Apple on Wednesday released Safari Technology Preview 61, which is the latest version of their developer preview web browser, which allows developers and other interested parties to test features that may or may not, debut in future public release versions of Safari.
Release 61
CSS
- Fixed -webkit-clip-path offset for clipPath references
- Turned CSS Animation Triggers off by default
- Updated clip-path box mapping to unified box
Dark Mode
- Made the focus ring color honor the system accent color
- Prevented inverting text color for selections when not in dark mode
Web API
- Enabled Link Preload by default in the Experimental Features menu
- Fixed cookie creation time exposed to Objective-C
- Fixed find in page to find low (German) quotes
- Fixed return values for DOMMatrix.invertSelf() when used on a non-invertible matrix
- Implemented support for Element.toggleAttribute
- Improved window.event compliance: Should not be set when target is in shadow tree
- Promoted the Secure Context API from an experimental feature to always on
- Updated the Element API to use qualifiedName to comply with standards
Service Workers
- Made fetch() use “same-origin” credentials by default
- Fixed fetching several times in a row
Media
- Disabled autoplay when the element is suspended
- Fixed video flicker which sometimes happened when playing to AppleTV
- Changed to reject getUserMedia promise if capture fails
WebRTC
- Fixed delay and video lag caused by enabling and disabling a MediStreamTrack
Web Assembly
- Stopped using tracePoints in JavaScript/WASM entry
Web Inspector
- Fixed copy from Search results content view
- Fixed the “Open Link” context menu action
- Fixed the resource search field in dark mode
- Fixed the Debugger content view to properly update when the left sidebar is collapsed
- Enabled control-dragging to pan the 3D render in the Layers inspector
Accessibility
- Added a subrole for meter elements on macOS
- Fixed setValue on text controls to send out key events
Users can either download the update from the Safari Technology Preview website, or if they already have the browser installed, they can download it via the Mac App Store. Full release notes for the update are available on the same website.
While the preview is intended for use by developers and advanced users, in order to provide Apple with feedback on the development of the Safari browser, it can be run side-by-side with the release version of Safari. The app doesn’t require a developer account to download and install. For more information, visit the Safari Technology Preview website.
