Apple’s iOS 16 Safari browser announces support for web push notifications, extension sync, coming in 2023

IT House June 7 news, today Apple released iOS 16, iPadOS 16 systems, and has released the first developer preview Beta.

iOS 16 has several new features, including a completely redesigned lock screen with widgets and enhancements to several system apps.With regard to Safari in particular, Apple’s web browser will now support web push notifications, extension sync, and more through updates.

One of the biggest complaints about Safari for iOS is that it lacks push notifications for web apps, so websites can’t notify users when Safari is running in the background — although this is already possible on the Mac.

Now with iOS 16, this will be a reality. The first signs of push notifications for web apps came in iOS 15.4, but the feature never worked because it was marked as “experimental”. Now, according to Apple’s website, iOS 16 and iPadOS 16 will finally enable web push notifications — but there’s a catch.

Apple says the feature will be available in 2023 with a future update to iOS 16, so it won’t be available when it officially launches this fall. At least the company has now finally confirmed that it is working on web push notifications.

Apple’s Safari browser is also getting extension sync support, so you can enable the same extension on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. It also supports image translation using live text, new password settings for websites, and sharing tab groups. iOS 16 also adds FIDO support to Safari, so users can log in with Touch ID or Face ID instead of alphanumeric passwords.

iOS 16 and iPadOS 16 are scheduled to release public betas in July, and developer preview betas are currently available. iOS 16, iPadOS 16, macOS Ventura, and watchOS 9 will all be publicly released this fall.