Now, just two years later, Google has done the same.
“I actually prefer the bottom [search bar].
For example:
“I hated this Safari feature at first, but I stuck with it.
Searching on a phone.Goads Agency / Getty Images
Now I think it is great,” iPhone user JitteryJimmy said in aMacRumors forum threadparticipated in by Lifewire.
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“It reminds me of an incident at a cafe a few years ago.
But for many peopleme includedit just doesn’t work out.
Safari browser on iphone.Pixabay / Mockup Photos
After looking at the top of the screen for so long, my eyes just kept going up there.
On the iPhone, all seemed fine, an improvement, if anything.
The bottom bar and tab-gate both illustrate the problems of improving browsers.
Don’t ever, ever change this setting.Charlie Sorrel
While some people love new features and trying them out, others want everything to stay the same.
Instead, Apple seems to have focused its surfing app innovation on privacy, which is also welcome.
Last year, it came up withthe amazing Dynamic Island, for example.
Which is to say, Chrome’s bottom bar is welcome, especially its optional status.
Add more of these changes, Apple and Google, but c’mon make them optional.
Update 08/29/2023: Updated a source’s title in paragraph 6.
