Google Chrome 17+

I’ve used Chrome for iOS since it was released, but 4 or 5 months ago it started having display issues. Whatever page I am looking at will suddenly display across only 2/3 of the window. Doesn’t matter what website, zooming in doesn’t work as the page jumps back to being too small and reading anything is useless. I’ve found numerous reports on this from other users, have reinstalled, restarted my phone... everything, to no effect. Unfortunately I’m uninstalling, and i can’t recommend this browser. Hopefully they will fix this issue, cause it’s ruined my favorite browser.

Sorry, I used to LOVE Google Chrome Browser but lately, it just feels bloated and crammed full of ads, you can’t escape…

The Desktop version was a 4/5* but one issue with iOS is ALL “Browsers” rely on the exact same foundation as the Safari WebKit..

Safari will ALWAYS have the newest, greatest, least bloated, streamlined workflow, as it’s the Native app by design, that all others follow behind waiting.

Unless you really need features tied to Chrome or Google in general you have 0 reason to use anything but Safari. It’s not the developers fault, but it sure does feel like a major drawback a main reason why I will not be using iOS Chrome.

Safari already supports Extensions natively even AdGuard.. No reason to settle for another clone with more bells and whistles using you for ad revenue, providing no real value beyond what Safari and iOS already offer.

This is just another way for Google to attempt to maintain their monopoly. I have been using Safari and Google Search WITH extensions without excess ads and confusing UI/UX design just opening the app once I get a “Why do I even have this installed”

Do your own research though! Don’t take my word for it, maybe it will change but I doubt it. Apple has a chokehold on their OS and market share and is slowly also pushing me away, unless there is some major shift.

Google officially killed the old look of Chrome. You used to be able to revert to the older and more functional layout by adjusting hidden flags. This was removed in the latest update and I really hate it. The new look makes everything too big. Finding tabs is actually harder and the new tab manager makes tabs not “feel” like web pages. Every time I open a new tab I almost hit the “close all” button which would be catastrophic. This looks closer to Safari than ever. If I wanted Safari, I’d just use it since it’s already in my phone. Google should be setting themselves apart and pushing the standards and not following other tech companies.

I also just don’t understand why the new “in” look is flat graphics, oversized buttons or icons, and huge amounts of wasted whitespace. I have a large phone. I don’t need help with giant menus and buttons that look like they were designed for a senior citizen who forgot their glasses. And what does Google have against labels on the bottom menu bar and in the tab switcher? Sometimes I like to read what I’m about to select before I touch it.

The one good thing is the compact menu. It’s concise and reachable.

Bring back the customizability that used to exist in software and let me choose how I make my own device look. I don’t need to be forced into the user experience that you think I want.