Render unto Apple what is Apple’s
The Vivaldi browser is finally making its way to iOS devices, although Apple’s WebKit continues to lurk behind the scenes.
Vivaldi was notably absent from Apple mobile devices in recent years, despite other Chromium-based browsers such as Chrome or Edge turning up. As Reg readers likely know, this was because Vivaldi couldn’t use the same code to create an iOS version.
Although some users might have hoped the company would find a way to circumvent Apple’s iOS rules, the browser’s arrival follows the approved route of using WebKit for rendering and applying Vivaldi’s twist to the user interface.
Priyonto M Rahman, an iOS developer at Vivaldi, told The Register: “At this point, all iOS browsers must use WebKit rendering engine.”
Rahman noted that on the desktop, the differentiating factor between Chrome and Vivaldi was mostly in the UI: “We are adding Vivaldi-specific features on top of Chromium.
