Safari because all other "browsers" are basically wrappers for Safari and yes even Google Chrome.
this post was submitted on 15 Jun 2023
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I don't know why you're being down voted. You're right. Other than other browsers like Brave having built in adblocking and being able to sync with desktop Firefox for example, there is literally no difference in terms of performance.
People don’t like hearing the truth but who am I to judge. Let them live in a bubble and think that downloading a different browser changes anything. It’s just Safari with extra steps (and maybe a little bit more features).
Yup…but I use Firefox for the syncing
WebKit. It’s all WebKit.
Safari.
I love the tab bar to the moon and back. Every other browser is just Safari with an asterisk, since Apple makes everybody use WebKit.
I don’t use Chrome on any of my devices, so I’m not worried about missing out on sync. The fewer Google products I use, the better.
Safari
Also Safari. The only issue I have is the auto page zoom cuts off the right side slightly. Very minor but still bothers me. I filed a bug on it over on the lemmy-ui GitHub project.
Firefox. I love how it integrates with Firefox on the other half dozen devices and computers I use daily.
lol is someone just downvoting anyone who doesn’t use brave? i don’t use brave, come downvote me
Safari ...and FYI every browser on iOS uses Safari's WebKit.
Edge. Only way I found to easily send websites to and from my surface.
Safari. Nothing else has enough unique features to feel worth it. I use Arc on Mac but the iPhone app is missing too many features. Also, it’s lack of support for 2FA from passkeys (prob not their fault) and some other small features make me consider switching back to safari on Mac. I’d miss adblockers though.
Just standard Safari. I use NextDNS to block ads.
I don't see the purpose in using other browsers currently considering they all use WebKit.
safari 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
Firefox. Google never.
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
Duckduckgo with NextDNS and somehow it works well and fasts with my old iPhone.
Firefox Focus if it's just a one-off thing. Firefox if I want to keep track of it. I use Firefox everywhere though.
Safari, because adblock worked before anything else did. I also use the bing app and that has its own embedded browser.
Used to use firefox until it somehow became shit and was forced to change to safari. Super annoying. Used to be a great app.
Firefox
Orion Browser which comes with a built-in add blocker.
+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.
Also 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?
WebKit because its the only browser allowed on iOS/iPadOS.
Safari due to extensions.
I have tried out Orion since it can use chrome/firefox extensions (though its hit/miss)
Safari, 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.
Yeah 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.
brave
Same… blocks all YouTube ads
Brave, because of the built-in adblocking.
Brave for sure
Mostly safari. But when i need to move a website from my iPhone to Windows i will open it on firefox.
I use Safari but if Firefox was like how it is on Android with addons then I'd be using that instead.
Safari. I know a lot of people don’t like the UI but I do. It also is the most performant of the three big ones and it’s not a google product, so I don’t have to worry about it getting killed tomorrow.
Chrome. I would love to use Firefox but it doesn’t have translate.
Chrome all the way!
Chrome, 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.
Edge lately. Don’t sleep on edge.
I'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.
@Blakerboy777
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.
@TwinTurbo
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