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		rtpg on March 28, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: WebKit Features in Safari 16.4 Is Safari actually updatable separately? I thought that Safari major versions are OS locked on Mac as well? Though I think most "Web View" apps on Mac just use Electron (shipping Chromium in their bundles)

grishka on March 28, 2023 [–]

Yes, it's updatable. You install it as a separate component under "software update" in system preferences.

> Though I think most "Web View" apps on Mac just use Electron (shipping Chromium in their bundles)

I mean specifically WKWebView. The thing native (AppKit) apps use when they want to display web content.

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