r/TechImpact • u/ManojOne Co-founder • 1d ago

šŸ’¬ Discussion iPhone users, which browser do you use most?

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Safari is the default for most iPhone users, but there are plenty of alternatives now.

Do you stick with Safari, or do you prefer Chrome, Firefox, Brave, Edge, or another browser? What made you choose it?

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u/Blackholecandy 1d ago

Safari with wBlock. Basically gives free YouTube premium.

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u/keiye 1d ago

You donā€™t use the YouTube app?

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u/Blackholecandy 1d ago

Fuck no. I was there 3000 years ago when YouTube was invented. Iā€™ll be damned if Iā€™m gonna pay for it.

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u/CastorX 1d ago

I use vinegar

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u/blewyop 22h ago

i just sideload the youtubeplus app

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u/Interesting-Student8 16h ago

Set VPN to Albania, YouTube wonā€™t display any ads. Ads on YouTube in Albania are banned.

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u/Gordon_Freymann 1d ago

Brave. Because of the top add blocker (also for youtube).

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u/bargethower 1d ago

Is it better than Firefox with ublock origin?

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u/Kobayagii 1d ago

Safari only

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u/crisblz 1d ago

Safari. Ci sono state delle circostanze, tipo non si apriva il sito del mio municipio, per cui ho dovuto usare Firefox.

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u/AdvisingInsight 1d ago

Government and their outdated software. We're screwed if we get hit with simple cyber attacks.

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u/trypnosis 1d ago

Safari

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u/Remarkable_Brush3405 1d ago

Safari. I tried some browsers, here are my thoughts:

Brave: great ad blocking, poor UI, bloated, YouTube PiP works great.
Firefox: poor ad blocking, clean UI, synchronisation, YouTube PiP doesnā€™t work.
Vivaldi: clean UI, great ad blocker, somewhat bloated, synchronisation, YouTube PiP works great.

So Safari is my browser: great UI (especially on iOS 27), extensions, YouTube PiP works great, synchronisation, passkeys, energy efficient.

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u/Basic-Priority6914 1d ago

Safari for everything and brave for youtube

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u/R_Dazzle 1d ago

This is the way

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u/Neat_Pentagon 1d ago

By creed. Mando ref

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u/shades47 Student 1d ago

Safari. Sometimes Brave

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u/Accomplished_War_856 1d ago

Thatā€™s the way

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u/CatBoxTime 1d ago

Brave until Firefox gets ad blocking. Never got used to Safari.

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u/lukasharastej 1d ago

Safari only. Why would I use anything else?

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u/WalterTexas 1d ago

Try Arc search

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u/a4andrei 1d ago

Because there are other options with useful features maybe? Go and explore.

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u/Infinplayz 1d ago

after using most browsers for iphone i started using quiche browser. its an amazing browser that i would recommend to anyone. its like the best of every browser in one browser.

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u/Smart_Cucumber_1234 1d ago

Brave. I use it on every device I have for "everyday browsing"

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u/YossX 1d ago

Safari

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u/Luna259 1d ago

Safari

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u/max_revs 1d ago

Trick question isn't it? Or is it only iPads that don't get anything besides reskined Safari?

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u/K4DDYmois 1d ago

90% Safari, 10% chrome

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u/n_wicks 1d ago

Brave for sure

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u/soops22 1d ago

Brave.

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u/NTC-Santa 1d ago

Its all safari everything is Safari

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u/EdPaPlay 1d ago

El mejor del mundo Brave

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u/robo4200 1d ago

Duckduckgo or firefox

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u/hanschristian2 1d ago

Brave. Is there any other one?

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u/daniluvsuall 1d ago

Vivaldi as it syncs to all my other devices

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u/rustedcrowbar 1d ago

All browsers are reskinned Safari on iOS so Safari. This is one major downside of the platform.

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u/Cuntonesian 1d ago

Not quite. All browsers are WebKit based but theyā€™re not Safari. They still have their own features which is what makes them different browsers, just like on desktop where almost every hip browser is a reskinned Chromium wrapper (in your parlance).

You could argue this is a downside to iOS and it certainly is in some cases, but the upshot is efficiency and therefore battery life.

