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Re: Chrome for iOS

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Post by msrpotus »

srik wrote: post #2

Thanks. Chrome doesn't show up on Appstore search. The Appstore could really use an overhaul in my opinion.

Search in general on the Appstore isn't very good; not just for this.

Re: Chrome for iOS

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Post by bri3d »

Chrome for iOS doesn't use V8 or the Chromium fork of WebKit, just UIWebView. [0] Because it's using WebViews, it's about 3x slower than the OS's Safari browser [1], because WebViews in sandboxed apps don't get the "Nitro" JavaScript JIT from iOS 5 onwards (presumably for mark-executable security reasons).

Unless the tab-sharing feature is crucial to more people than I thought, I don't think this app is going to be a runaway hit.

0: https://twitter.com/viviancromwell/status/218402587760795648 1: https://twitter.com/stroughtonsmith/status/21843446275153920...

Re: Chrome for iOS

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Post by jonny_eh »

bri3d wrote: post #5

Chrome for iOS doesn't use V8 or the Chromium fork of WebKit, just UIWebView. [0] Because it's using WebViews, it's about 3x slower than the OS's Safari browser [1], because WebViews in sandboxed apps don't get the "Nitro" JavaScript JIT from iOS 5 onwards (presumably for mark-executable security reasons). Unless the tab-sharing feature is crucial to more people than I thought, I don't think this app is going to be a…

Well that's a bummer. The UI in the Chrome app is really slick!

Re: Chrome for iOS

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Post by dbloom »

bri3d wrote: post #5

Chrome for iOS doesn't use V8 or the Chromium fork of WebKit, just UIWebView. [0] Because it's using WebViews, it's about 3x slower than the OS's Safari browser [1], because WebViews in sandboxed apps don't get the "Nitro" JavaScript JIT from iOS 5 onwards (presumably for mark-executable security reasons). Unless the tab-sharing feature is crucial to more people than I thought, I don't think this app is going to be a…

Only JS execution is 3x slower -- everything else (DOM, layout, repaint, parsing) is the same.

Most web pages (and even web applications) are rarely bottlenecked by JS execution speed. (There are a few exceptions to this rule...for example, the JS GameBoy Color emulator probably won't work very well)

Re: Chrome for iOS

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Post by wlesieutre »

jonny_eh wrote: post #7
bri3d wrote: post #5

Chrome for iOS doesn't use V8 or the Chromium fork of WebKit, just UIWebView. [0] Because it's using WebViews, it's about 3x slower than the OS's Safari browser [1], because WebViews in sandboxed apps don't get the "Nitro" JavaScript JIT from iOS 5 onwards (presumably for mark-executable security reasons). Unless the tab-sharing feature is crucial to more people than I thought, I don't think this app is going to be a…

Well that's a bummer. The UI in the Chrome app is really slick!

Don't worry too much about that, it's only slower for javascript execution. The other features, including Chrome sync, unlimited tabs, "Request desktop site", more than make up for it.

The real stumbling block, IMO, is that without jailbreaking, links from other apps will always open in Safari.

Re: Chrome for iOS

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Post by Killswitch »

bri3d wrote: post #5

Chrome for iOS doesn't use V8 or the Chromium fork of WebKit, just UIWebView. [0] Because it's using WebViews, it's about 3x slower than the OS's Safari browser [1], because WebViews in sandboxed apps don't get the "Nitro" JavaScript JIT from iOS 5 onwards (presumably for mark-executable security reasons). Unless the tab-sharing feature is crucial to more people than I thought, I don't think this app is going to be a…

Luckily for me, the main reasons I am using it is desktop to mobile and password syncing and stuff.
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