WebKit is making Safari for iOS up to six-times faster at recognizing links you click

Dec15

by Sindy Cator on December 15, 2015 at 11:26 pm

WebKit, the engine behind Safari on iOS, now has a built-in feature that can redirect you to new pages faster when you click links on mobile-friendly sites. Before this upgrade, there was a 350 millisecond delay when you tapped on a link. That’s because WebKit doesn’t know if you’re going to double-tap to zoom, or if you really want to visit the link. Content designed specifically for the mobile web is different, though. Because it’s optimized for the smaller screen, it doesn’t need to be zoomed. For those pages, WebKit is making taps more responsive. Read up on the new fast-tap…