Safari ...and FYI every browser on iOS uses Safari's WebKit.
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I’ll definitely be in the tiniest minority, but I use Edge on both my laptop and iPhone. Despite the general hate towards Microsoft I see online, their browser is really well made and so behaved better than Firefox or Chrome in the past ~3 years.
Safari for the privacy/ adblocking
Safari does everything I need.
Firefox
Safari due to extensions.
I have tried out Orion since it can use chrome/firefox extensions (though its hit/miss)
WebKit because its the only browser allowed on iOS/iPadOS.
Safari. It's the best for battery life and performance and I think all iOS browsers use Safari's WebKit rendering technology anyway.
Duckduckgo with NextDNS and somehow it works well and fasts with my old iPhone.
Safari, because it never gave me a reason to look for alternatives.
Safari. I really like Hide my email (and private relay is a nice bonus). Not sure if those are available on the other browsers.
Chrome. 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.
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.
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.
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.
Safari, but I’m trying out Vivaldi. Looks good, scrolling is not as smooth as expected for a browser, but it’s just a beta.
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
Safari
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.
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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.
Chrome all the way!
Chrome, safaris ui sucks so much I cant stand it. I also feel like its considerably slower.
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