Google Chrome: Faster switch from Safari on the iPhone
On Mac and PC, this feature is well known: browser information is transferred with a click. Google is now implementing this on the iPhone as well.
Google logo: Flying switch from Safari to Chrome on the iPhone.
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On Mac and PC, this has been known for a long time: When you install a new browser, you are immediately offered to transfer the settings of existing web tools. However, this has so far been a rarity under iOS, for technical reasons. However, the makers of Google Chrome have now found a way to implement such an export and import on the iPhone relatively simply. The user is guided through the necessary steps. This will soon be offered to users of Apple's standard browser, Safari.
Bookmarks, browser history, passwords, and more
The feature is to be made available in version 145 of Chrome for iOS; version 144 is currently available in the App Store. In the Testflight version of Chrome, i.e., via Apple's beta testing feature for iOS, the feature is already active. Apparently, it is planned to display the import upon the first start of the app; currently, it is still located in the Chrome settings under “Safari Import.” Browser history, bookmarks, and any stored credit cards and passwords are currently covered.
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When you access the Safari import, Chrome shows you how to proceed: via the Safari settings (found in the iPhone settings under Apps), the export menu there, and the selection of the desired data. Then the information can be saved as a compressed file in the download folder. This is located in iCloud Drive – or locally on the device if iCloud Drive is deactivated.
Google guides the user through the export
After switching back to Chrome, you confirm the successful export and can then select the file and import it into the Google browser. The transferred data will then be available in Chrome. The feature is therefore useful – and by providing instructions, Google manages to get help from the user with export and import, which cannot be realized technically any other way due to sandboxing under iOS.
It is still unclear when Chrome 145 will be released. It will likely be in February. The function works flawlessly in Testflight. However, it should be noted during export that the information is unencrypted – despite the sensitivity of the browser data, there is no password or other security measures.
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