Hacker News with Generative AI: Safari

Better typography with text-wrap pretty (webkit.org)
Support for text-wrap: pretty just shipped in Safari Technology Preview, bringing an unprecedented level of polish to typography on the web. Let’s take a look at what the WebKit version of pretty does — it’s probably a lot more than you expect. Then, we’ll compare it to balance and the other text-wrap values to better understand when to use which one.

Web Development, Typography, Safari, CSS

364 points by todsacerdoti 18 days ago | 153 comments

WebKit Features in Safari 18.4 (webkit.org)
Safari 18.4 is here!

Web Browsers, Safari, Software Updates

29 points by feross 26 days ago | 5 comments

WebShield – A new wide-spectrum content blocker for Safari (github.com/arjpar)
WebShield is a wide-spectrum content blocker, akin to uBlock Origin, specifically for Safari.

Web Browsing, Safari, Content Blockers, Privacy

143 points by tW4r 57 days ago | 76 comments

ChatGPT can be used as default Safari search engine with new extension (macrumors.com)
OpenAI today updated the ChatGPT app to add a new Safari Extension that allows ChatGPT to be used as the default search engine for searches made through the Safari search bar.

ChatGPT, Safari, Search Engines, Web Browsers, Extensions

31 points by TimLeland 60 days ago | 19 comments

Safari 18.1 Release Notes (apple.com)

Safari, Web Browsers, Apple, Software, New Releases

25 points by ksec 171 days ago | 5 comments

An Abridged History of Safari Showstoppers (rejh.nl)
TL;DR: iOS Safari is more than an inconvenience for developers, it's the fundamental reason interoperability has been stymied in mobile ecosystems; frequent showstopping bugs, a large patch gap, and lack of competing engines ensures the web is not a credible competitor to native. Here are the receipts to prove it.

Web Development, iOS, Safari, Mobile Ecosystems, Interoperability

23 points by rejhgadellaa 214 days ago | 4 comments

WebXR ships now in Safari for Apple Vision Pro enabled by default for all users (twitter.com)

WebXR, Safari, Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality

10 points by dmarcos 222 days ago | 1 comments

&udm=14 for Safari (iOS/iPadOS) (apple.com)

Safari, iOS, iPadOS

62 points by msephton 249 days ago | 53 comments

Apple to Address '0.0.0.0' Security Vulnerability in Safari 18 (macrumors.com)

Security, Apple, Safari, Web Browsers

12 points by tosh 261 days ago | 3 comments

Safari can block distracting ads and other website clutter with latest beta (engadget.com)