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You still can't use a real third party browser (i.e. not just reskinned Safari) on the iPad Pro, right? I'd be a lot more tempted if iOS was a little less locke
by ageitgey 8y ago
You still can't use a real third party browser (i.e. not just reskinned Safari) on the iPad Pro, right? I'd be a lot more tempted if iOS was a little less locked down.
- saagarjha 8y agoIf by "real" you mean using something other than WebKit and having access to JIT compilation of JavaScript, then no, at least not on the App Store.
- robin_reala 8y ago3rd party browsers get JIT JS compilation (and have done since iOS8[1]). You’re stuck with WebKit unless you’re a proxy browser though. [1] https://bgr.com/2014/06/04/ios-8-safari-and-webkit-performance/ https://bgr.com/2014/06/04/ios-8-safari-and-webkit-performan...
- saagarjha 8y agoYeah, that's what I said: if you want JIT and want to be on the App Store, you need to use WebKit/JavaScriptCore.