New in Safari for OS X Yosemite are Spotlight Suggestions — for example, locations in the Maps app, individuals in the Contacts app, or references to Wikipedia — when searching in the Safari address bar. Depending on how you prefer to search, however, these Spotlight Suggestions may simply be in the way. Here’s how to turn them off.
With Safari 8, introduced with OS X Yosemite, Apple made a quiet change that is causing a bit of frustration for users. The latest version of Apple’s Web browser now clears all website data when a user elects to clear their browser history. In previous versions of Safari, history and website data — items such as cache and cookies — were cleared separately via two different methods. Apple’s new approach of clearing both history and website data together is an issue…
The new simplified address bar in Safari 8.0 only shows the current webpage’s domain by default, which can be annoying to power users or those who prefer to see the full address. Here’s how to politely decline Apple’s new Safari address bar format and see the full website address in Safari 8.
Apple is working to make the user experience across all of its devices as consistent and seamless as possible. One minor step in the company’s plans is Safari History syncing, which will soon keep your browser history in sync across all of your devices. It will be a great feature for many users, but it also introduces privacy concerns.
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