2024-03-01 17:20:18
The decision of the Apple to discontinue the web apps in the European Union obviously attracted the attention of local regulatory bodies, with the European Commission confirming it had sent a request to the Cupertino giant requesting details of the decision.
Apparently, however, Apple will no longer need to respond to this request, since give up to remove this support — which would materialize with the launch of iOS/iPadOS 17.4next week.
PWAs will continue to use WebKit regardless of the browser they were added through
Source: developer.apple.com/support/dma-an…
More precisely, Apple added an update to your page which exemplifies what the changes to the Digital Markets Law (Digital Markets Actor DMA) imply to reflect the change in direction regarding web apps.
Here is our free translation of the update in question:
UPDATE: Apple previously announced plans to remove web app functionality from the Home screen in the EU as part of our efforts to comply with the DMA. The need to remove the feature was informed by the complex security and privacy concerns associated with web applications supporting alternative browser mechanisms that would require building a new integration architecture that does not currently exist in iOS.
We’ve received requests to continue to support web apps on the iOS Home screen, so we will continue to support the web apps feature on the existing Home screen in the EU. This support means that web apps on the Home screen continue to be built directly on WebKit and its security architecture, and align with the security and privacy model for native apps on iOS.
Developers and users who may have been affected by the removal of web apps on the Home screen in the EU iOS beta can expect the return of existing functionality for web apps on the Home screen with the early availability of iOS 17.4 of March.
Apple itself confirmed that given “requests” were responsible for the change in plans; So, although quite unlikely, we’ll see if any other changes related to the EU changes are rolled back by the time iOS 17.4 is released to everyone.
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