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Where did RSS go in Safari 6???

Where the heck is the RSS reader!?!?! It was the best all round RSS reader! I DEPEND on it for thousands of feeds that I have to keep track of every day!


AND WHY wasn't there somekind of warning? Or a suggestion for an alternative? Or at least a good extension/option!?


FIX THIS ASAP PLEASE! People like me DEPEND on features like these, you CANNOT just take them away without warning when you force a software update like this!

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Posted on Jul 25, 2012 8:25 AM

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Jul 25, 2012 9:08 AM in response to David Rogers2

Done! I wish I'd known beforehand.


Also, security certificiates show up to the left of the URL... WHEN THERE ARE ANY. When you switch to another page without one, the URL jumps back to where the certificate would have been. Looks worse.


Another pet peeve: URL after the domain name (e.g. after "discussions.apple.com") is grayed out. Just like Chrome. I don't like Chrome. If I wanted to use Chrome, I would. Looks like I may do that, now.


AND FINALLY, seems there's no way to get it to stop asking to remember passwords. Always hated that "feature".

Jul 25, 2012 9:54 AM in response to John Owen

Absolutley dumb, please bring back this feature, i do not want to use mail to read rss feeds.

I have thousands of feeds arranged in bookmarks, very effecient, now they are all gone. really really dumb, and ugly IMO.



How is being forced to open the rss feed into another application a more elegant design decision?


does someone have some terminal fu to turn this behavoir off?


disapointed

Jul 25, 2012 10:17 AM in response to ZORGALISCIOUS

I just released an RSS feed reader that is integrated with Mountain Lion's new notifications. Instead of checking some RSS reader all day, just sit back and wait for notifications. You can download it from: http://www.etresoft.com/etrefeed


Unfortunately, Apple is way behind on reviewing apps in the Mac App Store. I have released a time limited demo until Apple gets caught up.


Disclaimer: I may receive some form of compensation, financial or otherwise, from my link.


PS: I found this post by searching for "RSS" in Apple Support Communities, ranking by date, and clicking the "RSS feed of the list" link at the bottom.

Jul 25, 2012 11:34 AM in response to ZORGALISCIOUS

I, like many other people I know, do not like the Safari RSS version. I think that is why they dumped it. In fact, my dislike of it is the biggest reason I still use Firefox. I like the Brief add-on. I also use the Vienna, a free RSS reader, as well.


Even though, I do not like Safari's RSS, I think it should be an option that users can turn on and off at their whim. That is similar to my use of TextEdit to write a quick letter, but Apple changed the feature of using its “Dictionary” and substituted it with the employment of search engines.

Jul 25, 2012 11:38 AM in response to ZORGALISCIOUS

I agree with you, safari's rss reader was the best. I never used chrome or any other browser just because of that feature alone in safari. I couldn't care less about it being removed from mail, but being absent in safari 6.0 is a BIG DEAL for me. I read a lot of content every single day and without rss integrated into safari I'll be forced to download an app (wich I haven't tried and don't really want to)

APPLE PLEASE bring back the RSS reader to safari 6.0!

Jul 25, 2012 12:38 PM in response to ZORGALISCIOUS

Honestly, I've read numerous reports that RSS is dying. It isn't used nearly as much as it used to be used. ..again from what I've been reading. Maybe Apple finds it pointless to maintain due to statistics they obtained. Who knows. However, it is not the end of the world. There are plenty, and in my opinion, better alternatives out there.


Google Reader works really really well and in combination with the application Reeder all is perfect.

Jul 25, 2012 1:18 PM in response to ZORGALISCIOUS

It makes NO sense!!!

Why go to Mail if you're just going to link back to Safari?

There is absolutely NO reason why Safari should use Mail to hold its RSS links.


I tried Google Reader and it seriously *****, very difficult to use and the formatting and interface is terrible. I spent 10 minutes and STILL could not find any way to add the feeds I wanted. I just kept on seeing their "Reccomended" articles, which I could NEVER DELETE!


The "RSS Extensions" for Safari are ALL just lame Google Reader extensions. If Apple had just a simple RSS reader extension on their site, none of this would be happening. You are FORCED to use a Google Reader extension if you want to stay in Safari.


What was so incredibly vital that RSS had to be ripped from Safari's code?

Money!

By using RSS you bypass all of the innane advertising. I see no other reason than Google making some sort of deal with Apple. This way Google can continue to track your actions and display the ads they want you to see.


I see absolutely no reason or advantage in keeping the POS Safari 6. As soon as I find an easy way to get the old one back, I'll post it here.

Where did RSS go in Safari 6???

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