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However you can't supplant Safari as the default app you, and as such the app in which other apps without any knowledge of the rest of the system, can send link
by rys 14y ago
However you can't supplant Safari as the default app you, and as such the app in which other apps without any knowledge of the rest of the system, can send links to. Granted it's possible with custom URL schemes, but that means apps wishing to open URLs in external browsers need to know about those external browsers up front. You can't ask the system for a list of apps that handle URLs, and choose one.
- pooriaazimi 14y agoYou are aware that Mobile Safari (on iPad, I mean) is possibly the best mobile browser by far? All other browsers (I've tried tons) are much much worse. I'm not saying I like how my iPad doesn't provide a way to change default browser or email client (I'd use Sparrow on my iPhone if that was the case). I think it's a huge downside. I'm just saying that at least in the case of Mobile Safari, the un-changeable default is much much better than the alternatives and no harm has been done yet. I really wish they change this policy in iOS 6, though.
- sebbi 14y agoAren't "all other browsers" on Ipads just apps that use a webview e.g. just a wrapper for Safari? Except Opera maybe.
- sirclueless 14y agoYou realize that none of the alternatives are processing JavaScript? Of course the browser that runs JavaScript natively on the device is significantly better than all the gimpy alternatives, that's no surprise.