We all know that by default Apple disables its Nitro engine for UIWebViews. Its what Chrome and other (non-safari) browsers have to use. Is there a tweak that will enable the faster engine in these views?
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Nitro Engine in UIWebView
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It's hard to say. I've seen a lot of talk about this on twitter today since google released chrome for ios. If a tweak will ever come out for this feature I assume we'll hear about it soon now that chrome came out. But if it's possible, I'm not sure why it hasn't already been released since there are some fantastic 3rd party browsers that could have used this tweak. I'd follow the big name devs on twitter. If it makes that much of a noticeable difference then I hope someone figures out a solution. But I've also read that the speed improvement gained by nitro is negligible and in real world settings, you can't notice any tangible speed enhancements.
I'm going to say no to your question. However if you check comparison test Chrome is very close and in some cases faster without the Nitro Engine.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSABHZoVn1Y&list=UUF9-JngqznvAsiF2yZbeY8g&index=2&feature=plcp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6HZWk8Lrz8&feature=player_embedded#!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSABHZoVn1Y&list=UUF9-JngqznvAsiF2yZbeY8g&index=2&feature=plcp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6HZWk8Lrz8&feature=player_embedded#!
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Honestly, I've noticed the largest difference in browsing speed using a browser that supports AdBlock, like Mercury.