Apple received’t be eradicating house display internet apps within the European Union in any case.
In February Apple introduced that internet apps would now not work on iOS units within the European Union on account of guidelines round browsers within the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), particularly the requirement to help non-WebKit browsers.
On the time, Apple claimed that supporting internet apps underneath the brand new DMA necessities might create privateness and safety considerations and that it might require the corporate to construct an “totally new integration structure that doesn’t at the moment exist in iOS.” The corporate mentioned that supporting the apps wasn’t sensible given their very low stage of consumer adoption.
Because it seems, that small quantity of customers may be a vocal one.
In a developer help doc printed Friday Apple mentioned “We now have obtained requests to proceed to supply help for House Display screen internet apps in iOS, due to this fact we are going to proceed to supply the prevailing House Display screen internet apps functionality within the EU.”
The corporate went on to say that its continued help implies that House Display screen internet apps might be constructed instantly on WebKit and its safety structure, and “align with the safety and privateness mannequin for native apps on iOS.”
Apple had eliminated help for internet apps within the beta model of iOS 17.4. As an alternative of launching the app, tapping on an internet app icon would as a substitute ask customers in the event that they want to open the web site in Safari.
Whereas that can stay the case within the present beta model, when iOS 17.4 is formally launched internet apps will as soon as once more be purposeful.
Apple received’t be eradicating house display internet apps within the European Union in any case.
In February Apple introduced that internet apps would now not work on iOS units within the European Union on account of guidelines round browsers within the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), particularly the requirement to help non-WebKit browsers.
On the time, Apple claimed that supporting internet apps underneath the brand new DMA necessities might create privateness and safety considerations and that it might require the corporate to construct an “totally new integration structure that doesn’t at the moment exist in iOS.” The corporate mentioned that supporting the apps wasn’t sensible given their very low stage of consumer adoption.
Because it seems, that small quantity of customers may be a vocal one.
In a developer help doc printed Friday Apple mentioned “We now have obtained requests to proceed to supply help for House Display screen internet apps in iOS, due to this fact we are going to proceed to supply the prevailing House Display screen internet apps functionality within the EU.”
The corporate went on to say that its continued help implies that House Display screen internet apps might be constructed instantly on WebKit and its safety structure, and “align with the safety and privateness mannequin for native apps on iOS.”
Apple had eliminated help for internet apps within the beta model of iOS 17.4. As an alternative of launching the app, tapping on an internet app icon would as a substitute ask customers in the event that they want to open the web site in Safari.
Whereas that can stay the case within the present beta model, when iOS 17.4 is formally launched internet apps will as soon as once more be purposeful.
