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Safari is way faster than Chrome on iOS

by xkcd1963 4y ago

knolan 4y ago
Chrome on iOS is just a skin on top of WebKit.
- parasubvert 4y ago
  Try to build a web browser with WebKit. I assure you it’s a lot more work than a skin.
  - postalrat 4y ago
    Can you make webkit behave like chrome or firefox behaves on android or desktop?
    - deleted 4y ago
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sccxy 4y ago
Chrome on iOS is Safari but with Chrome skin. Apple does not allow other browser engines or does not even allow most Safari features to other browsers...
- parasubvert 4y ago
  Chrome and Firefox may use WebKit but have very different looks and feels and some different functionality. They’re not just “skins”.
  - nobleach 4y ago
    They use a Cocoa feature called [WkWebView] (https://developer.apple.com/documentation/webkit/wkwebview https://developer.apple.com/documentation/webkit/wkwebview) which is an embedded webkit browser. Any functionality that differs from Safari is not part of the actual "browser". It's just "skin" on top of it. (Bookmark syncing, etc)
    - parasubvert 4y ago
      WkWebView is a web renderer and partial navigator, it's not a browser. My point is that people are really stretching the term "skin". Bookmark syncing, tab & window management, history management, security management etc. all are features of a browser, and they have a major impact on the UX of that browser. They are WHY there are still users of Firefox or Chrome on iOS! They're not "skin" features, which typically imply minor look & feel related items.
  - sccxy 4y ago
    Not really different. They even share bugs. If Safari team messes up their rendering engine, then iOS update, and it is broken for every iOS browser...
    - parasubvert 4y ago
      Do you use any of them regularly? I do. They're very different UX-wise. My point is that users don't really care about the common rendering engine. It doesn't have much impact on the day to day UX.
ezfe 4y ago
See, if you had said that Safari was way faster than Chrome on macOS, you would have an argument...
- xkcd1963 4y ago
  Y just wait until I get 500rep Ive ur name now :p Edit: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34501173#34504508 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34501173#34504508

Safari is way faster than Chrome on iOS

knolan 4y ago

Chrome on iOS is just a skin on top of WebKit.

parasubvert 4y ago
Try to build a web browser with WebKit. I assure you it’s a lot more work than a skin.
- postalrat 4y ago
  Can you make webkit behave like chrome or firefox behaves on android or desktop?
  - deleted 4y ago
    [deleted]

sccxy 4y ago

Chrome on iOS is Safari but with Chrome skin. Apple does not allow other browser engines or does not even allow most Safari features to other browsers...

parasubvert 4y ago
Chrome and Firefox may use WebKit but have very different looks and feels and some different functionality. They’re not just “skins”.
- nobleach 4y ago
  They use a Cocoa feature called [WkWebView] (https://developer.apple.com/documentation/webkit/wkwebview https://developer.apple.com/documentation/webkit/wkwebview) which is an embedded webkit browser. Any functionality that differs from Safari is not part of the actual "browser". It's just "skin" on top of it. (Bookmark syncing, etc)
  - parasubvert 4y ago
    WkWebView is a web renderer and partial navigator, it's not a browser. My point is that people are really stretching the term "skin". Bookmark syncing, tab & window management, history management, security management etc. all are features of a browser, and they have a major impact on the UX of that browser. They are WHY there are still users of Firefox or Chrome on iOS! They're not "skin" features, which typically imply minor look & feel related items.
- sccxy 4y ago
  Not really different. They even share bugs. If Safari team messes up their rendering engine, then iOS update, and it is broken for every iOS browser...
  - parasubvert 4y ago
    Do you use any of them regularly? I do. They're very different UX-wise. My point is that users don't really care about the common rendering engine. It doesn't have much impact on the day to day UX.

ezfe 4y ago

See, if you had said that Safari was way faster than Chrome on macOS, you would have an argument...

xkcd1963 4y ago
Y just wait until I get 500rep Ive ur name now :p Edit: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34501173#34504508 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34501173#34504508