The advantages of having an Android phone are many. One such advantage is its compatibility with various browsers, a feature that is absent in Apple products and the forthcoming Windows RT tablet. Although Opera Mini and Mobile are the commonly used ones, The Dolphin Browser HD is another option to ponder upon. One must appreciate Google for welcoming competition. They could have banned other browsers, the way Microsoft and Apple have done which would have only led to stunted development. This decision has helped Google in aiding Chrome’s success. Google has ensured that Chrome has no hassles or broken links that other browsers don’t generally support.
Android is striving to remove the possibility of monopoly by giving other browsers a chance to compete. On iOS, browsers are required to have an Apple webkit to process and display web pages. This is slower when it comes to running javascript programs on its own browser; The Safari. On Windows RT other browsers have been banned access to the hardware control that IE is allowed to access. Both Apple and Microsoft have chosen security and experience over competition, thus hampering third party browsers. Despite the many hassles involved, Google has decided to develop Chrome on iOS.
Mozilla has an experimental functioning browser known as Junior. Chrome can still be differentiated from Safari on the iOS. The trademark tabs on top display with Google’s SPDY technology for boosting web performance. In layman terms one can simply say that the Chrome on iOS will not bear the same features as the one on Android. Another problem that Chrome on iOS will have to face is the default browser issue. So, opening emails on other browsers (apart from Safari) would require the user to copy paste the links onto the desired platform.
Despite allowing third party browsers on Android, the task of creating a quick browser wasn’t easy. In fact Mozilla had to revamp its entire Firefox on Android project as issues pertaining to speed hampered progress. The overhauled version has just arrived on the Android platform and is still in the beta stage for tablets. However results observed till now have been satisfactory. The UI pans and zooms smoothly, the navigation is quick as pages load faster. There were some issues with some website that the browser still couldn’t open. This new browser isn’t perfect but it can surely give chrome a run for its money.
