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Google is incredibly aggressive in promoting Chrome yes, but every time I've seen "Safari" as an option in a Google app it isn't WKWebView, but SFSafariViewCont
by kitsunesoba 4y ago
Google is incredibly aggressive in promoting Chrome yes, but every time I've seen "Safari" as an option in a Google app it isn't WKWebView, but SFSafariViewController which is for all intents and purposes real Safari — it's essentially an out-of-process Safari tab with its own separate cookies, storage, etc. Apps using it can't snoop on your browsing session and they can't dig around in your cookies, etc from standalone Safari.
- kergonath 4y agoIt’d be useful to see the difference clearly as a user. Personally I try really hard not to use any in-app browser because I have no clue how trustworthy the developer is (except for Facebook and Google, for which the answer is “absolutely not”).
- saagarjha 4y agoSFSafariViewController is very distinct. Apps can't really change its UI at all.