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> It's not like you can even install Firefox to get around it There are plenty of browser alternatives still compatible with iOS12 and 8-year old iPad hardware
by null_object 5y ago
> It's not like you can even install Firefox to get around it
There are plenty of browser alternatives still compatible with iOS12 and 8-year old iPad hardware.
I have no idea how this myth has become so entrenched on HN.
- pas 5y agoThey don't support old iOSes, and you can't upgrade iOS obviously. So in effect these iPads are completely dead. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29895406 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29895406
- quanticle 5y agoAll iOS "browsers" are mere re-skins of the native Webkit browser control. When you install "Firefox" or "Chrome" on an old iPad, you're just getting the built-in Webkit with a different UI. That's fine if you care about bookmark synchronization or where the tabs are located on the screen, but it won't help with this problem.