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Even the freaking Gmail app for iOS has a convenient "bug" where it keeps forgetting your browser selection and suggesting you download Chrome and use that inst

Even the freaking Gmail app for iOS has a convenient "bug" where it keeps forgetting your browser selection and suggesting you download Chrome and use that instead of Safari.

klyrs 6y ago
Wow, it seems like anybody else would get their app promptly revoked without recourse
beaner 6y ago
Is that a Gmail bug or an iOS bug?
jamesgeck0 6y ago
Browser selection in the iOS Gmail app has been broken forever. If you select "Chrome" it opens links in iOS Chrome. If you select "Safari" it opens links in an in-app webview which doesn't share cookies with actual Safari.
- shajznnckfke 6y ago
  This webview behavior seems to be common across a lot of apps. I habitually tap the Safari icon on the bottom right of the webview to get into the Safari app. I had the impression that iOS must require this, perhaps to prevent an app from being able to effectively pollute the user’s global cookies, or to prevent broken UX when the user has some existing global cookie that changes website behavior in a way the developer doesn’t expect. It’s annoying to have to tap out of the webview to avoid repeated logins, but I could imagine it being the least-bad solution to a more complicated problem. Maybe a less confusing way to present it would be for the webview to open in a private tab?
  - jamesgeck0 6y ago
    I'm skeptical that Apple is imposing this on them. Many apps (Reeder, Reddit, Discord, Toot!) have an option to toggle between opening links in an in-app webview or Safari. Reeder's options are "In-app browser," "Safari," and "Firefox" on my device.
- FridgeSeal 6y ago
  I suspect this is a very deliberate decision. Use Chrome -> everything works perfectly Use Safari -> enjoy your deliberately degraded experience
shajznnckfke 6y ago
On my Gmail app it opens a Safari webview every time. I see in the Gmail “Default apps” settings there’s a “Ask me which app to use every time” slider. Maybe you have that turned on?
- kalleboo 6y ago
  It doesn't happen every time, it asks again maybe once a month, or maybe after OS updates or something. That setting is definitely off.
Dahoon 6y ago
That is an iOS bug, not a Gmail bug.
swiley 6y ago
Pro tip: the google product sites tend to be more well behaved then the apps and don't nag like this. Usually all you lose is notifications.

Even the freaking Gmail app for iOS has a convenient "bug" where it keeps forgetting your browser selection and suggesting you download Chrome and use that instead of Safari.

klyrs 6y ago

Wow, it seems like anybody else would get their app promptly revoked without recourse

beaner 6y ago

Is that a Gmail bug or an iOS bug?

jamesgeck0 6y ago

Browser selection in the iOS Gmail app has been broken forever. If you select "Chrome" it opens links in iOS Chrome. If you select "Safari" it opens links in an in-app webview which doesn't share cookies with actual Safari.

shajznnckfke 6y ago
This webview behavior seems to be common across a lot of apps. I habitually tap the Safari icon on the bottom right of the webview to get into the Safari app. I had the impression that iOS must require this, perhaps to prevent an app from being able to effectively pollute the user’s global cookies, or to prevent broken UX when the user has some existing global cookie that changes website behavior in a way the developer doesn’t expect. It’s annoying to have to tap out of the webview to avoid repeated logins, but I could imagine it being the least-bad solution to a more complicated problem. Maybe a less confusing way to present it would be for the webview to open in a private tab?
- jamesgeck0 6y ago
  I'm skeptical that Apple is imposing this on them. Many apps (Reeder, Reddit, Discord, Toot!) have an option to toggle between opening links in an in-app webview or Safari. Reeder's options are "In-app browser," "Safari," and "Firefox" on my device.
FridgeSeal 6y ago
I suspect this is a very deliberate decision. Use Chrome -> everything works perfectly Use Safari -> enjoy your deliberately degraded experience

shajznnckfke 6y ago

On my Gmail app it opens a Safari webview every time. I see in the Gmail “Default apps” settings there’s a “Ask me which app to use every time” slider. Maybe you have that turned on?

kalleboo 6y ago
It doesn't happen every time, it asks again maybe once a month, or maybe after OS updates or something. That setting is definitely off.

Dahoon 6y ago

That is an iOS bug, not a Gmail bug.

swiley 6y ago

Pro tip: the google product sites tend to be more well behaved then the apps and don't nag like this. Usually all you lose is notifications.