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Apple seeds Safari 4.0 dev preview 2

by Cory Bohon Aug 25th 2008 at 5:00PM

Apple has started seeding developers with Safari 4.0 preview 2. You may recall that the last developer preview was issued in June after the WWDC.

Safari 4.0 DP2 has a build number of 40A12. Just like the last build, this edition scored a perfect 100/100 on the Acid3 test. Developers with access to the Apple Connect website can download Safari 4.0 preview 2 for Mac OS X Leopard, Tiger, and for Windows.

The new version gives users the option to save web pages as an application that can be launched independently of Safari (similar in concept to the SSBs Prism and Fluid). There is no word on when Safari 4.0 might be released to the public.

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ikebana

I hope that this new version is free from the security threats and automatic download of malicious codes.

http://www.safaribrowserwindows.com

August 29 2008 at 7:38 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Josh

"The new version gives users the option to save web pages as an application that can be launched independently of Safari"

You could that with the first developer release!

August 26 2008 at 4:24 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Arley

Lucas is right it does crash when selecting customizing toolbar also Safari 4 was supposed to be Faster WTF APPLE??? I MEAN LOOK AT THE DIFFERENCE OF FIREFOX 2 AND FIREFOX 3!!!

August 25 2008 at 10:38 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Josh

Wow... chill. It's a beta. I was an alpha and beta tester of Firefox 3 and it was slow as hell until about beta 3... chill out.

August 25 2008 at 11:36 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Josh

Wow... chill. It's a beta. I was an alpha and beta tester of Firefox 3 and it was slow as hell until about beta 3... chill out.

August 25 2008 at 11:36 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Lucas

"Safari 4 Developer Preview" for Windows crashes when selecting "Customize Toolbar" option.

August 25 2008 at 9:24 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
JonnieCrunch

I agree :D

August 25 2008 at 7:39 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Arley

I LOVE SAFARI :)

August 25 2008 at 7:15 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
punkassjim

All I want to know is when they'll be enabling chrome-less web apps on Mobile Safari.

Well, ok, I guess I'm a little excited about SquirrelFish, but not quite as much.

August 25 2008 at 7:10 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
James Donevan

Fair warning to cutting edge users: this latest version will cause RSS Visualizer screen savers to freeze and crash System Preferences.

August 25 2008 at 6:17 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Howie Isaacks

I wish I had read your post before I installed the new Safari 4. I spent all day trying to figure out what went wrong. It was after an archive and install and then reinstalling Safari 4 that it dawned on me what the cause must have been. I just uninstalled it and reverted back to Safari 3.1.2 and the problem is gone. Next time, I'll check the forums before being so eager to try out a new build of Safari.

August 25 2008 at 11:31 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Gaius Novus

All I want is real search plugin capability. Inquisitor is great for a kluge, but it's far more complicated than Firefox's searchers.

August 25 2008 at 6:02 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
James Loper

I just downloaded Safari with Safari.

August 25 2008 at 5:59 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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