![]() I'm very excited! It's one of the best new features in ages (and sorely overdue). I would say that by itself, this new "Accessibility" feature is reason enough to update to iOS 17 and macOS 14. In the Display subsection of the Accessibility section, there's a toggle titled "Auto-play animated images". On the other hand, all of System Settings is annoying, so maybe that's not specific enough. If it were me, I would put it in a section called "Annoyances". For some reason, Apple buried the feature in the "Accessibility" section of System Settings. Let's look at where the new feature can be found and how it works. ![]() My bug was titled Animated images ignore user's prefers-reduced-motion and Auto-Play preferences. That's why I filed a bug with Apple's WebKit project, the open source web browser engine underlying Safari. Unfortunately, however, there's no direct JavaScript access to image decoders or formats for HTML elements, which makes it extremely difficult for me to implement GIF blocking in my extension. Over the years, a number of my customers have requested such a feature for my web browser extension StopTheMadness. ![]() And I'm going to take a little personal credit for it (whether that's justified or not, heh). ![]() This is astounding news! In my opinion, the feature should have been highlighted in the WWDC keynote. Pause animated images by default, such as GIFs in Messages and Safari for your visual comfort. Today Apple published lists of new features available with iOS 17 (to be released September 18) and macOS 14 (to be released September 26). Previous: Another Google Search bug in iOS SafariĪrticles index Jeff Johnson ( My apps, PayPal.Me, Mastodon) The most wonderful new hidden feature in iOS 17 and macOS 14 September 12 2023 The most wonderful new hidden feature in iOS 17 and macOS 14 ![]()
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