Apple iOS 17.4 to bring more independence to web browsers in EU

To comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA) in the European Union (EU), Apple is making many changes to its products and services, including iOS, Safari for iOS, and the App Store, for the region. As a part of it, the company will not force developers to use WebKit as the browser engine for their […]

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Apple Argued Safari Is Three Different Browsers to Avoid Regulation

Apple recently claimed that Safari is three different browsers in effort to avoid regulation in the European Union (via The Register). The claim came as part of a response to the European Union in August, just before the European Commission designated many of Apple’s iOS, App Store, and Safari as gatekeeper platforms. This classification means […]

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Brave Browser’s Firewall + VPN Service Expands to Desktop, Gains Cross-Platform Functionality

Alternative browser company Brave today announced that its Firewall + VPN service has expanded to the desktop, which means it is available for use on Macs and PCs in addition to iPhones, iPads, and Android devices. Brave has long offered a VPN service on the iPhone and iPad, but now it will be available cross-platform […]

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Google improves in-app browsers, now they can share the screen with the app

Many Android apps display web content within themselves – this keeps the user from bouncing back and forth between the app and the browser, for example, when tapping on a link in Gmail. One way to do this is to use the WebView component, but Google believes that Custom Tabs are the better solution and […]

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Apple Considering Dropping Requirement for iPhone and iPad Web Browsers to Use Safari’s WebKit Engine

As part of a larger story about Apple’s plans to allow third-party app stores on the iPhone and iPad in EU countries, Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman claimed that Apple is also considering removing its requirement for iPhone and iPad web browsers to use WebKit, the open source browser engine that powers Safari. Gurman said this potential […]

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Mozilla calls out Microsoft, Apple, and Google for consumers being ‘deprived of choice’ when it comes to browsers

What you need to know Mozilla recently published research about how people use web browsers. A large portion of the report focuses on how large companies, such as Microsoft, Google, Amazon and Apple, make it difficult or impossible to switch default browsers on certain devices. Mozilla makes Firefox, a browser that competes with those made […]

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Third-Party Browsers Starting to Support Apple Pay in iOS 16 Betas

Apple has added Apple Pay support to third-party browsers in recent betas of iOS 16 and iPadOS 16. The added support, spotted by MacRumors contributor Steve Moser, marks a change from iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 and earlier, where in-browser ‌Apple Pay‌ is exclusively available in Safari. Moser found that ‌Apple Pay‌ is available in […]

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Leaked EU Document Could Spell Major Changes for App Store, Messages, FaceTime, Browsers, and Siri

A leaked version of the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) indicates that Apple could be forced to make major changes to the App Store, Messages, FaceTime, third-party browsers, and Siri. According to a leaked working document intended to reflect the “final” version of the DMA, seen by MacRumors, the EU is planning to enact […]

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