Original URL: http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/11/25/apple_safari_3_2_1/
Apple quietly releases Safari 3.2.1
'Stability improvements'
25th November 2008 11:57 GMT
Apple has pumped Safari with yet another update less than two weeks after version 3.2 of the browser was released.
The Cupertino-based company has been scurrying to fix a host of bugs in Safari that left many Mac fanboys in a spin (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/11/17/safari_3_2_update_grumbles/), with the revamped browser consistently crashing on launch.
Safari 3.2.1 was shoved out the door (http://support.apple.com/kb/index?page=search&src=support_site.kbase.search&q=safari%203.2.1) yesterday by Apple, which offered a vague maxim about “stability improvements” being added to the browser.
Version 3.2 landed on 13 November and immediately got a frosty reception from Safari users who complained that the update, which came loaded with improved anti-phishing protection and the latest security fixes, caused frequent crashes.
Yesterday's stealth patch, which had no Apple fanfare whatsoever, is now available for download both for Mac OS X and Windows XP or Vista.
Apple closed a number of security holes with the release of Safari 3.2 including an update to the framework that underpins the browser – Webkit, and a bug in its autocomplete feature.
However, many have grumbled (http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1802552&tstart=0) that Safari 3.2 had not been scrutinised and tested enough prior to release. Whether Safari 3.2.1 will right those wrongs remains to be seen. ®