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Safari updates to 4.0.1

by Megan Lavey-Heaton Jun 17th 2009 at 4:00PM

Among the flurry of iPhone 3.0 downloads, Apple has pushed out an update to Safari. Safari 4.0.1 addresses incompatibilities between the newly upgraded browser and certain features in iPhoto '09, including Places and publishing to Facebook. The download clocks in at 43.8MB and is available now through Software Update. The version on Apple's site does not reflect the update as of yet.


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Among the flurry of iPhone 3.0 downloads, Apple has pushed out an update to Safari. Safari 4.0.1 addresses incompatibilities between the...
 

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Tony Ward

I just accidentally discovered you can trigger a search of your current webpage without cmd-F; just start typing and the search begins. Is this a new feature, or did I miss a meeting?

June 18 2009 at 2:51 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
brian

44MB? Wow. Anyone else here remember when "updates" were just a collection of what had changed, not just the whole thing all over again? It just seems weird to need an update that large for a week-old program. Some people still pay by the byte, you know.
http://www.tuaw.com/2009/06/14/worldwide-mac-using-the-iphone-in-new-zealand/

June 17 2009 at 10:22 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Frexy Q.

I agree. It's easier for the companies, but not that user's friendly. Not at all actually. You have to wait longer and you cut into your monthly download limit.

On the other hand, just adding scripts will eventually take up a lot of megabytes, while re-downloading it makes sure that the programs size doesn't always mean more disk space usage.

June 24 2009 at 6:16 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
theoldcoot

Does anyone know of a direct link for Safari 4.0.1. I have;nt been able to download a dmg for it?

June 17 2009 at 9:37 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Jason

The constant restarts after software updates remind me of Windows NT. And that ain't good.

June 17 2009 at 5:41 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
reallycrazyguy

For the person wondering about the restart, the Safari update patches the WebKit framework, which more than just Safari uses. Lots of other software use it, including iTunes, lots of 3rd party software. Updating the framework files can screw up the operation of the applications, as MacOS X doesn't support live updating of frameworks for running applications.

It's just safer to get the user to restart, to make sure all apps are using the updated framework. You can force-quit the Installer, and relaunch apps that are obviously using WebKit, but you can expect random problems to occur, that may or may not be readily linked to the update (that won't happen after you restart).

June 17 2009 at 5:01 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Edward

Neither update is showing up for me in UK?

June 17 2009 at 4:55 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
David

No problems installing either the Safari 4.0.1 update or Bluetooth Firmware Update on a new uMBP 2.66 15". There were two restarts related to the firmware update FYI.

June 17 2009 at 4:41 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Adrian vG

Does it fix the graphic glitches? Is it just as fast as the beta was? Heck, I'm downloading it anyway.

June 17 2009 at 4:22 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Lucky

Is anyone having issues with Safari 4 and Flash in YouTube HD? It misses frames on my unibody MacBook Pro.

June 17 2009 at 4:20 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
turkay

Can somebody be my guinea pig for this one?

June 17 2009 at 4:17 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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