Safari was complained about "too bad like the new IE", Apple browser, WebKit team "overnight" for feedback

On February 9th, due to the bad experience of the Safari browser being criticized from users - "Safari is the worst, this is a new IE", Apple's Safari and WebKit teams finally "can't sit still", so in the Speak out on Twitter for feedback.

It is reported that Apple Safari is most criticized by users on social media for "the browser's bugs and lack of support".

In response, Jan Simmons, Apple evangelist for Safari and the WebKit web developer experience team, tweeted on February 8, "Everyone @my said Safari is the worst, and this is the new IE. "It was this statement that made her decide to ask for feedback from users (ideally one that can highlight specific bugs and instances of lack of support to optimize the site and app).

Here is the original tweet from Jan Simmons:

“Everyone in my mentions saying Safari is the worst, it’s the new IE… Can you point to specific bugs & missing support that frustrate you, inhibit you making websites/apps. Bonus points for links to tickets. ”

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“Let’s talk about current bugs. Currently missing or partial support for new features. Let us know what’s most important to you. What do you want us to tackle first?”

Simmons also urges users who complain about "bugs that haven't been fixed in years" to contact her via the bug.webkit.org link or the feedback number from Apple's Feedback Assistant for a closer look.

The call for feedback from the Apple Safari team has been largely responded to.

In the comment area, you can see that some of the content with the highest number of likes has many positive responses from users, as well as different opinions and polarized views:

For example, a user commented that "if someone on the team asks for feedback, they should do it with humility, not that tone, and then accuse someone of bringing up old stuff. Very unpleasant and increases resentment. Anyway, one example is that they Need to work with the cloud team to solve the cloud tag sync problem in one go. Yes, it brings up old problems that they haven't solved yet."

There are also comments saying "I use Safari every day on macOS and iOS, and it works great for me. I have no complaints."..."I find it odd that I love Safari at the big part of my career. I'm a Windows user part of the time, just switched to Mac last year, love Safari, love the way tabs work works (tight), I can't think of any real bugs I've seen... "

In recent years, Safari has encountered a number of user complaints about browser bugs, user experience, and website compatibility. As early as Apple's WWDC in 2021, when Apple announced a major redesign of Safari, complaints and complaints about it reached a fever pitch. As a result, Safari's new design has also been widely criticized, calling the changes "counterintuitive."

Then, after months of tweaking, Apple finally dropped the ambitious new design ahead of the public release of iOS 15, iPadOS 15 and macOS Monterey, reverting to the previous Safari design by default.

At present, the feedback on Apple Safari related issues is fermenting on Twitter, and we will continue to pay attention to the follow-up development. If you have relevant views on this topic, welcome to exchange and interact in the comment area!