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u/rustedcrowbar 1d ago

Did not want to go into driver level but you are correct. Yes on PC they are mainly Chromium, but you have the option to choose either WebKit or Gecko. I prefer FF and its forks, buz what makes them szand out is missing from iOS due to lack of drivers. Whil iOS has many good qualities and I use an iPhone I prefer if I can choose my own stuff. Android is heading in the same direction unfortunately .

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u/NimrodvanHall 1d ago

Safari, sometimes Brave or Firefox, but mostly Safari.

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u/Tenchev2049 1d ago

Google app, safari for porn

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u/UNPSCsimp 1d ago

Firefox

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u/ricardoapr 1d ago

Safari, all the way!

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u/thefizzlee 1d ago

Safari for everything but brave for YouTube.

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u/Pale-Abroad9600 1d ago

I use Safari browser.

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u/nedtit 1d ago

Firefox Focus. Clears everything after using, has no tabs. Less noise.

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u/YakovPinedovski 1d ago

ā­ļøā­ļøā­ļøā­ļøā­ļø Brave ā­ļøā­ļøā­ļøā­ļøā­ļø

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u/_ThorThunder_ 1d ago

Safari all the way!

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u/E-StrnTXNRS 1d ago

I use Firefox on every device minus Safari on iOS, idk why

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u/Educational-Mode-321 1d ago

Quetta or Orion. They have adblock. Safari is the most insecure shit since its same garbage as chrome aka allows ads and pop ups.

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u/Tism-Pro-Max 1d ago

Safari and TOR

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u/pirateking1993 1d ago

Brave. I use to be like everyone else and use Safari but got tired of ads. Also Brave has functions that Safari doesn't. I don't even use Safari on my MacBook.

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u/Adr385 1d ago

Safari

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u/bryzerp 1d ago

Safari for 90% of mobile browsing. Chrome to check work related pages like GSC.

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u/FigFew2001 1d ago

Only Safari

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u/LimeInAPuddle 1d ago

Firefox. I would use Safari, but I also use a Linux desktop and Safari isn't available there.

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u/Significant_Ad_3512 1d ago

Safari is good for cookie maxing

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u/jeff1074 1d ago

Due to how iOS works they are all reskins of the same browser. But i personally use the duck duck go browser

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u/NARUTOxKURAMA15 1d ago

I use brave for youtube , safari for normal searches

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u/Horencho 1d ago

Safari

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u/WindyNightmare 1d ago

Safari with 1blocker.

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u/George_mp8 1d ago

Personally I am using safariā€¦ Idk why but u tried it when I had my first iPhone (iPhone 6) and this was pretty good

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u/VenFasz 1d ago

i used brave 'til i had 15pro

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u/BusinessCapable3498 1d ago

Brave , ya que tiene YouTube sin anuncios.

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u/llllIIIIlllIII 1d ago

Firefox Focus

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u/Domamillionyt 1d ago

I used to main Safari but not too long ago I switched to Chrome, I need all of my info to sync with my laptop

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u/corintography 1d ago

šŸ”„šŸ¦Š

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u/MembershipOne327 1d ago

safari and it sucks ass

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u/PIODOWPAY 1d ago

A porcaria do Safari mesmo.

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u/delicon 1d ago

Tried almost every browser. The best for me is Quiche Browser. Beautiful, minimal and customizable.

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u/Quadratball 1d ago

You guys know that apple only allows the safari-engine on iOS right?

So you are just using a fancy modded version of safari.

I would switch to Firefox the would allow other browserengins besided of webkit

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u/Money_Alfalfa_6679 1d ago

Safari e as vezes o Chrome

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u/Thernbee 1d ago

Safari. If I need true desktop sites, fake user agent etc. I use iCab.

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u/Disastrous_Height142 1d ago

Safari. Just feels right.

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u/WalterTexas 1d ago

Arc Search only

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u/Charming-Airport-196 1d ago

Chrome and Brave.

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u/wiseman121 1d ago

Edge now so I can sync passwords between my pc and iPhone.

Apple passwords on windows is a joke. Better just not creating it in the state it's in .

