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Apple Releases Safari 7.0.3 for Mavericks With Push Notification Improvements, Security Fixes

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safariicon.jpgApple today updated update Safari for Mavericks to version 7.0.3, adding improvements to compatibility, stability, and security. The update includes a new option for turning off push notification prompts for websites, improves credit card autofill, adds support for webpages with generic top-level domains, and fixes several security issues.

- Fixes an issue that could cause the search and address field to load a webpage or send a search term before the return key is pressed
- Improves credit card autofill with websites
- Fixes an issue that could block receipt of push notifications from websites
- Adds a preference to turn off push notification prompts from websites
- Adds support for webpages with generic top-level domains
- Strengthens Safari sandboxing
- Fixes security issues, including several identified in recent security competitions

The update is a free download for Mavericks users and is available through the software update tool in the Mac App Store.

Apple has also released new versions of Safari 6.1.3 for Mountain Lion and Lion users.

Top Rated Comments

Westside guy Avatar
156 months ago
The update includes a new option for turning off push notification prompts for websites, ...

Now all we need is an update to Safari for iOS allowing us to turn off those "OMG our website has an APP!! plz DOWNLOAD!!" notifications we get with certain sites.
Score: 10 Votes (Like | Disagree)
haruhiko Avatar
156 months ago
Try turning off "Do not preload Top Hit in the background" option in the Safari's Privacy Preferences. That should fix the problem.



Check your Internet folders, make sure there are no outdated plugins from previous OS X installs getting in the way.



It won't show you the update. You get Safari updates in seeds, not via MAS. Expect .14 to show up in the next seed update.



Oh god, yes. It's the most annoying thing ever.

Not only that, Safari for iOS needs to stop taking me to apps without asking me first just because it reloaded a tab. Fracking annoying.

Some websites automatically redirect me to the App Store for some crap IAP games :mad:
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
tkermit Avatar
156 months ago
Can we proactively ban any "is it snappier" posts?

Well... is it?
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Nunyabinez Avatar
156 months ago
Can we proactively ban any "is it snappier" posts?
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
mentaluproar Avatar
156 months ago
- Fixes security issues, including several identified in recent security competitions

I like how Apple is being more candid about this.
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
156 months ago
I'm starting to hate Safari!

It still loads a totally random page before I can finish typing the URL. WTH! :mad:

Try turning off "Do not preload Top Hit in the background" option in the Safari's Privacy Preferences. That should fix the problem.

Safari lags and freezes a whole lot lately, even with zero extensions. I'm not sure what's wrong, though I've been using 7.0.3 for a while now.

Check your Internet folders, make sure there are no outdated plugins from previous OS X installs getting in the way.

Thank you. I have OSX 10.9.3 BETA with safari 7.0.3 build (9537.75.13) and AppStore can't find the update..

It won't show you the update. You get Safari updates in seeds, not via MAS. Expect .14 to show up in the next seed update.

Now all we need is an update to Safari for iOS allowing us to turn off those "OMG our website has an APP!! plz DOWNLOAD!!" notifications we get with certain sites.

Oh god, yes. It's the most annoying thing ever.

Not only that, Safari for iOS needs to stop taking me to apps without asking me first just because it reloaded a tab. Fracking annoying.
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)

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