Following developer complaints and press reports about how PWAs were no longer functional in the EU after installing the most recent iOS betas, Apple has updated its website to explain why.
No surprise, the tech giant is blaming the new EU regulation, the Digital Markets Act, for the change, saying that the complexities involved with the DMA’s requirement to allow different browser engines is the root cause.
To catch you up, security researcher Tommy Mysk and Open Web Advocacy, first noticed that PWAs had been demoted to website shortcuts with the release of the second beta of iOS 17.4.
After the next beta release emerged, The Verge ran a report indicating that Apple “appears to be” breaking PWAs in the E.U., after also not likely getting a formal response from the tech giant.
Traditionally, the iOS system provided support for Home Screen web apps by building directly on WebKit (Safari’s browser engine), and its security architecture, Apple said.
Still, we regret any impact this change — that was made as part of the work to comply with the DMA — may have on developers of Home Screen web apps and our users,” Apple says.
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Following developer complaints and press reports about how PWAs were no longer functional in the EU after installing the most recent iOS betas, Apple has updated its website to explain why.
No surprise, the tech giant is blaming the new EU regulation, the Digital Markets Act, for the change, saying that the complexities involved with the DMA’s requirement to allow different browser engines is the root cause.
To catch you up, security researcher Tommy Mysk and Open Web Advocacy, first noticed that PWAs had been demoted to website shortcuts with the release of the second beta of iOS 17.4.
After the next beta release emerged, The Verge ran a report indicating that Apple “appears to be” breaking PWAs in the E.U., after also not likely getting a formal response from the tech giant.
Traditionally, the iOS system provided support for Home Screen web apps by building directly on WebKit (Safari’s browser engine), and its security architecture, Apple said.
Still, we regret any impact this change — that was made as part of the work to comply with the DMA — may have on developers of Home Screen web apps and our users,” Apple says.
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