One of Apple’s upgrades for Safari — the Web Eraser content blocker — never became available to the public, even though it was complete and fully functional. Here’s what happened along the way, what it looked like, and how it worked.
Web Eraser was a built-in content blocker in Safari 18
Web Eraser was a built-in content blocker in Safari 18
In April, AppleInsider revealed exclusive information about new features within the Safari 18 web browser, which was still in development at the time. In our initial report, we discussed two major features Apple created for the latest iteration of Safari — Intelligent Search and Web Eraser.
Intelligent Search is a feature that provides users with key information about the page currently on-screen, along with an AI-generated summary of its contents. While this enhancement made it into the final release under the name Highlights, it appears as though Web Eraser has been removed in its entirety.
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What happened to Safari Web Eraser — the controversy, and what it looked like