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Will google chrome be better than safari?
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As WebKit is an open-source project, different applications (including things like Safari, Steam, Spotify, Chrome, Kindle, WebOS, Blackberry) can all use different implementations of it.
Some of those are better than others, both in terms of performance and the features that they implement.
Chrome (on desktop and Android) is considered to push things further than Safari does in that regard.
The WebKit that the Kindle uses is nothing like the WebKit that Safari in Mountain Lion uses.
Safari
Safari is and will be better because it is running at a lower level than any app store app which is why it is faster than any other browser and will be even faster in ios 6. The other issues re just UI differances which really is nothing because people prefer whatever they get used to
Safari is and will be better because it is running at a lower level than any app store app which is why it is faster than any other browser and will be even faster in ios 6. The other issues re just UI differances which really is nothing because people prefer whatever they get used to
Download and see for yourself. Browser preference has never been a one-size-fits-all matter.
It is better than Safari. Unlimited tabs, swiping to switch between tabs... these two things alone make it a better browser. It's just a shame it won't be fully realized on iOS. I would love for it to be default on my iPad.
Unlimited tabs, meh. I use four or five at most. My phone is jb'd, but I can't even be bothered to install that tweak that lets you have more than eight or nine or whatever tabs. I wonder how many people really use that many tabs on their phone consistently. But yea, apple should lift that limit, if only to shut up the moaners. I did install gridtab though. Because hitting a button and be presented with a grid of page previews is much more convenient than swiping. Swiping looks cool, but it sucks. It's a 'because we can' thing. I wish both apple and google took notice of that. I really do like the way google has implemented it (from the edges) and it does work very well, but it would have been put to better use to go back/forward a page, for my use at least. I would like this for safari as well, but it's something Apple will probably never implement, as it will interfere with consistent behaviour across the entire page. Also, Chrome's tab view sucks, because tabs are layered on top of each other. The vertical sliding stuff works and looks slick and all, but it's of no more use than a list of page titles, because you have to read these anyway to know which tab is which. Especially if you have a lot of tabs. Unlike Safari's tab view, which gives you a small page preview for every tab.
All in all, a solid effort from google. Chrome is just a zippy as Safari as far as I can tell, with a slightly different approach to the interface. I'm sure many people will use it instead of safari, but I don't think I'll be one of them. If google moved the most used controls to the bottom of the screen I would probably have a really hard look at it again.
All in all, a solid effort from google. Chrome is just a zippy as Safari as far as I can tell, with a slightly different approach to the interface. I'm sure many people will use it instead of safari, but I don't think I'll be one of them. If google moved the most used controls to the bottom of the screen I would probably have a really hard look at it again.
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No it's not. It's better in your opinion. Those are not the same things. iOS includes swiping to switch between tabs as well. You'll just have to tap a button first. Much like you have to tap two times to get to your bookmarks on Chrome.
Right, so that's not the same thing. In Safari, to get to the next tab, it's a 3 step process (tab button, swipe, then tapping the page). In Chrome, it's 1 (just swipe). I guess I wasn't clear. I'm not saying Safari doesn't have swiping motions to create an action, I'm saying to switch to the next tab in Chrome requires a simple and intuitive swipe which makes reading multiple tabs much smoother. It just feels clunky doing the same thing with Safari. In Chrome, you can bounce between two different pages by just swiping back and forth.
I gave it a good try out on my phone and personally, didn't really like it. The main issues for me were
1 - Chrome is very slow compared to Safari
2 - The syncing between desktop and mobile isn't continuous and there's no way I could find to force a sync
3 - The Icon is really, really ugly (what's with the black background?)
4 - Didn't like the two step process to get to bookmarks
5 - Didn't like the customised keyboard
1 - Chrome is very slow compared to Safari
2 - The syncing between desktop and mobile isn't continuous and there's no way I could find to force a sync
3 - The Icon is really, really ugly (what's with the black background?)
4 - Didn't like the two step process to get to bookmarks
5 - Didn't like the customised keyboard
Chrome is my 'default' browser on my mac, has been for a while. NEVER use Safari on my mac. But, due to the 'default browser' restrictions on the iPhone, I have no problem using Safari...for mobile browsing, I find they all pretty much do the same with ui variances...though I installed Chrome on the iPhone, so if I want to sync between my comp and phone I can...but for most general use, I'll stick with Safari until ios allows the user to choose what browser to use to open links, ala Android (I'm not holding my breath).
