iOS Safari Show Stoppers Permalink

Roderick E.J.H. Gadellaa:

iOS Safari is more than an inconvenience for developers, it’s the fundamental reason interoperability has been stymied in mobile ecosystems; frequent showstopping bugs, a large patch gap, and lack of competing engines ensures the web is not a credible competitor to native. Here are the receipts to prove it.

Incredibly detailed and well researched collection of bugs in Safari on iOS over the years. The bugs would be fine if it were possible to use a browser with anything other than the version of WebKit Apple ships on the OS, but unless you’re in the EU that isn’t possible.