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While I consider this to be a good thing in general, I do fear it may cement Chrome's browser monoculture dominance further (even if on iOS it does still use We

• wlesieutre 7y ago
  It'd make Firefox Sync between my Mac, iPhone, and iPad useful. Sure, it technically exists already, but Firefox on iOS is an annoying proposition since links can't open it.
  • scarface74 7y ago
    Not completely related but I use the iCloud extensions for Windows for both Firefox and Chrome. My bookmarks stay synced between all three browsers on my computer and phone.
    • needle0 7y ago
      I too almost found iCloud sync to be the be-all end-all solution of browser syncing, then I discovered that the same iCloud sync on Mac does NOT support Firefox/Chrome - only Safari. I'm relying on Xbrowsersync for now but it's still not the optimal "everything everywhere" solution, as it does not support syncing to Safari (and from reading their website, its developer appears to be ideologically opposed to implementing it).
  • tiles 7y ago
    It is possible to use Firefox on iOS and survive. My primary use of the Share menu is just to share links to Firefox, with the option to even open tabs in the background. Still, this is obviously the best they can do with the limited OS APIs, and it might make just as much sense for Apple to just make the Share UX the primary way you select your web browser (with Safari being the built-in option).
  • needle0 7y ago
    Yes, for us folks using Firefox it would make things more convenient, however in the grand scheme of things I fear the gains made by Chrome would be much larger. Though I agree Apple's methods in retaining Safari's marketshare isn't exactly honorable, it did work in keeping Chrome's all-encompassing dominance in check.