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I'm not aware of any links that force open in Safari?

by _joel 5y ago

walrus01 5y ago
a recent macos installation fresh configuration does try to steer you towards using safari several times with popups and reminders.
- _joel 5y ago
  Steering and forcing are two different things
- _arvin 5y ago
  Lol, yes, it is their flagship browser for all of their operating systems. I would sure hope that would be the default behavior or else I’d be getting a lot of phone calls from family members. Edit: mods quickly downvoting my comment. Okay. Will tell Paul Graham. Edit 2: every HN comment should lack any emotion or anything. Just robotic comments. Got it. Edit 3: Do better. Edit 4: HN bubble thinks they’re above everyone else. Have a good one.
smt88 5y ago
On iOS, all links open in Safari because Apple doesn't allow any other browser. The "alternatives" are just wrappers. So Apple is actually worse than Microsoft.
- kitsunesoba 5y ago
  Third party browsers on iOS use the same web engine as Safari (WebKit) but critically, do not wrap Safari itself. In principle third party iOS browsers are no more wrappers of Safari than fully independent desktop Linux browsers built with WebKit like Epiphany/GNOME Web and Midori. The various Chromium based browsers are much closer to being Chrome wrappers than, say, Firefox for iOS is a Safari wrapper because the latter has totally unique code for UI, interactions, password management, etc whereas the former is literally just Chromium with a few surface level changes. Apple could stand to allow third party web engines either way (perhaps with strict performance requirements, to not destroy user batteries), but I think the distinction matters.
kenny11 5y ago
Go to the Finder and choose "See What's New in macOS" from the help menu. Always opens in Safari regardless of what the default browser is.
- jefftk 5y ago
  Confirmed. On my mac it opens https://help.apple.com/macos/big-sur/whats-new/ https://help.apple.com/macos/big-sur/whats-new/ in Safari.

I'm not aware of any links that force open in Safari?

by _joel 5y ago

I'm not aware of any links that force open in Safari?

a recent macos installation fresh configuration does try to steer you towards using safari several times with popups and reminders.

_joel 5y ago
Steering and forcing are two different things
_arvin 5y ago
Lol, yes, it is their flagship browser for all of their operating systems. I would sure hope that would be the default behavior or else I’d be getting a lot of phone calls from family members. Edit: mods quickly downvoting my comment. Okay. Will tell Paul Graham. Edit 2: every HN comment should lack any emotion or anything. Just robotic comments. Got it. Edit 3: Do better. Edit 4: HN bubble thinks they’re above everyone else. Have a good one.

smt88 5y ago

On iOS, all links open in Safari because Apple doesn't allow any other browser. The "alternatives" are just wrappers. So Apple is actually worse than Microsoft.

kitsunesoba 5y ago
Third party browsers on iOS use the same web engine as Safari (WebKit) but critically, do not wrap Safari itself. In principle third party iOS browsers are no more wrappers of Safari than fully independent desktop Linux browsers built with WebKit like Epiphany/GNOME Web and Midori. The various Chromium based browsers are much closer to being Chrome wrappers than, say, Firefox for iOS is a Safari wrapper because the latter has totally unique code for UI, interactions, password management, etc whereas the former is literally just Chromium with a few surface level changes. Apple could stand to allow third party web engines either way (perhaps with strict performance requirements, to not destroy user batteries), but I think the distinction matters.

kenny11 5y ago

Go to the Finder and choose "See What's New in macOS" from the help menu. Always opens in Safari regardless of what the default browser is.

jefftk 5y ago
Confirmed. On my mac it opens https://help.apple.com/macos/big-sur/whats-new/ https://help.apple.com/macos/big-sur/whats-new/ in Safari.