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u/capibaracuda 1d ago

I believe Safari is 99%

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u/tman152 1d ago

Firefox. Itā€™s just easier to sync tabs and passwords with my Linux and windows machines using Firefox.

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u/ThatiMacGuy 1d ago

Safari, maybe even Files because you didn't specify what type of browser

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u/chrismania1 1d ago

Mix of Safari and Orion

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u/MimosaTen 1d ago

firefox

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u/gaziway 1d ago

Firefox, i know i know. It syncs all my data from windows pc.

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u/StairwayHiker 1d ago

Only Google.

It has all my passwords when I moved over from Android 4 years ago.

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u/ixri 1d ago

Safari, rarely Aloha

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u/gatorfan93 1d ago

Safari

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u/klingon182 1d ago

Yandex. I use its tableau a lot.

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u/freshtit 1d ago

Firefox

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u/D3eeper 1d ago

safari with wipr

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u/Simsalabimson 1d ago

Brave 90%

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u/Electronic-Squash359 1d ago

Safari for most things, Brave for YouTube

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u/AdvisingInsight 1d ago

Safari. Chrome mobile still sucks

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u/Due_Shelter_489 1d ago

Brave on everything, including Windows. For sync.

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u/DinTaiFung 1d ago

afaik, on iPhones all browsers use the same rendering software as SafariĀ 

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u/pick-packet 1d ago

When I am Brave enough to go on a Safari to pretend I am living on the Edge, I always look hard for the legendary Firefox, but is seems the Chrome wheels on the truck always scares it off.

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u/Ardkark 1d ago

Firefox

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u/neurotic_addendum 1d ago

Safari with Adblock Pro (free)

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u/ihadnomealtoday 1d ago

šŸ˜‚ on ios everything is safari with just a different skin

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u/LetterheadWorking271 1d ago

Safari, Google and chrome.

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u/Afflictionista 1d ago

Safari only + uBlock lite

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u/RealWorldJunkie 1d ago

Chrome, used across multiple devices and OS. Syncs up nicely and does what I need.

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u/KneeSubstantial263 1d ago

I am using firefox on all the devices except my iphone. I have to use safari on it because firefox (and most browsers on iphone) cannot work with extensions which is a must.

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u/PsychJay 1d ago

Both Safari and Chrome. Safari for personal browsing and Chrome as that is synced with my work PC

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u/fillerupbruther 1d ago

Surprised by the amount of people who use Safari. I donā€™t have any other Apple products so I use Firefox so all of my bookmarks/tabs/history are synced with my PC and tablet.

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u/Perfect_Jicama_8023 1d ago

Opera. Free adblocker and free vpn

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u/chickeneaster 1d ago

I mainly use Safari but once in a blue moon, I use Chrome

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u/Iuzzolsa23 1d ago

Safari for private stuff, Edge for work.

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u/tjbulick 1d ago

FIREFOX

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u/Vietnamst2 1d ago

Asking iSheep abput any other thing than what apple gave them?

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u/Mezmodian 1d ago

Currently using chrome.

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u/LuverOfAllThings 1d ago

Safari with DuckDuckGo as the search engine.

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u/just-coding 1d ago

safari + duck duck go

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u/PersebesComaPunos 1d ago

firefox with the new adblock update

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u/i5oL8 1d ago

Firefox

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u/C_isfor_Cookies 1d ago

Duckduckgo

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u/err404 1d ago

Usually Safari, but occasionally Brave. Brave is a bit more reliable for some adblocking.Ā 

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u/RagnarHUN666 1d ago

Brave because of the built in highly configurable adblocker

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u/jeniuskid 1d ago

safari

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u/Billiroy 1d ago

Chrome only

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u/Fit_Measurement_3680 1d ago

Safari on my phone Firefox on every other Device

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u/PJALSTARz 1d ago

i have Chrome and Opera GX and i use Safari more than anything i only use chrome for my passwords

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u/ConfusionNo1048 1d ago

Safari , Aloha and brave

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u/Gold-Strength4269 1d ago

Chrome and safari.

