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Exactly that and then they announced their rapid security response updates with some hope for change but... nope, still needing a reboot for browser updates!
by gbil 3y ago
Exactly that and then they announced their rapid security response updates with some hope for change but... nope, still needing a reboot for browser updates!
- greggsy 3y agoThe reboot is required because Safari is managed through a signed security volume (SSV). Unfortunately the inconvenience of that security feature means that most users will avoid patching, which defeats the purpose. The requirement to reboot is supposedly fixed in Sonoma, with discrete ‘cryptexes’. https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=3xpv8r2m https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=3xpv8r2m
- daneel_w 3y agoSometimes you need a reboot for updating Safari, sometimes not. It depends on what components of it that are updated. Some of the stuff Safari uses are protected system resources that lie outside the application bundle itself, and I personally think the security scheme behind this is great.