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Post by tantalor » Thu, Jul 02, 2015, 4:18 PM UTC

This approach requires iOS 8 specifically because previously apps using WebView used a different, slower JavaScript engine,

with iOS 8, apps using the embedded web browser control, WKWebView, will gain full access to the powerful Nitro JavaScript engine

Looks like Android KitKat did the same with a similar performance boost,

Since Android 4.4 the WebView is backed by Chromium and not by it’s own rendering engine anymore