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# Safari Technology Preview 198 Release Notes

Learn about the latest web technology updates in Safari Technology Preview: CSS, Forms, JavaScript, Media, Rendering, Safari Extensions, SVG, Web API, Web Inspector, and WebRTC.

## Overview

[Safari Technology Preview](https://webkit.org/blog/6017/introducing-safari-technology-preview/) Release 198 is now [available for download](https://developer.apple.com/safari/resources/) for macOS Sequoia beta and macOS Sonoma. If you already have Safari Technology Preview installed, you can update it in System Settings under General → Software Update.

This release includes WebKit changes between: [279855@main…280286@main](https://github.com/WebKit/WebKit/compare/4d06a3cab666d588be8081b3a898a55cbd673540...8ca6c3acfc2b6998b79a46502908cbb1b95ac71f).

### CSS

#### New Features

- Added support for the `:active-view-transition` pseudo-class. ([280027@main](https://commits.webkit.org/280027@main))  (129851076)

### Forms

#### Resolved Issues

- Fixed input elements to use the `[value]` as the first fallback step base. ([280127@main](https://commits.webkit.org/280127@main))  (107721910)

### JavaScript

#### Resolved Issues

- Fixed V128 values to be throwable to match the specification. ([279989@main](https://commits.webkit.org/279989@main))  (106030051)

### Media

#### Resolved Issues

- Fixed missing picture-in-picture when leaving Safari with picture-in-picture enabled from video viewer. ([279877@main](https://commits.webkit.org/279877@main))  (124376686)
- Fixed the context menu to show “Exit Viewer” when using video viewer. ([280128@main](https://commits.webkit.org/280128@main))  (126300924)

### Rendering

#### Resolved Issues

- Fixed scrolling in a flexbox container. ([279992@main](https://commits.webkit.org/279992@main))  (129343181)

### Safari Extensions

#### Resolved Issues

- Fixed throwing an exception when calling `browser.storage.set` with `undefined` as a map value. ([280265@main](https://commits.webkit.org/280265@main))  (130282050)

### SVG

#### Deprecations

- Removed non-standard `getTransformToElement` from SVGGraphicsElement ([280208@main](https://commits.webkit.org/280208@main))  (122435702)

### Web API

#### Resolved Issues

- Fixed an issue when inserting writing suggestions into an editable `display: grid` container. ([279986@main](https://commits.webkit.org/279986@main))  (129366300)

### Web Inspector

#### Resolved Issues

- Fixed disappearing objects and disclosure triangles when Web Inspector is at narrow widths. ([279894@main](https://commits.webkit.org/279894@main))  (121861970)
- Fixed the list of breakpoints in the Sources tab disappearing when Web Inspector is reloaded. ([279884@main](https://commits.webkit.org/279884@main))  (123641994)

### WebRTC

#### Resolved Issues

- Fixed RTCEncodedVideoFrame and RTCEncodedAudioFrame to match the WebIDL specification. ([280198@main](https://commits.webkit.org/280198@main))  (118607685)

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