Apple on Wednesday released Safari Technology Preview 145, the latest version of their developer preview web browser. The preview version of Apple’s popular browser offers developers and other interested users the ability to try out features that may or may not, debut in future public release versions of Safari.
Safari Technology Preview release 145 includes bug fixes and performance improvements for Web Inspector, CSS, JavaScript, WebRTC, and more.
Safari Technology Preview release 145 is built on the new Safari 15.4 update included in macOS Monterey, and as such, it includes several Safari 15 features.
The preview is available for both macOS Monterey and macOS Big Sur.
Release 145
Web Inspector
:has() pseudo-class
- Added invalidation support for the pseudo-classes :autofill (r292531); :placeholder-shown (r292523); :indeterminate, :read-only, :read-write, :required and :optional (r292466, r292582)
Container Queries and Containment
- Added CSSOM support (r292045)
- Added support for contain: inline-size (r292394, r292416, r292465)
- Added support for containment to disable the special handling of the HTML body element for overflow viewport propagation (r292127, r292157)
- Corrected container selection for pseudo-elements (r292819)
- Corrected container selection for ::slotted and ::part rules (r292635)
- Disallowed invalid query range syntax (r292816)
- Updated container shorthand order (r292759)
CSS Grid
- Added support for transitions and animations on grid-template-columns and grid-template-rows (r292432)
- Fixed grid items that establish an independent formatting context to not be subgrids (r292524)
- Implemented support for aligning baselines through subgrids (r292973)
CSS
- calc() functions
- resize property
- Added support for rendering url(), CSS basic shapes other than path(), and coord-box for offset-path (r292382)
- Fixed scrollIntoView with scroll-snap-type on root element (r292812)
- Fixed drop-shadow filter to work correctly in tiled backing layer (r292059)
- Fixed issue with position: sticky within contain: paint (r292155)
- Implemented units for CSS Typed OM (r292150)
Dialog Element
- Dialog element now adapts to dark mode by default (r292029)
JavaScript
- Allowed Wasm import from a JS Worker module behind the feature flag (r292799)
- Changed ShadowRealm global object to have a mutable prototype (r292895)
Media
- Fixed full screen video progress bar flickering after dragging it (r292572)
- Fixed MSE video not drawing onto canvas (r292811)
- Fixed muted video that sometimes becomes paused when entering fullscreen (r292049)
WebAuthn
- Added support for all CTAP transports and remove gesture requirement for virtual authenticators (r292593)
- Implemented getTransports() and getAuthenticatorData() (r292913)
Web API
- Removed the 1ms minimum for setTimeout (r291998)
Content Security Policy
- Improved compatibility of source matching (r292266)
- Fixed WASM failing to execute after window.open (r292229)
Security
- Fixed incorrect CORP and COEP check in 304 responses (r292595)
Service Workers
- Added support for ServiceWorkerClients.openWindow (r291979)
- Implemented ServiceWorkerWindowClient.navigate (r292459)
- Exposed workers as service worker clients and implemented registration matching for dedicated workers (r292861)
- Fixed ensuring the document gets controlled by its matching service worker registration during a COOP-based process swap (r292468)
- Fixed Service-Worker-Navigation-Preload header not being sent when Navigation Preload is enabled (r292296)
- Fixed ServiceWorker.postMessage() not working from inside iframes (r292905)
WebRTC
- Reduced perceived audio latency on streaming via WebRTC (r292563)
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.
