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iPad iPad air 2 - best browser?
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On the iPad I prefer safari all the way. Find it faster and just performs better overall then chrome or others
The problem is that Chrome doesn't adopt the back swipe gesture or I'd be using Chrome over anything.
I'm starting to hate chrome even on android and my pc lol. On my pc it's a resource hog and android has its own issues
It doesn't work right on my iphone/ipad and macbook air. Only safari works like a true "handoff." Of course I can pull up the tabs once in chrome on my MB Air but that is not handoff like safari can do.
Another vote for Mercury. It's the only browser that has regularly kept me away from Safari. I do think Safari is generally the smoothest, but Mercury is nearly as good, surprisingly feels just as fast even though they haven't updated to use the new rendering engine, and is a or more flee than Safari. It also reliably keeps 10+ tabs open for me on the Air 2 while Safari will start to dump them free about 5 (not immediately, but eventually).
Chrome is still crashing for me at random times on my iPad Air.
I haven't used Safari enough to notice if it happens there, too.
I haven't used Safari enough to notice if it happens there, too.
I have found Puffin to be my go to browser for speed. One of its features is the ability to run flash. But i don't use it for that reason at all. Both the free and paid versions run well. The free versions bottom ads are not too intrusive. I went ahead about bought the paid version because I liked the app and wanted to support the developer.
Mercury is another one I use. Same story as Puffin. There is a free to try version, but I went and bought the "pro" version to support the developer.
Safari is still super slow for me. I have an iPad Air 1 running 8.1.1
Mercury is another one I use. Same story as Puffin. There is a free to try version, but I went and bought the "pro" version to support the developer.
Safari is still super slow for me. I have an iPad Air 1 running 8.1.1
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Safari runs better with iOS and Chrome runs poorly. Chrome worked best with Kit Kat I noticed.
Chrome on kit Kat is a nightmare....
I also like Mercury as an alternative. It performs similarly to Safari, I like the way it feels (control, and no shrinking URL bar) and I can import my desktop bookmarks easily.
I've also tried Chrome and Opera Mini, but not Dolphin nor iCab or other paid options.
Apparently, the only difference I can find between Mercury and Pro are the default bookmarks.
I've also tried Chrome and Opera Mini, but not Dolphin nor iCab or other paid options.
Apparently, the only difference I can find between Mercury and Pro are the default bookmarks.
Ah, didn't know that. I've only run into the limit once, and didn't feel like it was artificially low. And unlike Safari, it actually warns you when there are too many tabs open.
I like how if you didn't know there was a Pro version, you'd never be able to tell from inside the app. No pushiness, IAP, or other annoyances.
Speaking of Mercury, anyone know for sure what some of the advanced prefs do -- Enable Compression/Memory Warning/Disable Images/Navigation.
They do seem self-explanatory, but since they're not enabled by default, I wonder what the tradeoffs are.
I have seen the memory warning pop up once, and disabling images is clear. But the other two?
Their website isn't up to date with the current version, and the section addressing the advanced prefs is missing.
They do seem self-explanatory, but since they're not enabled by default, I wonder what the tradeoffs are.
I have seen the memory warning pop up once, and disabling images is clear. But the other two?
Their website isn't up to date with the current version, and the section addressing the advanced prefs is missing.
