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Top 10 Google Chrome features for iOS

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated July 11, 2017

As we reported yesterday, Google Chrome was released on iOS and it was met with much fanfare. Although it's not, and probably never will be as fast as Safari (unless Apple decides to even the playing field), it tries to make up for the speed difference with awesome features like cross-platform syncing, the Omnibox, and much more.

With this in mind, we've decided to cover 10 of our favorite things about Google Chrome for iOS. Who knows? Perhaps there will be a few items on the list that you weren't even aware of...

Siri’s search accuracy graded as a D, Google text search gets a B+

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated June 13, 2016

Curious to figure out which is more accurate for searching, Apple's Siri or Google's traditional search engine, Piper Jaffray's Gene Munster pitted Siri's voice-activated search against Google's old-fashioned text-based searching. He and his team set out to ask their iPhones a total of 1,600 questions, 800 on the busy streets of Minneapolis, 800 in a quiet room. His findings will no doubt come as a surprise to even the most vocal Siri proponents out there...

Google’s Chrome is already No. 1 free App Store app

Christian Zibreg ∙ June 29, 2012

In less than 24 hours following its official introduction, Google's Chrome browser for the iPhone and iPad has risen to become the No. 1 free app on the App Store. That's a remarkable achievement, one clearly highlighting the popularity of Google's excellent web browser. Although it doesn't use the speedy Safari Nitro engine, Chrome for iOS is very zippy (speed test here) and enables seamless synchronization of browsing preferences and open tabs across desktop and mobile installations via your Google Account...

Make Chrome your default browser in iOS with BrowserChooser

Cody Lee ∙ Updated February 25, 2013

So that didn't take long. It hasn't been 12 hours since Chrome popped up in the App Store, and there's already a jailbreak tweak available that allows you to make it the default browser in iOS.

BrowserChooser comes courtesy of jailbreak developer Ryan Petrich. And if you're a fan of Google's mobile browser, you're going to want to download this package as soon as possible...

Google Chrome now available for the iPhone and iPad

Jeff Benjamin ∙ June 28, 2012

Well, that's a headline that's been a long time in the making. Google Chrome is now officially available on some App Stores — including the US App Store.

You can download Google Chrome here.

Google Chrome for iOS is a universal app for the iPhone and the iPad, and both versions cater to each device's form factor. As a Chrome desktop user, the biggest highlight for me is the ability to sync bookmarks and tabs between all devices...

Google Now pitted against Siri in voice assistant face-off

Cody Lee ∙ Updated March 19, 2019

Google announced a lot of shiny new things yesterday during its mid-morning media event. Among those, was the next version of Android OS with a built-in voice assistant.

The company's Google Now voice commander is the latest in what's becoming a long line of "Siri competitors." But it looks like this one might actually be up to the task...

Google Drive is now available for iOS

Jeff Benjamin ∙ June 28, 2012

Google Drive — the Cloud storage solution much in the same vein as Dropbox — will be making its way to iOS today. It joins Google's Chrome browser as the second Google developed offering to hit the rival iOS platform.

Back in April we covered the official launch of Google Drive, but at the time, the service lacked an iOS app.

All of that should change by the end of the day today, as Google Drive is slated to release some time today.

Google Chrome coming to iOS today

Jeff Benjamin ∙ June 28, 2012

After many rumors, and much speculation, Google has confirmed that their popular Chrome browser is indeed iOS bound at day two of the Google I/O developers conference. When will we see Chrome come to iOS? Today.

Google Chrome has been developed to support both the iPhone/iPod touch and the iPad. This means that all of your bookmarks and other information synced to your Google ID should automatically be available once your sign into Chrome on iOS.

For Chrome desktop users, this means that our desktop and mobile browsing experiences may finally be in sync with one another. Needless to say, as an avid Chrome user, I'm totally pumped for this.

Analyst tells Apple investors not to worry about Nexus 7

Cody Lee ∙ Updated July 24, 2016

Google grabbed some major headlines yesterday during its I/O keynote. The company unveiled a number of new products including the next version of Android, an orb-shaped media player, and an all-new tablet.

The tablet, in particular, has Apple shareholders asking questions. With its quad-core processor, and sub-$200 price tag, could it have a negative impact on Apple's iPad sales? This analyst doesn't think so...

iOS beats Android in app retention by more than 50%

Cody Lee ∙ June 27, 2012

Now that Google and Apple have both unveiled their future plans for their respective mobile platforms, it's up to the consumers, and more importantly, the third-party app developers to make their decisions. Which OS do they make their priority?

Back in the good old days, this was an easy decision to make: go with the one that had the most users. More users typically meant more downloads (and $). But now that Android and iOS are almost even, developers have to look at other metrics...