Apple today released Safari 4.0.3 which is recommended for all Safari users and includes improvements to stability, compatibility and security including:
• Stability improvements for webpages that use the HTML 5 video tag
• Stability improvements for 3rd-party plug-ins
• Stability improvements for Top Sites
• Fixes an issue that prevented some users from logging into iWork.com
• Fixes an issue that could cause web content to be displayed in greyscale instead of color
Safari 4.0.3 is available via Software Update and also as a standalone installer.
More info and download links (40MB (Leopard), 26MB (Tiger), 27MB (Windows)) here.
For detailed information on the security content of this update, click here.
Didn’t they just come out with an update. Go Apple, Go!
Snappier as it goes… Lots of these tiny incremental updates to Safari lately.
OK, I’ll say it-
It’s very clappy!
Out of interest, anyone know why the size is 13mb larger for Leopard? Just curious…
so snappy it now anticipates my mouse clicks
I only want the Blue Progress Bar back!!!!!
@Your Mom Bluray
Why? You still using a dial up modem waiting for pictures to load?
Week or so ago, finally made jump to regular 4.x
Which means kept using 4 Beta for long time, why ?
Like the Tabs on top
(yea, a majority of one, but always did Think Different™)
Use Window Shade a lot, so was able to still see Tabs when Window was “rolled up”
Can’t do that any more, and miss it …. sooooo
Were lots of “app/stuff” to move Tabs DOWN with Beta
Any “app/stuff” around now to move Tabs back UP TOP ?
Appreciate any feedback/tips, thanks, BC
I’m with You Mom Bluray, I want my blue progress bar back.
I don’t mind going to the preference window, it doesn’t have to be the default. But I do want it back.
does it require a restart… like the other Safari updates? if it does.. then… boooo.
It does require a restart..! WTH Apple..! why do I have to restart my damn computer just to update the freaking browser? I guess they are trying to make the switchers feel at home????
Waa waa. So it requires a restart. BFD.
Jesus Christ! What’s with the salty language?
That’s great that they updated it. Shame I still can’t use it. Every version of Safari 4 (including the beta!) has never opened up on my MacBook Pro. I have a 15″ 2.2MHz 120GB I bought in 2007 and every version has refused to open. I can only use Safari 3 on this computer and can’t afford a new one.
It does work on my 15″ flat-panel iMac I bought in 2001 running Tiger! Go figure.
@ MainMan
Are you running the latest version of either Tiger or Leopard?
Have you run Disk Utility and used “Repair Disk Permissions” on the First Aid tab?
If so, try creating a new admin user account in System Preferences Accounts pane. Log out and log in to the new user account. In the new account, try running the latest Safari. If it works there, there is something amiss in your normal user account. Perhaps you can try trashing the Safari preference (.plist) file.
MainMan.. have you tried repairing permissions?
Arnold.. Waa my but. If you think it’s ok to have to restart after a minor browser update.. there’s a Win 95 box in hell waiting just for you
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I understand that Apple is trying out a new installer engine.. but having to restart after a minor patch is very Windows-like.. in fact.. us Mac fanboys used to make fun of the Windows fanboys for having to restart after every minor system change.. and now we are drinking the same punch.. or. at least.. Arnold is.
or MainMan could just book an appointment at the Genius bar and they could fix it in a snap. It does sound like a preferences file corruption to me also…
Not surprised by the fast update. Since upgrading to 4.0.2, I’ve had some spinning beachballs at seemingly random intervals, while using Safari. They do go away after about 15-20 seconds, but during that time, I can’t do anything in Safari (although other running apps are not affected). Going for the update now, after I do my usual “Repair Disk Permissions” in Disk Utility.
Snappy? I say it’s crappy. Because it’s from MAC.
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@ Jesus
It requires a restart because the underlying Webkit components are updated. Webkit is also used by Mail, iChat, and probably other applications that may or may not be running on your system at the time of the update.
Seems quite a bit quicker to me.
@ Mark S.
> Seems quite a bit quicker to me.
Yeah. Really. And this is not a “it’s snappier” joke. With the previous 4.0.x versions, I had a 5 second or so delay when starting Safari as the first window opened up. That is totally gone. And opening sites from Top Sites seems faster too.
SUCKS!!!!
Updated and now I get page freezes!
The last update was a little buggy — occasional freezes. But, this one has occurred more often — Safari definitely doesn’t like Facebook!
Safari 4 is occasionally quitting since the 10.5.8 update. Installing Safari 4.0.3 doesn’t seem to have improved the situation. Sigh…