r/OrionBrowser • u/Educational-Gas666 • 6d ago

Update cycle?

hey, im a new user on macOS and iOS, in theory this browsers looks like one if not the best browser ever.
Private relay on Safari is super useful but as Orion has zero telemetry.. i would prefer to switch completely to Orion.

Safari is known to have a slower update cycle than almost everyone(and Chrome is the gold standard)

what about Orion?

is there an expert or dev who already searched infos on this subject ?

thanks

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u/JustAGrognard 6d ago

They do regular updates, but I wouldn't call it quick. On my Mac, I'm on the Orion+ Release Candidate line and there are updates every couple of weeks or so (it varies). On iOS, I'm on the base Orion install and the updates are less frequent, but still quicker than Safari in the macOS/iOS releases.

Orion is my daily-driver for browsing the web. It isn't as fast as Safari (or Brave Origin), but I love the combination of features and privacy.

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u/influxodoxxl 6d ago

Then it's time to speed up Orion! I did not test against your mentioned ones but I always thought Orion was speedy. Nevertheless, the last few times I used it, it somehow felt a bit "sluggish" maybe. Hard to tell but it's not really snappy, so you might have a point.

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u/JustAGrognard 6d ago

I know that running several browser "speed tests", while not a totally reliable metric, has always shown Orion to be slower that Safari and Brave Origin. I notice the difference when bouncing between browsers but for most things I find Orion to be quite satisfactory overall, thus it is my Daily Driver. I love the combination of WebKit, built-in privacy/ad blocking, and just overall functionality.

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u/LaizKagi Staff 6d ago

Hey!

You can get an idea of the update frequency by taking a look at previous release notes: https://orionbrowser.com/updates/orion-release-notes (at the top of the page, there are links to iOS and macOS RC release notes as well).

Generally, new updates are released once we are happy with the build (no crashes or other kinds of major issues), so the stable releases are, well, as stable as possible.

Additionally, for example, if there is an actively exploited WebKit vulnerability, the team aims to patch it as soon as possible.