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# Google Went Down a Safari 15 Road Once Too
- URL: https://birchtree.me/blog/google-went-down-a-safari-15-road-once-too/
- Published: 2021-07-25T22:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2021-07-25T22:00:00.000Z
- Author: Matt Birchler
- Tags: #Import 2023-06-01 22:41, #Import 2025-03-29 19:29

[Chris Lee, a former Googler on when Chrome tried something similar to iOS 15's Safari:](https://read.cv/cleer/1R6eDCnOEDMDlRjMDbq8?ref=birchtree.me)

> Chrome Home lives on as a lesson for both myself and the whole Chrome team about the intentionality needed to innovate within a product of massive scale. Some might argue that we never should have tried such a thing; others might say that we should've seen it through. The approach I took here is one I stand by: try boldly, but be willing to question yourself.

The Chrome mock up, for what it's worth, happens to look a whole lot like [my Maps-inspired concept](https://birchtree.me/blog/using-maps-to-fix-safari-on-ios-15/) from a few weeks ago. Someone's going to crack this nut, I'm sure, but it ain't easy to do when it's a core app used by over 1 billion people.