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Re: Chrome for iOS

#11

Post by mtgx » Thu, Jun 28, 2012, 9:08 PM UTC

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 for Javascript stuff, though. If you're browsing mobile sites, it shouldn't affect you at all, as well as most websites on the web that aren't JS-heavy.

Re: Chrome for iOS

#12

Post by mtgx » Thu, Jun 28, 2012, 9:10 PM UTC

This could be a nice "trojan horse" into the iOS ecosystem. Get Apple users hooked enough on Chrome, that they will want to switch to Android for the "real Chrome experience". I know a lot of people are not using iPhones because they can't live without the Gmail app for Android.

Re: Chrome for iOS

#13

Post by nc » Thu, Jun 28, 2012, 9:20 PM UTC

srik wrote: post #2

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

There's usually a few hours delay before new apps show up in the search index.

Re: Chrome for iOS

#14

Post by kmfrk » Thu, Jun 28, 2012, 9:27 PM UTC

toddn wrote: post #6

I'm excited to use this, but wow, the sign in flow for people using 2-factor authentication is awful.

Are you using [application authorization](https://www.google.com/accounts/b/0/IssuedAuthSubTokens?hl=e...)?

Re: Chrome for iOS

#15

Post by swang » Thu, Jun 28, 2012, 9:31 PM UTC

srik wrote: post #2

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

You have to search, "Google Chrome" and it's the last result (of 25).

At least when searching through App Store on the iPhone.

Re: Chrome for iOS

#16

Post by dewiz » Thu, Jun 28, 2012, 9:33 PM UTC

just tried to install and it looks like the app has been removed? anyone that could confirm?

Re: Chrome for iOS

#17

Post by fabianhoward » Thu, Jun 28, 2012, 9:38 PM UTC

dewiz wrote: post #16

just tried to install and it looks like the app has been removed? anyone that could confirm?

I can't install it either.

Re: Chrome for iOS

#18

Post by [deleted] » Thu, Jun 28, 2012, 9:39 PM UTC

dewiz wrote: post #16

just tried to install and it looks like the app has been removed? anyone that could confirm?

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Re: Chrome for iOS

#19

Post by dansingerman » Thu, Jun 28, 2012, 9:40 PM UTC

dewiz wrote: post #16

just tried to install and it looks like the app has been removed? anyone that could confirm?

Yes, just got "The item you tried to buy is no longer available"...hmmmm...https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-VzS7TgKtYRE/T-zQMcuxLXI/A...

Re: Chrome for iOS

#20

Post by smackfu » Thu, Jun 28, 2012, 9:45 PM UTC

toddn wrote: post #6

I'm excited to use this, but wow, the sign in flow for people using 2-factor authentication is awful.

It's bizarre. Why is a Google app using an application specific password instead of your authentication code? The only reason an app should not use the two factors is if it's some legacy protocol that only takes a single userid/password pair. WTF.