{"id":355,"date":"2012-07-09T17:07:15","date_gmt":"2012-07-09T23:07:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mattdturner.com\/wordpress\/?p=355"},"modified":"2012-07-09T17:07:26","modified_gmt":"2012-07-09T23:07:26","slug":"how-to-make-ios-chrome-even-better","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mattdturner.com\/wordpress\/2012\/07\/how-to-make-ios-chrome-even-better\/","title":{"rendered":"How to make iOS Chrome even better"},"content":{"rendered":"

Prior to the recent release of the Google Chrome Web Browser for iOS, I was stuck using Safari. \u00a0It’s not that I don’t like mobile safari, I actually think it is an excellent browser. \u00a0But the problem is that I like having different options. \u00a0On my mac I have 5 browsers (Safari<\/a>, Chrome<\/a>, SRWare Iron<\/a>, OmniWeb<\/a>, and Firefox<\/a>), and I use each one every week. \u00a0Each browser has its own benefits, and each has its own drawbacks.<\/p>\n

Well the release of Chrome for iOS finally gives me an alternative browser that doesn’t make me want to take a hammer to my phone. \u00a0However, there are still some features that are missing. \u00a0But don’t worry, the jailbreak community will take care of you. \u00a0Here are a few of the tweaks that you can install to make your Chrome experience much more enjoyable.<\/p>\n

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  1. BrowserChooser: \u00a0There are a few tweaks out there that allow you to choose your default iOS browser, however I think this was the first one that included Chrome as an option. \u00a0This tweak is free, but can only be downloaded from the following repository:\n
    http:\/\/rpetri.ch\/repo\/ <\/pre>\n<\/li>\n
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  3. Chromizer: The main draw (for me) to Chrome as my default browser was the touch gestures. Apple seems to be very big on the use of touch gestures on the mac and iOS devices, so I was a bit shocked when there weren’t gestures for Safari. \u00a0Chrome at least allows you to swipe to close a tab. \u00a0The Chromizer tweak adds some more key functionality. \u00a0For starters, it allows you to pull down on the page to refresh. \u00a0For those of you who use Sparrow on iOS, you should be familiar with this. \u00a0You can also tap the screen with 3 fingers to toggle full screen mode. \u00a0Better yet, when in full screen mode you can swipe left or right with 2 fingers to go back or forward to the next page.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    Do you have any more tweaks or suggestions on how to make iOS Chrome better? \u00a0Or maybe you have some questions about one of the tweaks? Leave them in comments.<\/p>\n
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