TwinTurboWhich browser do you use on iOS?
MyOpinionSafari
Kovusafari because it’s the only browser compatible with extensions (I’m using AdGuard with it) and because all the other browsers are basically safari anyways.
I use Firefox Focus as a backup tho
If you’r you have Firefox focus installed, you can just use that as a content blocker
Joe@TwinTurbo Safari all the way. You can adjust the font and scaling without losing the orginal way the site your visting is on. Love that. currently on android though
Safari, because adblock worked before anything else did. I also use the bing app and that has its own embedded browser.
ravnswoodSafari, but I’m trying out Vivaldi. Looks good, scrolling is not as smooth as expected for a browser, but it’s just a beta.
WebKit. It’s all WebKit.
As long as Apple forces webKit for browsing, any third party browser will more or less be a safari wrapper. Until that changes, I will keep using safari in iOS.
Orion Browser which comes with a built-in add blocker.
SpacemanSpiffAlso using Orion! It’s the only one that’s convinced me it’s better than Safari, primarily because it’s actually more aggressive with power savings than Safari. The implementation to kill idle tab processes almost immediately is very effective imo.
I find Orion to be very laggy, even with very few tabs open. And i just cant use it because of this. Did you find it
to act the same for you?
I’ve only used it on iOS so far, but I’m a backer so I think that might mean I have a newer version than the public beta. I might try it again if that was a while ago, I had a few bugs previously that have been sorted in the more recent versions.
+1
Been using this on my iPad pro for several months. I love the flexibility for extensions. It's not perfect but I enjoy the trade offs even if it does randomly slowdown sometimes.
MattSafari
supermursFirefox is my favorite browser. Best feature is the sync, which let's me access everything on my phone, personal laptop and work laptop.
Interesting, I've had major website loading issues on Firefox for iOS for some reason. I keep wanting to love it, but websites will just fail to load and I end up switching back to Safari
Safari here as well. Haven't found a compelling reason to switch thus far.
Currently I use safari and duckduckgo. I'm waiting for apple to allow other browsers to actually use their own software rather than basically be safari in new clothes and without access to extensions. Sadly.
Arc at the moment
The spaces and auto tab cleaning are so helpful in managing my chaos
thanksbrotherEdge lately. Don’t sleep on edge.
Blakerboy777I'll second this. I really like it. Apple just added the privacy feature of FaceID locking incognito tabs that Edge has had for a long time.
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SOMEBODY hates Edge so much that this is the only downvoted comment in the thread. Crazy the amount of hate Microsoft gets, I also use Outlook just because it’s a better email experience than iPhone’s built in app.
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SOMEBODY hates Edge so much that this is the only downvoted comment in the thread. Crazy the amount of hate Microsoft gets, I also use Outlook just because it’s a better email experience than iPhone’s built in app.
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Edge on desktop is wicked, but on iOS and ipadOS it just feels clunky. The way safari lets you navigate it like an iphone with swipes instead of button presses is unparalleled imo
Won’t disagree that there is some clunkiness on iPhone, but it’s such a better experience on desktop for me that I still favor it on iPhone because it allows me to access my spaces and other features and I just hope the mobile experience smooths out. I don’t like using safari, and opening what I was looking at on my phone quickly and easily on desktop is nice.
Another Person Chrome to sync all my browser stuff across platforms.
desqryptSafari, only because of the extensions. I like being able to use custom ad block filters and userscripts.
Yeah. Extensions are a must have and the reason I use Safari on iOS, even though I use Firefox everywhere else.
Do Safari extensions work as well as Firefox's?
ValdairChrome. Used to be Safari for continuity across my Macbook but then a bunch of extensions I used got killed and I never went back. Chrome has all my account info saved across all my devices so it's easiest to just use that.
djidane535Safari to facilitate the interactions with my MacBook.
Yeah the handoff feature is slick. I like being able to switch between devices.
MrFuryianSafari, but waiting on Vivaldi to get out of beta/testflight.
I use the Vivaldi browser everywhere and would be nice to have it on iOS to.
I use the Vivaldi browser everywhere and would be nice to have it on iOS to.
Zak8022I’m eager to see what Vivaldi’s iOS browser ends up being. I’ve flipped back and forth on desktop between Firefox and Vivaldi a lot. I always end up back on Firefox just for “screw chromium” resins, but Vivaldi gets used for Google Hangouts for “silly work” reasons. A good mobile app could push me back to Vivaldi on the desktop.
Safari, because it never gave me a reason to look for alternatives.
penitentOneSafari. I really like Hide my email (and private relay is a nice bonus). Not sure if those are available on the other browsers.
Always end back on safari. Solid privacy defaults while still working perfectly for most websites.
Other browsers, like Orion, keeps stopping important websites from working
Other browsers, like Orion, keeps stopping important websites from working
RbonYeah it’s definitely Safari for me, most of the time. I do switch to Brave whenever I want to watch YouTube though, since it actually blocks ads there.
Firefox for syncing with my other devices, but all the iOS web browsers are different skins over WebKit. I do like that Safari has support for extensions and wish Apple would allow other browsers to utilize them as well.
the_robomafiaSafari for the privacy/ adblocking
Chrome, just because I use it on the desktop and like how it syncs like safari does. I still keep safari on my mac and my iphone but most of my usage is chrome now, I would switch back to Safari or even Firefox, but the extensions I use are only in chrome for my day to day work.
HazbuzanChrome, safaris ui sucks so much I cant stand it. I also feel like its considerably slower.
Chrome is literally using the same tech. All browsers on iOS are basically just Safari with a different UI.
tst123Yup all browsers on iOS use the WebKit rendering engine. There’s rumors this is changing in iOS 17
iOS 17 is already presented, if it's not verified by now it's not coming.
Mostly safari. But when i need to move a website from my iPhone to Windows i will open it on firefox.
Safari
mattrussell2319Brave. Privacy good and it uses its own search engine. Used to be handy because it showed Reddit in search results but, well, stuff happened!
Harlan_CloverseedThis seems like it should be a poll. Safari.
linkoFirefox. Google never.
Yep, Firefox for me as well on all devices.
How do you deal with ads? I'm running Adguard on my device but from experience it only seems to work in Safari :/
I use firefox focus as a content blocker. Works well
rasterwebFirefox. I love how it integrates with Firefox on the other half dozen devices and computers I use daily.
WoosterA moment of silence for Camino and OmniWeb… excellent Mac browsers that couldn’t join us in the modern era.
ForosnaiFirefox. Even though it doesn't have all the nice privacy and, particularly, ad-blocking capabilities as on other platforms, I use it for those reasons on my Android and Windows devices, so I like having it all synced.
JezebelleyI use Safari. Feels the fastest. 1blocker has been just as good as ublock for me and Userscripts is a great replacement for Tampermonkey.
namesare4squaresI use Userscripts across iOS Safari and MacOS Safari via an iCloud folder accessible to each. Has made life much easier for me on mobile.
Same! It's a great way to make your own little cloud scripting service.