

You can customize just about everything in iCab Mobile, including the bottom toolbar buttons, to suit your usage habits This should be fixed in iOS 8, as it should bring the same Javascript performance to third-party browser apps giving them a level playing field. Plus, it’s perhaps the fastest browser you’ll be able to run on your iPhone without jailbreaking it, because it runs the Nitro JavaScript engine that isn’t available system-wide. It does a good job of handling the bare necessities (multiple tabs, private browsing, clutter-free reader mode and pop-up blocking), and that’s actually enough for folks who only browse pages occasionally. The default browser in iOS only barely made it to our selection because it offers the least features of the lot - but it’s also, well, the default browser and you is available to use as soon as you turn on your iPhone for the first time. So let’s take you through our picks for the Best Browsers for iPhone, where you’ll find a range of browsers with features that will make your browsing experience easier and more enjoyable. It’s worth noting that the App Store doesn’t allow browsers that don’t use incorporate Apple’s version of the Open Source WebKit browser engine to render pages - and I suspect that’s why basic page rendering performance across these browsers was similar. We looked for browsers that offered an expansive feature set so as to accommodate as many kinds of users as possible, without feeling clunky or complicated. If executed well, these essential features can make browsing on your iPhone a delight. Reader mode to reduce clutter and display only article content for easy reading.Sharing and saving options for pages and links.Gestures for various browser functions like back/forward, reload and so on.Change user agents or toggle between desktop and mobile versions of sites.When I tried various browsers for this roundup, I looked for a few key features that are important to have on a mobile device with a small screen for browsing: So when I’m browsing pages on my iPhone, I definitely want as much of the same experience as when I’m using Chrome on my PC. Between extensions and bookmarklets, I’ve got all my essential functions just a click away, including saving articles to read later, taking a screenshot of the active page, and sharing links via email and social networks. I love how far desktop browsers have come, in terms of the functionality and flexibility they offer users.
