> proprietary WebKit
That is not true. WebKit is opensource, there are other browsers that use it (GNOME Web), it is used in a lot of other applications, like GNOME Builder, Devhelp.
That is not true. WebKit is opensource, there are other browsers that use it (GNOME Web), it is used in a lot of other applications, like GNOME Builder, Devhelp.
On iOS third party browsers: ● Can't pick their own browser engine ● Can't pick which version of Webkit they wish to us ● Can't turn browser engine features on or off using flags ● Can't add entirely new browser engine features ● Can't edit browser engine features ● Can't entirely remove browser engine features ● Don't even get all the features of Webkit that iOS provides Safari ● Get a more restricted version of Webkit than the one iOS provides Safari Safari and the WebView that browsers use do not get the same level of access) ● Use a version of Webkit provided that is tied to iOS system updates as opposed to packaged with the third party browser
On Android third party browsers: ● Can use their own browser engine ● Can pick which version of Blink they wish to use (if they are using Blink at all) ● Can turn browser engine features on/off using flags ● Can add entirely new features to Blink ● Can edit existing features in Blink ● Can completely remove features from Blink ● Don’t have to use Blink at all