Time ago I remember myself trying to write an Objective-C program capable of basic Internet browsing. But I wanted it to implement the search bar just like Google Chrome does. Well I never finished that program due to other circumstances and just stick with Safari. I also tried Opera and Yahoo's browser. But none of them seem to have that smooth and neat feeling we have while on our PC's and using Google Chrome. I've been testing Google Chrome for a few hours now, and it's just great.
Starting out with basics, the interface at first looked to me similar to Yahoo's browser Axis. One of the things I like most is the ability to search using the same browser bar. That saves you some time, if you compare it with IE or Firefox while on a PC.
The second thing I liked about it, is that you still get to keep the ability to sync with other devices. You can share recently visited websites and bookmarks using your Google account.
Folders look nice and neat, they are pretty similar to what they look in Axis. Some people might find this not that useful, but I personally think it's good.
You even get the voice control experience. You can search the web using your voice, I'm wondering if this will ever be implemented using Siri.
YouTube also looks great, and you can just swipe off your tabs to get rid of those. Also, settings are opened on tabs just like Google for PC or Mac does.
Go to Cydia and add this source: http://rpetri.ch/repo/. Then look for a tweak called BrowserChooser and install it.
Once installed, your device will respring and you should be able to find this through your Settings.
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Starting out with basics, the interface at first looked to me similar to Yahoo's browser Axis. One of the things I like most is the ability to search using the same browser bar. That saves you some time, if you compare it with IE or Firefox while on a PC.
The second thing I liked about it, is that you still get to keep the ability to sync with other devices. You can share recently visited websites and bookmarks using your Google account.
Folders look nice and neat, they are pretty similar to what they look in Axis. Some people might find this not that useful, but I personally think it's good.
You even get the voice control experience. You can search the web using your voice, I'm wondering if this will ever be implemented using Siri.
YouTube also looks great, and you can just swipe off your tabs to get rid of those. Also, settings are opened on tabs just like Google for PC or Mac does.
Overall, I found it great but I noticed there was a huge thing that was not considered. Default Browsing. I however found an useful article through Redmond Pie providing a tweak for jailbroken devices. I hope that functions comes as default on future iOS releases. If you have a jailbroken device and would like to set Chrome (or any other browser as a default), do the following.
Once installed, your device will respring and you should be able to find this through your Settings.
For more information and to be up to date with our releases, follow us on our Facebook Page or via Twitter.
