On: Surfing the Modern Web with Ancient Browsers

[nekopa]

I'm interested in using this for my (original) iPad. As time progresses, more and more websites cause the browser to crash. The latest example was when I tried to view the new apple iCar thingy on apple.com.

Never could get it to load.

I don't think that my tablet is a root kit magnet, nor that I'm inherently less safe. I just find that this hardware works well enough for most of my needs, except now for browsing the web, which I never thought would happen...

[mnx → nekopa]

And can't you just install an alternative browser? do none exist for the ipad?

[Yetanfou → mnx]

Nothing official, as Apple only allows browser shells (which use the iOS version of WebKit), no complete browsers.

[kryptiskt → Yetanfou]

Opera Mini does the rendering server side so that isn't beholden to that rule.

[gknoy → mnx]

When I tried to install a recent Chrome on my in-laws' ipad, it required a newer version of IOS than was available for that model of Ipad.

[joshuacc → mnx]

While there are other "browsers," they are really just different user interfaces wrapped around the same Safari rendering engine.

[chrisdevereux → mnx]

Most likely the 'crash' is the browser being terminated due to low memory. Alternative browsers would have the same problem.