Safari Technology Preview 248 Released • Hacker News Board

Re: Safari Technology Preview 248 Released

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Post by exabrial » Thu, Jul 23, 2026, 5:12 PM UTC

e12e wrote: post #71

exabrial wrote: post #26

Please, can we put the "Disable Javascript" menu back in the Developer menu

Been gone a while? https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/465150/make-shortc...

:( pretty sad thats the easier workaround.

Its unbelievably handy during development.

Re: Safari Technology Preview 248 Released

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Post by pupppet » Thu, Jul 23, 2026, 6:32 PM UTC

robrobrobrob wrote: post #29

Please add way to maximize the window. I rage quit when it goes fullscreen or just tall.

I hate this default behavior on the green button. I can count the number of times I've intentionally wanted a full-screen app on one hand.

Re: Safari Technology Preview 248 Released

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Post by nwah1 » Fri, Jul 24, 2026, 5:03 PM UTC

lern_too_spel wrote: post #38

bombcar wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They finally used some of those trillions to buy one (1) Claude pro subscription.

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.

And it wasn't just laziness that made them drag their feet. They actively fear the web as a platform, and very much want everyone to do everything through their app stores, using their own macOS/iOS-exclusive proprietary SDKs... which also means developers themselves needing to acquire a Mac with XCode, and a Developer subscription.

Re: Safari Technology Preview 248 Released

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Post by ulfw » Sat, Jul 25, 2026, 3:15 PM UTC

ulfw wrote: post #72

fragmede wrote: post #58

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The EU passed laws to force Apple to allow other browser engines to run. Previously, all iOS browsers were reskinned WebKit by Apple decree.

And is there any other browser engine actually running on iOS anywhere?

Getting downvoted but no answer. So Hackernews

Re: Safari Technology Preview 248 Released

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Post by lern_too_spel » Tue, Jul 28, 2026, 5:42 PM UTC

ulfw wrote: post #72

fragmede wrote: post #58

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The EU passed laws to force Apple to allow other browser engines to run. Previously, all iOS browsers were reskinned WebKit by Apple decree.

And is there any other browser engine actually running on iOS anywhere?

There are several under development. Microsoft recently claimed their Blink-based prototype is almost 30% faster than iOS Safari.