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Apple Releases Safari Technology Preview 176 With Bug Fixes and Performance Improvements

Apple today released a new update (https://developer.apple.com/safari/download/) for Safari Technology Preview (https://www.macrumors.com/guide/safari-technology-preview/), the experimental browser Apple first introduced (http://www.macrumors.com/2016/03/30/apple-safari-technology-preview-browser/) in March 2016. Apple designed the ‌Safari Technology Preview‌ to test features that may be introduced into future release versions of Safari.



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&zwnj;Safari Technology Preview&zwnj; 176 includes fixes and updates for CSS, Rendering, Accessibility, Media, and Web API.



The update now features content coming in Safari 17 alongside macOS Sonoma (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/macos-sonoma/). On Sonoma, the browser offers Profiles for separating browsing data like History and Favorites, web apps, and improved private browsing mode. Features for all operating systems include Feature Flags (replacing Experimental Features), a redesigned Develop menu, Live Text support for vertical text recognition in images and videos, HEIC support, and JPEG XL, a new image format with an improved compression algorithm for better image quality at smaller file sizes than JPEG.



The current &zwnj;Safari Technology Preview&zwnj; release is compatible with machines running macOS Ventura (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/macos-13/) and &zwnj;macOS Sonoma&zwnj;, the latest version of macOS that Apple is beta testing right now.



The &zwnj;Safari Technology Preview&zwnj; update is available through the Software Update mechanism in System Preferences or System Settings to anyone who has downloaded the browser (https://developer.apple.com/safari/download/). Full release notes for the update are available on the Safari Technology Preview website (https://developer.apple.com/safari/technology-preview/release-notes/).



Apple's aim with &zwnj;Safari Technology Preview&zwnj; is to gather feedback from developers and users on its browser development process. &zwnj;Safari Technology Preview&zwnj; can run side-by-side with the existing Safari browser and while designed for developers, it does not require a developer account to download.<div class="linkback">Tag: Safari Technology Preview (https://www.macrumors.com/guide/safari-technology-preview/)</div>
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