’t even find a plugin to do it in.
  • alberth4 hours ago
    The team has been on a roll lately with massive fixes & improvements.

    Like last months announcement of over 500 fixes.

    https://webkit.org/blog/17967/news-from-wwdc26-webkit-in-saf...

    • bombcar3 hours ago
      They finally used some of those trillions to buy one (1) Claude pro subscription.
      • lern_too_spel14 minutes ago
        It's because the EU is forcing competition on them for iOS Safari, and iOS Safari shares code with MacOS Safari. Now they have to at least try to keep up.
  • Affric3 hours ago
    Since they nixed uBlock Origin Safari has not been a serious web browser to me. No amount of technology can make up for it.
    • paddingtone3 hours ago
      I've been using uBlock Origin Lite on Safari with no issues.

      https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ublock-origin-lite/id674534269...

      • jvican2 hours ago
        I use Adguard/wipr to great success. Why's uBlock Origin better? Also, wipr now has filtr, which provides URL filtering at the macOS level, so it's as efficient as it gets.
        • arijunan hour ago
          I think the limitations are similar to the manifest v3 issues that the Chrome version has. Specifically, you (the ad blocker) send the browser a list of sites to block, instead you blocking them yourself. That means it's way harder to do clever things like scriptlet injection to find ads and get around adblock detection.
        • kstrauser2 hours ago
          Seconded for Wipr. It's my favorite adblocker I've tried yet (although 1Blocker is also really nice). And if the author sells it to some creepy company, the Safari API means that the new owner can't spy on my viewing. I'm not sure how it could be materially improved by using less privacy-respecting APIs.
        • jjice2 hours ago
          I use AdGuard, Wipr, and uBlock Origin Lite on my iPhone, and uBlock Origin on desktop.

          I swear there are little gaps in each that the others get, but they're very minor. When uBlock Origin Lote recently released on iOS (within the last year), I noticed a few more things blocked. I also prefer the custom element removal or uBlock and can reuse my desktop filters.

          It's free, so I'd recommend adding it as an addition to the bunch.

      • JSR_FDED2 hours ago
        1Blocker has been rock solid for me. Got it after reading about it on Daring Fireball and now I can’t use a Mac without it.
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  • geerlingguy22 minutes ago
    The one feature I would love to see is WebSerial support, now that Firefox has it too.
  • robrobrobroban hour ago
    Please add way to maximize the window. I rage quit when it goes fullscreen or just tall.
    • woodsonan hour ago
      Try option-click on the green icon in the app window. It’s well hidden and unintuitive, but I think it does what you want.
  • argee4 hours ago
    Does this help stable Safari in any way? I have a WebKit bug I’m tracking that’s fixed in STP but not in stable and it seems like there’s no telling whether it’ll ever land.
    • lapcat3 hours ago
      It'll land eventually. They always do, though maybe months down the road. But of course Apple won't preannounce its plans, and unfortunately I'm not aware of a way to track WebKit commits in specific Safari releases.
  • exabrialan hour ago
    Please, can we put the "Disable Javascript" menu back in the Developer menu
  • SigmundA2 hours ago
    Wonder if they will ever fix upload progress using XHR, pretty annoying to not be able show accurate progress to the user when using larger chunk sizes:

    https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=277286

  • lapcat3 hours ago
    This update fixed some web inspector bugs that I reported, but I can't use it because Safari Technology Preview inexplicably supports fewer macOS versions than Safari itself, i.e., no longer Sequoia.
    • kstrauser2 hours ago
      I don't know, given that Safari is bundled with the OS, targeting a newer macOS seems pretty explicable.
      • lapcatan hour ago
        Safari supports 3 major macOS versions. For example, Safari 26 continues to support Sonoma and Sequoia as well as Tahoe: https://support.apple.com/en-us/127685

        Safari 27 will support Golden Gate, Tahoe, and Sequoia. However, Safari Technology Preview now supports only Golden Gate and Tahoe, despite the fact that the same WebKit commits will make their way into regular Safari on Sequoia. Thus, it seems that Apple is just shooting itself in the foot by failing to test sufficiently on one supported platform.

  • nikanj3 hours ago
    It’s impressive that pinch-zooming reddit.com in-out-in-out has reliably crashed ios safari for at least a few years already. One would assume Apple gets telemetry from iphone default browser crashes, and reddit seems important enough to warrant a fix
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  • JSR_FDED2 hours ago
    After being so disappointed by Tahoe and the whole Alan Dye era, it’s great to see Apple getting their mojo back. Golden Gate is shaping up to be a great release.
  • bearjaws2 hours ago
    I cannot use a browser that is owned by a company who's financial model is dependent upon browsers being nerfed.

    Apple and Google have far too many incentives to wall garden browsers, Apple due to the app store, Google due to advertising.

    Independent browsers are the only safe path forward.

    • gausswhoan hour ago
      You're correct. Which makes it all the more inscrutable that the Firefox team doesn't embrace PWA's as a differentiator.
    • dbbk2 hours ago
      What did they nerf
      • bearjaws2 hours ago
        Apple: adblocking, PWA being put in a odd spot, surely to be followed by a post "nobody was using it" before being removed, if they mention it at all.

        Google: ad blocking

        • dbbkan hour ago
          Ad blocking isn't nerfed
          • arijun27 minutes ago
            It is when compared to Firefox. Safari and now Google claim that it's for security, as the newer interfaces expose way less attack surface for malicious add-ons. I think that it's true that it does improve security, although I'm not sure that I believe Google when they say they're not doing it to stop people from blocking their main revenue source.
      • unsungNovelty2 hours ago
        PWA for starters? They are not interested in Indie devs anyways. Might as well let us use PWA no?
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