HT4550: Mac Basics: Safari 5.1

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Kylon Solomon
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Q: How can I update my Safair

My Macbook is a little older and I am looking to update the safari

MacBook, iOS 4.3.2

Posted on Feb 19, 2014 5:15 PM

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Kylon Solomon

Q: How can I update my Safair

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  • by QuickTimeKirk,

    QuickTimeKirk QuickTimeKirk Feb 19, 2014 11:30 PM in response to Kylon Solomon
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    Feb 19, 2014 11:30 PM in response to Kylon Solomon

    The Safari version number is tied to the OS version. To get a newer version you have to upgrade the OS.

  • by andyBall_uk,

    andyBall_uk andyBall_uk Feb 20, 2014 12:15 AM in response to Kylon Solomon
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    Feb 20, 2014 12:15 AM in response to Kylon Solomon

    The latest Safari version for Leopard is 5.0.6 ; for Snow Leopard : 5.1.10

     

    Lion & Mountain Lion have Safari 6.1.1  and Mavericks has Safari 7.0.1 but these are not suitable for older versions of OS X like Leopard & Snow Leopard.

     

    You can check to see if your Macbook may be upgraded to Mavericks here, note that it will need to be

    MacBook (13-inch Aluminum, Late 2008), (13-inch, Early 2009 or later)  and have at least 2GB of memory, although 4+ is much better.

    Mountain Lion has the same requirements, but costs $20, read about Lion here ; (also $20)

     

    Don't upgrade before backing up & confirming that an older apps will work with the newer OS.