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Chrome on iOS and iPadOS is not the same as Chrome on other platforms. On iOS and iPadOS all browsers currently use the exact same rendering engine due to Appl

Chrome on iOS and iPadOS is not the same as Chrome on other platforms. On iOS and iPadOS all browsers currently use the exact same rendering engine due to Apple’s limitations - ergo all mobile browsers on Apple mobile kit are in essence running on the same WebKit engine. This may well change in the future, and both Google and Mozilla are actively working on ports using their preferred renderer, but that’s not today.

firesteelrain 3y ago
Chrome on iOS is the best version of their browser. I can’t stand Firefox on iOS. Firefox on PC though is great especially ESR.
- pmontra 3y ago
  Considering that the engine of Chrome and Firefox on iOS is exactly the same, what's in the UI of Firefox that makes it bad for you? And what in the UI of Chrome on iOS that makes it better than on any other OS?
  - firesteelrain 3y ago
    Look and feel of Chrome on iOS is better than Firefox. Text is small. So it’s not the same UI. Chrome on iOS is snappy and fast. Chrome on PC is slow and buggy. Firefox is fast and stable. Works with nearly everything. I know people including myself have issues with Chrome working on almost every website
    - pmontra 3y ago
      > So it’s not the same UI. Of course the UI is different but the HTML, CSS, JavaScript engine is the same, made by Apple. The engine on your PC is made by Google. Then your iPhone could be faster than your PC for several reasons, but I won't even start getting into that.
      - firesteelrain 3y ago
        I am not sure why you are arguing. Do you work for Google? It’s just a subjective opinion of a user.
popcalc 3y ago
https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src.git/+/master/ios/ https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src.git/+/master/... Do you think it would be allowed for someone to compile the iOS Chromium source and release on the app store as "Ungoogled Chromium for iOS"? Edit: Turns out it's an open issue on the ungoogled-chromium repo, waiting for someone to volunteer to do it: https://github.com/ungoogled-software/ungoogled-chromium/issues/1103 https://github.com/ungoogled-software/ungoogled-chromium/iss...
guraf 3y ago
There's always one of you, like clockwork... What does the engine have to do with the issue at hand?

firesteelrain 3y ago

Chrome on iOS is the best version of their browser. I can’t stand Firefox on iOS. Firefox on PC though is great especially ESR.

pmontra 3y ago
Considering that the engine of Chrome and Firefox on iOS is exactly the same, what's in the UI of Firefox that makes it bad for you? And what in the UI of Chrome on iOS that makes it better than on any other OS?
- firesteelrain 3y ago
  Look and feel of Chrome on iOS is better than Firefox. Text is small. So it’s not the same UI. Chrome on iOS is snappy and fast. Chrome on PC is slow and buggy. Firefox is fast and stable. Works with nearly everything. I know people including myself have issues with Chrome working on almost every website
  - pmontra 3y ago
    > So it’s not the same UI. Of course the UI is different but the HTML, CSS, JavaScript engine is the same, made by Apple. The engine on your PC is made by Google. Then your iPhone could be faster than your PC for several reasons, but I won't even start getting into that.
    - firesteelrain 3y ago
      I am not sure why you are arguing. Do you work for Google? It’s just a subjective opinion of a user.

popcalc 3y ago

https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src.git/+/master/ios/ https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src.git/+/master/... Do you think it would be allowed for someone to compile the iOS Chromium source and release on the app store as "Ungoogled Chromium for iOS"? Edit: Turns out it's an open issue on the ungoogled-chromium repo, waiting for someone to volunteer to do it: https://github.com/ungoogled-software/ungoogled-chromium/issues/1103 https://github.com/ungoogled-software/ungoogled-chromium/iss...

guraf 3y ago

There's always one of you, like clockwork... What does the engine have to do with the issue at hand?