Safari 16.5.1 please explain, experimental WebKit features, can you group the features?

Safari 16.5.1 please explain, experimental WebKit features, am I wasting broadband on API's like some sort of library? that I'm not using, where can I find more in information?For the last couple years I've been teaching myself the terminal commands, so now I want to learn more e.g. API & categories of info,I don't understand all these new features.

iPad, iPadOS 16

Posted on Jul 3, 2023 5:38 PM

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Jul 4, 2023 6:49 AM in response to swoon1

The “experimental webkit settings” page is perhaps poorly named - as this page includes advanced settings that influence many key configuration items. 


Unless you know exactly what you are doing, or are a Developer, you might be well advised to leave these settings at default values. Many of these settings work with reverse logic - such that an associated setting when set to ON is actually disabled. Many of these settings only benefit from change in very specific environments.


Many of these settings will change with each release of iOS/iPadOS. Insofar as I am aware, there is not a definitive list of WebKit settings for iOS/iPadOS.


If you wish to learn more about these settings, you might be best advised to “Google” specific setting(s) in which you have an interest - being aware that, by their very nature, the explanation may be meaningless without expert knowledge of web development, networking and associated standards.

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