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It's the Chrome version of the apple store also restricted in its html5 features?

gcp 10y ago
If you mean the Android store, then no. You can for example find the "real" Firefox on the Google Play store. (The one on the Apple store is a Safari skin which has the problems the article points out)
- namaemuta 10y ago
  Sorry, I didn't express myself correctly. I meant this chrome app[1] in the apple store. I was wondering if people with iPhones can at least install a different browser to take advantage of those features. But if you say that it's just a skin they are pretty much trapped there. [1] https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google-chrome-fast-secure/id535886823?mt=8 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google-chrome-fast-secure/id...
  - fenomas 10y ago
    The fact that Apple doesn't allow competing browsers on iOS is what the entire article is about. It's why the article's authors are suing Apple.
thomasahle 10y ago
Afaik All 'browsers' in the app store have to be just a skin on top of Safari. Apple has rules against independent rendering code.
- st3fan 10y ago
  Calling it a 'skin on top of Safari' does not really do justice to all the hard work my team has been putting in Firefox for iOS. Apple gives you (limited) access to WebKit. Basically: a rectangular area on the screen that renders web content. To 'skin' it, you have to build a browser application around that. A complete application that handles tabs, user settings, sync, history, bookmarks, reader mode, anything that does not happen in that 'rectangular view that renders web content'.
  - pier25 10y ago
    The simple truth is that 99% of the time when browsing is spent on that "rectangular area". Maybe the term "skin" is not adequate, but IMO the features added by Chrome and Firefox on iOS are not that significant for the browsing experience compared to the "rectangular area". Thanks to Apple, WKWebView based browsers are always going to be second class citizens. Personally I never understood why you decided to move to iOS. I think you should have stick to your guns.

gcp 10y ago

If you mean the Android store, then no. You can for example find the "real" Firefox on the Google Play store. (The one on the Apple store is a Safari skin which has the problems the article points out)

namaemuta 10y ago
Sorry, I didn't express myself correctly. I meant this chrome app[1] in the apple store. I was wondering if people with iPhones can at least install a different browser to take advantage of those features. But if you say that it's just a skin they are pretty much trapped there. [1] https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google-chrome-fast-secure/id535886823?mt=8 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google-chrome-fast-secure/id...
- fenomas 10y ago
  The fact that Apple doesn't allow competing browsers on iOS is what the entire article is about. It's why the article's authors are suing Apple.

thomasahle 10y ago

Afaik All 'browsers' in the app store have to be just a skin on top of Safari. Apple has rules against independent rendering code.

st3fan 10y ago
Calling it a 'skin on top of Safari' does not really do justice to all the hard work my team has been putting in Firefox for iOS. Apple gives you (limited) access to WebKit. Basically: a rectangular area on the screen that renders web content. To 'skin' it, you have to build a browser application around that. A complete application that handles tabs, user settings, sync, history, bookmarks, reader mode, anything that does not happen in that 'rectangular view that renders web content'.
- pier25 10y ago
  The simple truth is that 99% of the time when browsing is spent on that "rectangular area". Maybe the term "skin" is not adequate, but IMO the features added by Chrome and Firefox on iOS are not that significant for the browsing experience compared to the "rectangular area". Thanks to Apple, WKWebView based browsers are always going to be second class citizens. Personally I never understood why you decided to move to iOS. I think you should have stick to your guns.