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Apple isn't limiting Google Chrome only, this is the restriction that they've put on apps in the store. Whether you agree or disagree is up to you. Perhaps the
by shadesandcolour 14y ago
Apple isn't limiting Google Chrome only, this is the restriction that they've put on apps in the store. Whether you agree or disagree is up to you. Perhaps the restriction is there to encourage developers to create real native applications instead of just crappy web views that don't really need to be apps. Luckily, Facebook just decided to bring their iPhone app back to the native side instead of rendering all of the UI in HTML and fetching resources from their servers.
Also it appears that in iOS 5 web applications that are saved to the home screen use the Nitro engine now. http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/06/17/ios_5_supports_speedy_nitro_javascript_for_full_screen_web_apps.html http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/06/17/ios_5_supports...
- joshschreuder 14y agoI believe the web applications thing only applies to those that have been added to the homescreen through Safari -> Add to Home Screen. As mentioned in the original comment (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2662093 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2662093) it doesn't apply to UIWebViews which Chrome uses.
- shadesandcolour 14y agoYou're correct. UIWebView doesn't get the better rendering engine but I was reffering to this point: "The limitation is even put in place for native web apps, the ones you see inside Safari itself. As long as you see them in Safari they work great. But the second you save them as a web app to your home screen, they are suddenly forced to use the old Safari engine, and are thus much slower to use." Just trying to set the record straight.