Big updates in Safari 14 (Interview)
We’re joined by Ronak Shah and Beth Dakin from the Safari team at Apple about their announcements at WWDC20 and the release of Safari 14. We talk about Safari WebExtensions, Face ID and Touch ID coming to the web, Safari’s plans to advance the web platform, and it all comes down to their focus on privacy, power, and performance.
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Safari
Safari Technology Preview
WWDC20
WWDC20 - What’s new for web developers
WWDC20 - Meet Safari Web Extensions
WWDC20 - Meet Face ID and Touch ID for the web
JavaScript APIs for WebExtensions
Welcoming Safari to the WebExtensions Community
Browser Market Share Worldwide
WebKit - Web Inspector Reference
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Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!
304: Somebody’s Gotta Do It and It’s Gonna Be Us
This week we welcome Apple's Bob Borchers and Ronak Shah to the show to discuss macOS Big Sur, including all the new features in Safari. There's also an awful lot of follow-up from the busy WWDC week that was, and we discuss the possible features of new Macs running Apple silicon.
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WWDC 2020: The little stuff you might have missed – Six Colors
WWDC 2020: All the Little Things in Apple's New OS Releases - MacStories
Gestures - Interaction - watchOS - Human Interface Guidelines
HomePod to add support for third-party streaming music services like Spotify - 9to5Mac
Introducing Car Keys - WWDC 2020 - Videos - Apple Developer
Meet Nearby Interaction - WWDC 2020 - Videos - Apple Developer
Macs with Apple silicon will get new, refined boot and recovery mode – Six Colors
Design for the iPadOS pointer - WWDC 2020 - Videos - Apple Developer
WWDC 2020 Thursday: Giving a few pointers – Six Colors
Waveform: The MKBHD Podcast on Apple Podcasts
Apple Responds to Your Comments! - MKBHD - YouTube
The Talk Show Remote From WWDC 2020 - YouTube
Meet the Surface Studio 2 – The Ultimate Creative Studio – Microsoft Surface
Third-party accessories can now be integrated into the Find My app with iOS 14 - 9to5Mac
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