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We are happy to announce that the latest version (2.1.0) of Mobicip Safe Browser for iPhone and iPod Touch has been approved by Apple and is now available on the App Store. This is a major update and we have worked hard to make this version clean and stable. The new version has several new features, from the superficial to the internals.
New Icon - Believe it or not, this was the top requested change from parents. Older kids found the icon with smiley faces patronizing, while younger kids loved the eye candy. So we agonized over a replacement icon and finally settled on a generic one. Hope everyone likes it this time.
Tabs / Windows - Anyone who has used Safari Mobile would have grown to love the tabs or windows. Now you can have multiple tabs open at your fingertips and switch between them with ease. Sites like Google News will automatically launch in another tab, hold down any link to open it in a new tab, and you can always use the New Tab button to open one.
Save Images - Press and hold any image and these buttons should pop up, allowing you to copy the image and paste it elsewhere or email it.
Persistent Cookies - Login at your favorite websites and the Mobicip browser will remember the login information between sessions so you don't have to login again.
Copy & Paste - Have fun with the new copy and paste features in iPhone OS 3.0 within the Mobicip browser. Copy links from emails and paste it in the Mobicip Browser's URL bar. Select and copy content, and paste it in your email.
Blazing Performance - Ignoring all the features, the most valuable update in this version is subtle and will be perceived rather than seen. The Mobicip browser should now be as fast, if not faster, than Safari Mobile in terms of speed.
Please update the app and let us know what you think. Your feedback helps shape our solution. Thanks to all the beta users, especially Dylan and Eric, for your enthusiastic feedback and participation!
Guest Oct 19, 2009
new version
i just got 2.1 it seems to still be quite slower than safari :( that is just my thoughts thus far. hopefully the accelerometer, load times, and tab section can become more speedy. thanks
Suren Oct 21, 2009
Some UI features may be slow, but performance is improved
You are right. Some UI features like landscape mode and some of the toolbar buttons may be slow in responding when a page is being loaded. There is a fundamental difference between Safari and third-party apps that is causing. We have some interesting solutions for this problem as well. It is non-trivial to implement though, so you can expect this as part of the next relatively big update.
Guest Oct 30, 2009
Top & bottom menus
Just downloaded this app.
Seems great so far - very similar to safari.
One thought, would be great to be able to tap out the top and bottom
menus when on websites. Especially when in landscape mode these top
and bottom menus take up half the screen.
Suren Oct 31, 2009
Working on making toolbars disappear
This is a good suggestion. We are working on it and the feature should make it into either the next update or the subsequent one. I will post an update here when it is rolled out.
Thanks for your suggestions and support to make Mobicip better for our users.
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Guest Dec 8, 2009
links
I love this app but I need to be able to click on links from emails. Is this possible?
Suren Dec 8, 2009
Not until Apple decides to support a published feature.
Unfortunately, launching Mobicip or any other app from email links or links from other apps will not work until Apple decides to support it. There is a hook in the iPhone SDK that we have implemented as recommended, but the feature doesn't work. Other developers have mentioned this as well. So I guess we just need to wait for the issue to be fixed by Apple. Hopefully it will be part of the next major update.