A new version of Safari is reported to be coming in the next firmware update for iPhone. As well all know the desktop version is in beta at the moment…
Some of the new features reported to be included sound quite interesting. It should render non-standard fonts much better, giving it better scaling and rendering action. Sounds good to me, I only hope this doesn’t slow processing / rendering down at all. 60% of the time I want a fast load all the time. Ok that doesn’t make sense and was a terrible Anchorman reference… But I think you know what I mean.
The new version may also translate HTML boxes in real time. This could prove very interesting to developers. It would allow them to give users the ability to scale, rotate and move elements on a page. Cool, but we’ll see where this one goes.
It in all likelyhood will be an HTML 5 capable browser. So, more multimedia elements and controllers will be available to embed on a page.
The exciting part of the new safari may be in a database browser tool. It will have support for the SQL storage API. With this you could theoretically store web page applications right on your iPhone.
We’ll see how many of these features translate over to a new Safari built for iPhone. Should be coming down the pipe shortly!
What is your take on Safari for the iPhone? Love the experience? Or are there some areas you think it could be better? Obviously it is leaps and bounds ahead of the browsing experience on other hand held devices… I simply hope Apple keeps pushing forward to stay well out in front.
[via iPhoneFreak]
written by Mr. Mayor \\ tags: iPhone, iPhone SDK, Safari
February 10th, 2008 at 1:53 pm
I can’t wait. Although I’m quite happy with firmware update Ver. 1.1.3. Apple’s really innovating at a rapid pace. It’s going to be like impossible for anyone to catch up to them- at least in 2008.
February 10th, 2008 at 2:00 pm
And just one last note: I really like the fact that Apple’s sticking with open standards on the music & video on the front. This will, I’m sure. lower cost in long run and present a united & consistent product package. Now the competitors are left with no choice but to make their propriety products work for a variety of devices.
February 10th, 2008 at 3:07 pm
All well and fine, but I’d still like to see Flash support on the iPhone. It really limits a lot of fine web sites and media found online.
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February 11th, 2008 at 1:08 am
so wait, you delete messages you don’t like? I posted it is silly to speculate that since there is a new version of safari in beta on desktops, that the next version of safari for the iPhone will adopt those features, and my post was deleted… how silly