Apple may introduce these new AI features in Safari browser: Report

Apple’s Safari web browser is reportedly getting a major upgrade and may soon come with artificial intelligence (AI)-powered features. Earlier this month, a report claimed that Safari could be one of the first Apple apps to get AI features. Now, another report says that the company is currently running internal tests on several new features for the Safari 18 build that will come with iOS 18 and macOS 15. Additionally, the tech giant is also said to work on system-wide visuals. Lookup facility.

according to a report According to AppleInsider, Safari’s next update could come with a minor interface improvements, features to summarize articles, block content on a web page, and even an AI-powered assistant. Citing unnamed people familiar with the development, the report says Apple is currently evaluating the performance and feasibility of these features. The publication also shared images of the facilities.

New features of Safari browser

The most notable feature mentioned in the report is Intelligent Search. The feature is said to be based on Apple’s on-device AI technology, specifically the language-learning model Ajax, for summarizing web pages and articles. Based on the shared examples, the AI ​​feature summarizes the text in short paragraphs describing topic headings and topics. Notably, similar features are also offered by Google with its Gemini AI and Microsoft’s Copilot. It is not known whether the intelligent assistant will also offer other features like text generation.

Article summary feature of Safari browser
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According to the report, Apple is working on another AI-powered feature for its Safari 18 browser, which is being called Web Eraser. It is a content-blocking tool that can remove any element from a web page. The tool can be used to remove banner ads, images, and even text from a page. It is said that Safari remembers elements deleted by the user even after the browser session ends. The same effect is automatically added the next time you open the same page and there is an option to return to the unblocked view.

Safari’s Web Eraser feature
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Apart from these, minor interface changes are also being seen in the browser. A new page control menu is reportedly being added to the address bar. This menu will contain options to activate the above mentioned features as well as various other tools that are currently spread across various menus in Safari. Based on the screenshot, it also has a ‘a’ option and a zoom feature. Notably, the interface of the new Safari browser is being kept the same in both iOS 18 and macOS 15 versions, which suggests that the tech giant may unify the browser experience across both the devices.

Safari browser’s new control page
Photo Credit: AppleInsider

Finally, the report highlights that Apple is working on enhancing its Visual Lookup feature that is currently present within the Photos app and identifies plants, pets, and landmarks from photos. The report claims that Apple is trying to make this feature system-wide so that it works on any screen, including web pages in Safari. The under-growth enhancement is said to be powered by AI.