Apple's intentional crippling of Mobile Safari continues
A feature comparison between Chrome on Android and Safari on iOS reveals a significant gap in web technology support, suggesting Apple may be intentionally limiting Safari to protect its App Store ecosystem.
| Feature | Chrome 145 Android | Mobile Safari 26.4 iOS + iPadOS | Your Browser | |---|---|---|---| | Shortcuts | ✔ | ✘ | | | Protocol Handling | ✔ | ✘ | | | File Handling | ✔ | ✘ | | | Contact Picker | ✔ | ✘ | | | Face Detection | ✔ | ✘ | | | Vibration | ✔ | ✘ | | | Element Capture | ✔ | ✘ | | | Background Sync | ✔ | ✘ | | | Background Fetch | ✔ | ✘ | | | Bluetooth | ✔ | ✘ | | | NFC | ✔ | ✘ | | | AR / VR | ⚠ | ✘ | | | Network Info | ✔ | ✘ | | | Installation | ✔ | ⚠ | | | Offline Support | ✔ | ✔ | | | Notifications | ✔ | ⚠ | | | Web Push | ✔ | ⚠ | | | View Transitions | ✔ | ✔ | | | Geolocation | ✔ | ✔ | | | Media Capture | ✔ | ✔ | | | Picture-in-Picture | ⚠ | ✔ | | | File System | ✘ | ✘ | | | Compression Streams | ✔ | ✔ | | | Authentication | ✔ | ✔ | | | Web Share | ✔ | ✔ | | | Virtual Keyboard | ✔ | ✔ | | | Barcode Detection | ✔ | ⚠ | | | Audio Recording | ✔ | ✔ | | | Media Session | ✔ | ✔ | | | Audio Session | ✘ | ✘ | | | Screen Capturing | ✘ | ✘ | | | Storage | ✔ | ✔ | | | Payment | ✔ | ✔ | | | Wake Lock | ✔ | ✔ | | | Orientation | ⚠ | ⚠ | | | Motion | ✔ | ✔ | | | Speech Synthesis | ✔ | ✔ | | | Speech Recognition | ⚠ | ⚠ | | | Multi Touch | ✔ | ✔ |
Source: Hacker News
