Apple is officially dropping iPhone support for web apps in the EU - The Verge

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Technology@lemmy.world – 654 points – 8 months ago

Yep, Apple’s breaking iPhone web apps in the EU

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Apple being Apple again. Just why does anyone actually like that company?

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The probably couldn't afford the development /s

But on the positive side, Apple is now forced to allow other app stores on all phones in the EU.

So that's probably a bigger win than this is a loss.

Depends on whether your app is distributed as a PWA or not. Mine is, so it kinda touches me personally.

@rikudou@lemmings.world Just an update for you. I just tried my PWA app on last stable version of iOS 17.4 and it works again. I made a quick google search if it's just me, or Apple actually reversed they decision and I found this (from https://developer.apple.com/support/dma-and-apps-in-the-eu/#dev-qa ):

Why don’t users in the EU have access to Home Screen web apps?

UPDATE: Previously, Apple announced plans to remove the Home Screen web apps capability in the EU as part of our efforts to comply with the DMA. The need to remove the capability was informed by the complex security and privacy concerns associated with web apps to support alternative browser engines that would require building a new integration architecture that does not currently exist in iOS.

We have received requests to continue to offer support for Home Screen web apps in iOS, therefore we will continue to offer the existing Home Screen web apps capability in the EU. This support means Home Screen web apps 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 impacted by the removal of Home Screen web apps in the beta release of iOS in the EU can expect the return of the existing functionality for Home Screen web apps with the availability of iOS 17.4 in early March.

Finally, some good news.

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