July 16, 2021
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At WWDC 2021 , Apple announced the latest version of macOS called Monterey.
One of the highlights of macOS Monterey was a redesigned Safari that Apple says caters better to modern-day surfing habits.
And one of the more controversial changes to Safari was the tab bar. Instead of having a dedicated search and URL field, Apple integrated it into individual tabs. The result was a compact tab bar but the cost of usability.
Developer Michael Tsai (of Toothfairy fame) details the issues on his blog but here are the key points:
For Mac, the new design makes no sense to me, and I’ll likely switch to Chrome if it can’t be disabled: