Do 3rd party browsers automaticly have acess to the Nitro JavaScript Engine on iOS 8?

[Hal~9000]

I remember it used to be that all 3rd party browsers like iCab mobile, Mercury, Google Chrome, etc were much slower than Safari since Apple didn't allow them access to the Nitro JavaScript engine.

In iOS 8 Apple apparently changed their stance (see: http://www.cnet.com/news/ios-8-grants-new-power-to-rival-browsers-web-based-apps/) but my question is this:

Do the 3rd party browsers in the App Store have to update their apps to have the Nitro JavaScript engine? Or does anyone on iOS 8 automatically have access to it without even needed to update the apps?

 

[yjchua95]

I remember it used to be that all 3rd party browsers like iCab mobile, Mercury, Google Chrome, etc were much slower than Safari since Apple didn't allow them access to the Nitro JavaScript engine.

In iOS 8 Apple apparently changed their stance (see: http://www.cnet.com/news/ios-8-grants-new-power-to-rival-browsers-web-based-apps/) but my question is this:

Do the 3rd party browsers in the App Store have to update their apps to have the Nitro JavaScript engine? Or does anyone on iOS 8 automatically have access to it without even needed to update the apps?

The developers have to update their apps in order to take advantage of WKWebView and henceforth NitroJS.

 

[Hal~9000]

The developers have to update their apps in order to take advantage of WKWebView and henceforth NitroJS.

Thank you yjchua95

Yeah, I figured that was the case. It was nice of you to confirm it so quickly.

Guess I'll email the developer now asking if he updated his browser yet.

 

[yjchua95]

Thank you yjchua95

Yeah, I figured that was the case. It was nice of you to confirm it so quickly.

Guess I'll email the developer now asking if he updated his browser yet.

No probs.

I'm a dev myself, and as soon as WKWebView could be used, my company updated all our apps to support it.

 

[sanke1]

Most of the 3rd party browsers have not enabled Nitro javascript engine as it renders their own tweaks and features useless. The API is broken. Maybe Apple did it on purpose.