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by def- 1472 days ago
Firefox is only Chrome-based on iOS.
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karamanolev 1472 days ago
It's Safari-based, which is Webkit-based. Chrome is also Safari-based on iOS, because all the browsers must be. There's no actual Chrome (as in Blink, the browser engine) on iOS, at least in Play Store.
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Izkata 1472 days ago
> It's Safari-based, which is Webkit-based.

Firefox only uses Webkit on iOS, due to Apple requirements. It uses Gecko everywhere else. And I don't think it's ever been Safari-based anywhere.

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karamanolev 1470 days ago
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> Firefox is only Chrome-based on iOS.

So I'm talking only about iOS. When I said it's Safari-based, I meant Webkit based, but I thought Firefox/Chrome actually pull parts of Safari on iOS. Quick research says that's wrong and they just use Webkit. Not an iOS dev, so someone can point out better sources for the 100% correct terminology.

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rwaksmunski 1472 days ago
You mean WebKit.
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