Anything new in safari?
Asked on 06/11/2025
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At WWDC 2025, Apple introduced several new features and enhancements for Safari and WebKit. Here are some of the highlights:
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SVG Icons and HDR Images: Safari now supports SVG icons, which can be used as favicons, and HDR images, making media richer and more vibrant (What’s new in Safari and WebKit).
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Cross Document View Transitions and Anchor Positioning: New features in layout include anchor positioning, which makes it easier to create tooltips and position menus (What’s new in Safari and WebKit).
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Media Support: Safari 18.4 introduced support for WebM and the Media Recorder API, allowing for real-time podcast and video recording in web apps. Additionally, Safari now supports rendering 3D models and immersive videos (What’s new in Safari and WebKit).
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Spatial Browsing: Safari now offers spatial browsing, transforming web pages into spatial experiences, and supports embedding 3D models using the new HTML model element (What’s new in visionOS 26).
These updates aim to enhance the visual and interactive capabilities of web content in Safari, making it more dynamic and immersive.
What’s new in Safari and WebKit
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