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Re: macOS Big Sur

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Post by irrational »

jkelleyrtp wrote: post #18

Just want to put here that if you're using a Mac and haven't tried Safari recently, you're missing out. A few things: - Battery life is fantastic compared to Chrome/FF - Privacy seems to be top-notch - The tab ordering situation is now chrome-like (my biggest gripe in older versions of safari) - Experimental features are 1 click away, easily enable/disable WebGL2 - Support for the WebExtensions standard means addons…

Because of how bad Safari is on iOS I won't use it on MacOS out of pure fury at how Apple is holding back the mobile web.

Re: macOS Big Sur

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Post by pvg »

masteranza wrote: post #91

Anyone installing it on older Macs? Catalina had an improved performance compared with Mojave on my MBA 2013, but I'm hesitant about Big Sur.

It's fine on a 2015 13" MBP. Compared to recent ones, the beta was pretty uneventful.

Re: macOS Big Sur

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Post by cknoxrun »

andrewmcwatters wrote: post #47

Ouch, maybe everyone rushed to download it. I've got an 11 hour download estimate. Edit: Oh no, it just failed on me, too.

"About 1 day remaining" here [Edit: Make that "6 days remaining"]

Interesting, usually these big updates are fast, even hours after launching. It could indicate bigger demand than expected, or a technical problem.

Re: macOS Big Sur

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Post by brundolf »

iJohnDoe wrote: post #78

Is the full screen behavior still the same? Is it possible to disable apps from expanding to full screen and instead only expand to maximum size? The top menu bar is also hidden when apps go full screen. I think the only alternative is to hold down option key when expanding the window.

Save yourself the headache, use a third-party window manager. I've been using this one for six years with no complaints: https://folivora.ai/

Beyond giving you basics like Windows-style "snapping", it's highly customizable with keyboard and even trackpad and touch bar shortcuts

Re: macOS Big Sur

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Post by therealmarv »

qz2 wrote: post #101
jkelleyrtp wrote: post #84

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You're not going to find the same AdBlockers that Chrome/FF have, but you will find AdBlockers that _work_. I agree that ads make the web unusable, but I've been content with the various blockers I've tried on Safari, and there's more every day. I use ABP, but 1Blocker and Wipr look good, and Safari's got the first 30% of privacy/adblocking taken care of with their various privacy and reader features.

1Blocker is a rip off. Wipr doesn't work properly. ABP lets a lot of ads through. There is nothing that approaches uBlock at all.

try Adguard. It's the best one for this Apple interface for adblocking.

Re: macOS Big Sur

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Post by amativos »

jkelleyrtp wrote: post #18

Just want to put here that if you're using a Mac and haven't tried Safari recently, you're missing out. A few things: - Battery life is fantastic compared to Chrome/FF - Privacy seems to be top-notch - The tab ordering situation is now chrome-like (my biggest gripe in older versions of safari) - Experimental features are 1 click away, easily enable/disable WebGL2 - Support for the WebExtensions standard means addons…

A few things that kept me from using Safari full time (instead of Chrome) last time I tried it:

- On my 15" Macbook Pro (mid 2014), when you speed up videos in Safari the sound is distorted and weird, while in Chrome it sounds properly sped up. I use this a lot when watching educational videos.

- Youtube videos max out at 1080p.

- While there are decent ad blocking extensions, they're not as good as uBlock Origin.

- Web pages are fast and smooth, but the browser UI doesn't consistently feel as quick and snappy as Chrome.

- I once saw some rendering bugs when loading old reddit -- parts of the page were black.

This was Safari 14.

Re: macOS Big Sur

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Post by angott »

jedberg wrote: post #118
jkelleyrtp wrote: post #18

Just want to put here that if you're using a Mac and haven't tried Safari recently, you're missing out. A few things: - Battery life is fantastic compared to Chrome/FF - Privacy seems to be top-notch - The tab ordering situation is now chrome-like (my biggest gripe in older versions of safari) - Experimental features are 1 click away, easily enable/disable WebGL2 - Support for the WebExtensions standard means addons…

Every since the last few betas of Big Sur, I can't play Youtube videos in Safari anymore. It always gives a playback error. They all work fine if I copy the URL and load it in Chrome. Is this just me or anyone else?

It was fixed in the first Release Candidate. Are you running the latest version?

Re: macOS Big Sur

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Post by bredren »

qz2 wrote: post #70
nikomen wrote: post #50

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yes, there's a few features of WebExtensions that Safari chose not to implement. I'm having a hard time finding the article and discussion about this. The missing features prevent ad blockers like uBlock Origin from working.

This was a complete deal breaker for me. Half the internet is unusable without a decent ad blocking implementation these days and a decent one is virtually impossible with the charred remains of the API they left behind. This was actually one of the (many) things that motivated me to migrate away from OSX.

Consider setting up a pihole locally or on a vps.

Re: macOS Big Sur

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Post by lijf »

jedberg wrote: post #118
jkelleyrtp wrote: post #18

Just want to put here that if you're using a Mac and haven't tried Safari recently, you're missing out. A few things: - Battery life is fantastic compared to Chrome/FF - Privacy seems to be top-notch - The tab ordering situation is now chrome-like (my biggest gripe in older versions of safari) - Experimental features are 1 click away, easily enable/disable WebGL2 - Support for the WebExtensions standard means addons…

Every since the last few betas of Big Sur, I can't play Youtube videos in Safari anymore. It always gives a playback error. They all work fine if I copy the URL and load it in Chrome. Is this just me or anyone else?

No, not just you,

I’ve had the same problem, and I have youtube premium. Though it’s not consistent, sometimes it works, which makes me think that it might be related to some choice of the content creator.

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