Big updates in Safari 14 (Changelog Interviews #400)

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.

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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Featuring:

Ronak Shah – LinkedInBeth Dakin – Twitter, LinkedInAdam Stacoviak – Mastodon, Twitter, GitHub, LinkedIn, WebsiteJerod Santo – Mastodon, Twitter, GitHub, LinkedIn

Show Notes:

Special thanks to Linode for helping us make this episode interruption free.

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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