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Is there any actual difference between the two beyond UI and sync? From what I understand they're both safari underneath?
by ben-schaaf 7y ago
Is there any actual difference between the two beyond UI and sync? From what I understand they're both safari underneath?
- CalChris 7y agoI think you meant iOS WebKit for rendering rather than Safari. Firefox iOS uses WebKit while it used to use Gecko. I seem to remember speed being a difference. It’s been awhile. I also switched from gmail to outlook because gmail was using headers and footers for ads which was annoying on a 4” SE.
- lol768 7y ago>while it used to use Gecko How was it ever permitted to use Gecko underneath? Have the iOS app rules changed in recent years? Did they used to be more permissive?
- CalChris 7y agoThanks, I was wrong about that. On iOS, Firefox switched to webkit for iOS for rendering (which includes JS). For the desktop, Firefox used and uses Gecko; the desktop version of course came first.
- anticensor 7y agoFirefox-on-Store uses Webkit but there is an experimental fork using Gecko/Servo in case Apple allows in the future. You can build and developer-sign that fork for your own.