Wish Apple would allow third party browsers that don't use WebKit for iOS. Would bring new life to older iOS devices. 
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Google's Chrome Browser Testing Bottom-Placed Address Bar on iOS
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I don't know why you wouldn't use this option on a phone. You hold your phone closer to the bottom, so why would you want to have to move your hand totally out of the way to reach the top. Weird.
I'm so used to having at the top that I want to keep it there. I'm glad there is an option (I may try it) and it isn't being forced.
A persistent tab and bookmark bar options would be welcome for me.
I like to use my phone in landscape mode a lot so my thumbs are closer to the top in that orientation, so I keep the address bar there
Stop this stupid BS of messing about with de facto standards. You must ALWAYS have the address bar displayed at the TOP of the screen and ALWAYS display the tab bar. If folk want to fiddle with these then given them options to modify the default behavior. People are tired of this garbage.
I have tiny hands, so this is a welcome change for me if this sticks.
Well, I would rather use Firefox just like on my Macbook. However as far as I know it's not possible to use uBlock Origin in iOS version of Firefox.
I miss android for one reason: firefox mobile with the actual ublock extension
I'm hoping for sideloading and alternative app store to solve this.
Also one of the earlier news articles claimed Apple is preparing for alternative browsers (I mean actual alternative rendering core other than webkit) thanks to the EU mandate.
So hopefully this will become reality in near future.
I also miss SponsorBlock from the ReVanced Youtube (which may be also solved by sideloading and alternative app store) and it would be great to allow multitasking - sometimes it would be really useful to use two apps at once in split mode. The screen estate is quite large and the resolution, processor power and memory size is totally enough for this to be technically possible.
Ah yes YouTube vanced good times oh how absolutely ****** consumer tech offerings have become 😮💨
You can try visiting YouTune.cc on a web browser...
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And nothing is wrong with that.
Each platform has its design standards. It more of an issue when either Android design standards are shoved onto iOS or when iOS design standards are forced into android.
As an mobile developer and more so an iOS developer nothing frustrates me more than going against a platform design standards. It is fighting the system and what people are used to. The systems can and have different standards neither is better or worse. They are different.
relationship said:And nothing is wrong with that.
Each platform has its design standards. It more of an issue when either Android design standards are shoved onto iOS or when iOS design standards are forced into android.
As an mobile developer and more so an iOS developer nothing frustrates me more than going against a platform design standards. It is fighting the system and what people are used to. The systems can and have different standards neither is better or worse. They are different.
Thank you! I'll definitely try that out.
I do prefer YT app than having to open YT in the browser, but this seems to be best option as of know. I did not know about youtune before.
To be fair so is safari. Right now there really are only 2 standards out there. Chromium/WebKit which Google has most the control over and then Gecko engine. When Microsoft dropped the trident engine to go over to chromium it was a sad and bad day in the web world as that put almost total control on one engine. That kills off support for anyone else. The cost to test against 2 engines for a site is massive. The extra cost to go to 3 or more pretty small. That first one is big. Plus standards come into play. In the days IE there was so much random stuff that had if IE do blah. Or it ONLY worked in IE. Multiple engines in play discourages that behavior so much and everyone plays to the same standards.
I switched to Chrome on my phone within the last month. The address bar not being on the bottom has been my biggest annoyance. Hopefully this option to have it at the bottom happens.
Users don't choose a browser because of its rendering engine. That's an irrelevant under-the-hood detail to them.
The masses installed Chrome because 1) Google aggressively advertised for it and 2) the nerdy neighbor kid recommended it, not because they thought "I like Blink more than Gecko".
It looks like a Google app, it integrates with your Google account (e.g., you sync tabs), etc. That's the point. Not the engine.
How do you suggest my Chrome Sync data (bookmarks, passwords, etc.) get into Safari and kept continually updated on my iPhone as I use Chrome on desktop?
I use Chrome on my iPhone because my internet world is in Chrome. If there is a way to securely keep Chrome Sync up-to-date in iCloud or whatever Safari uses, I'm all ears.
And yet on the desktop, the address bar is on the top. Seems more annoying not having it at the top.
As someone with severe "gamer's thumb," I appreciate changes like this. Been using Firefox on Android for awhile because Google killed the flag for this a couple years ago. Hope it comes to Android too.
For those that like the address bar on the bottom, great. For the rest of us, no thanks.
No option for Vers?
Google's Chrome browser for iOS is testing an option for users to shift the address bar to the bottom of the screen, two years after Apple’s Safari made the same change.
The move, spotted by MacRumors contributor Steve Moser, is currently in beta testing in the Testflight version of the app. Currently the change is optional, enabling users to set the URL bar to the top or bottom by pressing and holding the bar to bring up a switch, or by changing the location via Settings -> Address Bar.
Apple in its iOS 15 beta testing phase introduced a redesigned Safari experience that moved the URL bar and tab interface to the bottom of the iPhone, a decision that initially proved controversial with iPhone users.
Locating the bar at the bottom of the interface made it easier to browse with one hand, but not everyone was happy. After listening to feedback, Apple added a toggle to show the address bar at the top of the iPhone rather than the bottom, for users who preferred the more iOS 14-like experience.
It's not clear whether Chrome will roll out the change to all users – Google tried a similar change in Chrome for Android in 2017, then subsequently removed the feature. However, with iPhone screens historically getting iteratively bigger, many will likely welcome the change, should it stick.
Article Link: Google's Chrome Browser Testing Bottom-Placed Address Bar on iOS
