Safari because all other "browsers" are basically wrappers for Safari and yes even Google Chrome.
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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.
lol is someone just downvoting anyone who doesn’t use brave? i don’t use brave, come downvote me
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.
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.
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 ...and FYI every browser on iOS uses Safari's 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
Brave for sure
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.
Firefox. I love how it integrates with Firefox on the other half dozen devices and computers I use daily.
Orion Browser which comes with a built-in add blocker.
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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?
Edge. Only way I found to easily send websites to and from my surface.
I use Safari but if Firefox was like how it is on Android with addons then I'd be using that instead.
Safari, only because of the extensions. I like being able to use custom ad block filters and userscripts.
Do Safari extensions work as well as Firefox's?
Yeah. Extensions are a must have and the reason I use Safari on iOS, even though I use Firefox everywhere else.
Safari due to extensions.
I have tried out Orion since it can use chrome/firefox extensions (though its hit/miss)
Brave, because of the built-in adblocking.
brave
Same… blocks all YouTube ads
Firefox 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 does everything I need.
A moment of silence for Camino and OmniWeb… excellent Mac browsers that couldn’t join us in the modern era.
Safari to facilitate the interactions with my MacBook.
Yeah the handoff feature is slick. I like being able to switch between devices.
This seems like it should be a poll. Safari.
WebKit because its the only browser allowed on iOS/iPadOS.
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. It's the best for battery life and performance and I think all iOS browsers use Safari's WebKit rendering technology anyway.
Used to use firefox until it somehow became shit and was forced to change to safari. Super annoying. Used to be a great app.
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.
Firefox
Mostly safari. But when i need to move a website from my iPhone to Windows i will open it on firefox.
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