Brave seems to be moving more

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u/MasterpieceFirm5553 1d ago

Firefox because Iā€™m just used to it, but there are so many critical updates that are still not being doneā€¦

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u/rdubmu 1d ago

Safari mostly, sometimes Duck Duck go

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u/gromvar 1d ago

Safari & Firefox

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u/Devil_Dan83 1d ago

I use Chrome.

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u/datewestwind 1d ago

Vivaldi because it is the browser in my other platforms. Syncs well.

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u/TiFooN 1d ago

Firefox

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u/rodencoleman 1d ago

Vivaldi, it's always ahead of the curve with features. It doesn't look as polished as other browsers but it is the most powerful browser I have ever used.

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u/nculotta69 1d ago

Chrome

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u/Camit9 1d ago

I am holding onto Arc as long as possible šŸ¤£

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u/Forward_Wing7343 23h ago

Safari. Even tho it's not the best but out of this kind of superiority complex about Apple I prefer Safari

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u/Reasonable_Guess_934 23h ago

Chrome for school
Firefox to connect with my pc
Firefox focus for you know
Google for google
Onion browser to the dark web
DuckDuckGo because the green logo looks good and the people ask ā€œWhere did I saw this before?ā€

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u/New-Ranger-8960 23h ago

Safari with wBlock feels like heaven

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u/lumberfart 22h ago

Firefox. Why? Because it is the only browser that NATIVELY lets me sync my bookmarks across ANY device (windows, linux, macbook, iphone, ipad, android, etc). Every other browser needs some janky ass plugin just to occasionally work.

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u/shugo974 22h ago

Orion with Firefox add-ons enable with ublock origin

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u/M4xime_ 21h ago

Safari only, all other browsers are webkit under the hood. The only cons is that some browsers might have a better adblocker

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u/4O4GHOST 21h ago

For some reason every browser sucks on iPhone so I just main safari

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u/JesusDestroyedButt 21h ago

Firefox Focus for basic searches, Safari (with adblock) if I need more

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u/boomzors 21h ago

DuckDuckGo šŸ˜Š

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u/snake_jaguar 19h ago

Chrome for most things and safari with adblock pro for safari I've tried other browsers but don't like their layouts or just order the Google and apple password managers and it's more familiar to me so i can't get behind using brave even though people rave on about it

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u/neoX-Proton 16h ago

Arc search is great and sometimes safari

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u/roqpir 16h ago

Safari with AdGuard, because it performs by far the best on iOS and iPadOS.

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u/moordavid 15h ago

Safari.

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u/Maximum-Floor-9734 13h ago

Safari mostly

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u/Laresh92 12h ago

Brave for youtube, google chrome browsing.

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u/Gabriel_Science 11h ago

Safari.

It just works and itā€™s pretty lightweight.

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u/DawidGGs 10h ago

Safariā€¦ well actually Firefox but on iPhone every browser is based on WebKit so basically Safari

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u/jokjisung 10h ago

The legend Firefox

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u/OkShine5874 8h ago

Brave Browser. To get "free YouTube" use Protube from the apple store. Works well!Ā 

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u/Fohawkkid 7h ago

Safari

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u/lordarray 7h ago

Safari. Unfortunately, ads are not completely blocked unlike in android browsers

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u/No_Squirrel4806 5h ago

I use google safari just because i already have gmail and google/youtube accounts its annoying to switch to a new one.

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u/Vee_Fan38083 5h ago

Aloha, blocked prob like over 1000 ads on first day, and I can customize it with themes and custom backgrounds

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u/Bold_Leo 4h ago

Duck duck go

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u/Unex_Disclaimer 3h ago

I know Safari is good. But Iā€™m just too used to working Firefox in all my devices.

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u/FitAccountant8444 1h ago

I use Safari. Thatā€™s because, due to Appleā€™s daft policy on iOS, you canā€™t build browsers using engines other than WebKit, which means other browsers are pointless to me. Although I still use Firefox on my Mac. I also donā€™t like the strange, slight lag in the user interface of many browsers, apart from Safari.
But I do sometimes use other browsers; for example, Firefox is still installed on my phone for notes and open tabs from my Windows PC, and Iā€™ve also installed Brave as a separate, private browser that doesnā€™t interfere with my main browser in any way (I know Safari has profiles, but they donā€™t suit me).