HISTORY OF DEV

July 25, 2012

Safari 6 released

Apple released SafariApple's web browser — built on WebKit for macOS, iOS, and iPadOS. 6 on July 25, 2012 with OSOperating system — software that manages hardware and provides services to applications. X Mountain Lion — featuring a unified URLUniform Resource Locator — the address that identifies a resource on the web./search bar, iCloud Tabs, and offline Reading List.

What it was for

Safari (web browser)SafariApple's web browser — built on WebKit for macOS, iOS, and iPadOS. 6 dropped Windows support and focused on the Mac and iOSApple's mobile operating system — runs iPhone and iPad with a sandboxed app ecosystem. ecosystem: iCloud sync let users continue browsing across devices; the combined omnibar matched ChromeGoogle's web browser — built on Chromium and the most widely used browser worldwide.'s UX. It was the last SafariApple's web browser — built on WebKit for macOS, iOS, and iPadOS. version many Mac users saw before the annual OSOperating system — software that manages hardware and provides services to applications.-tied releases.

Companies

  • Apple

Why it's here

SafariApple's web browser — built on WebKit for macOS, iOS, and iPadOS. 6 tied browsing tightly to Apple's cloud and device ecosystem.

Why it mattered

iCloud Tabs previewed cross-device continuity that became an Apple platform pillar.

What it solved

Mac users wanted seamless handoff between iPhoneApple's smartphone line — touch-first mobile computing and the App Store ecosystem since 2007., iPadApple's tablet computer line — larger touch screens between phones and laptops., and desktop browsing.

Media

  • Safari (web browser)
    ImageSafari (web browser)

    Apple, LGPL, via Wikimedia Commons

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