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You can't set Chrome as your default browser, Apple has to be in control. LOL, gotta love it
You can't set Chrome as your default browser, Apple has to be in control. LOL, gotta love it
Yes I'm sure most people here are aware of that. What I mean is will you use it as your default or stay with safari
Given the fact it's not even based on the "fast" Safari engine, but rather something old and it's not really Chrome (read, not Chrome engine), I'd wait and see.
Safari
On the Mac Chrome offers a more compelling feature set versus Safari that to me largely evaporates on mobile.
On the Mac Chrome offers a more compelling feature set versus Safari that to me largely evaporates on mobile.
Why would this get voted down? It's true. But to get back on topic. I'm staying with Safari. I haven't seen a compelling reason to change, especially considering the information above. I don't use Chrome on the desktop so the feature set isn't familiar to me.
Personally i wasn't taken with google chrome on my netbook and mac so i won't be in the near future downloading this app.
I did have a nosy on the app store and noticed at that time none had left a review, although i concede its early days and just been released.
As said its not the google engine ,but relied on webkit and preliminary reports say safari is quicker.
Interesting times.
I did have a nosy on the app store and noticed at that time none had left a review, although i concede its early days and just been released.
As said its not the google engine ,but relied on webkit and preliminary reports say safari is quicker.
Interesting times.
Well it's a problem with all browsers that, in order to comply with Apple's guidelines, they have to use the underlying "Safari engine", so yeah, it's not JUST google, to be fair, not that I need to.
I think this new app will be of special interest to the folks who sync their bookmarks and stuff (read, people who use Chrome on the desktop).
Otherwise, I see nothing to write home about, really.
I think this new app will be of special interest to the folks who sync their bookmarks and stuff (read, people who use Chrome on the desktop).
Otherwise, I see nothing to write home about, really.
As many people bash safari, I really enjoy using it, both on my iOS products and my mac. Chrome is a great piece of work, but safari still keeps me happier.
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Chrome on iOS will actually be slower due to sandboxing and the inability to access the iOS javascript engine.
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Chrome on iOS will actually be slower due to sandboxing and the inability to access the iOS javascript engine.
I just installed Chrome on my iPad but I am really liking it. So far it's running very smoothly. I'll keep using it and see what I think for now, I'll keep using it and if it keeps running this well, I'll permanently switch to it.
iCab Mobile user here, and loving it. Way more flexible than Chrome.
I use Safari for Facebook and Tumblr though.
I use Safari for Facebook and Tumblr though.
I've swapped to chrome on my iPhone and iPad. I like the uni search/URL box and the synch-ing across devices. I really hope that iOS6 will deliver a unibox implementation like in mountain lion. I would switch back probably then, but I think chrome for ios has a lot going for it. A great app.
For me it's whether to swap to safari on my mac or swap to chrome on my iOS devices.
For me it's whether to swap to safari on my mac or swap to chrome on my iOS devices.
iOS Chrome nice. Not faster or better.
It just has a different UI. I like recent pages Tiles and the tabs.
And of course having a unified url/search method is nice.
It's nothing major though.
Honestly, all iOS browsers seem to look and work the same to me.
My only complaint is that you can't make Incognito Mode a default mode like you can make Private Browsing Mode a default mode in Safari.
But, it's nothing to get mad about.
It just has a different UI. I like recent pages Tiles and the tabs.
And of course having a unified url/search method is nice.
It's nothing major though.
Honestly, all iOS browsers seem to look and work the same to me.
My only complaint is that you can't make Incognito Mode a default mode like you can make Private Browsing Mode a default mode in Safari.
But, it's nothing to get mad about.
As soon as I downloaded them to my iPad and iPhone I swapped my default usage to it! I love Chrome! What I really like (and is one of the big reasons I switched) was that they sync your tabs/bookmarks and saved passwords over through your google account (like Apple will do in Safari in iOS6/ML). I'm a heavy heavy Chrome user on my Mac so it was a wonderful day yesterday