Apple gained’t be eradicating residence display internet apps within the European Union in spite of everything.
In February Apple introduced that internet apps would now not work on iOS gadgets 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 may create privateness and safety issues and that it could require the corporate to construct an “completely new integration structure that doesn’t presently exist in iOS.” The corporate stated that supporting the apps wasn’t sensible given their very low stage of consumer adoption.
Because it seems, that small quantity of customers is likely to be a vocal one.
In a developer help doc revealed Friday Apple stated “Now we have acquired requests to proceed to supply help for Residence Display internet apps in iOS, due to this fact we are going to proceed to supply the prevailing Residence Display internet apps functionality within the EU.”
The corporate went on to say that its continued help signifies that Residence Display internet apps will be constructed immediately 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 an alternative 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 useful.
Apple gained’t be eradicating residence display internet apps within the European Union in spite of everything.
In February Apple introduced that internet apps would now not work on iOS gadgets 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 may create privateness and safety issues and that it could require the corporate to construct an “completely new integration structure that doesn’t presently exist in iOS.” The corporate stated that supporting the apps wasn’t sensible given their very low stage of consumer adoption.
Because it seems, that small quantity of customers is likely to be a vocal one.
In a developer help doc revealed Friday Apple stated “Now we have acquired requests to proceed to supply help for Residence Display internet apps in iOS, due to this fact we are going to proceed to supply the prevailing Residence Display internet apps functionality within the EU.”
The corporate went on to say that its continued help signifies that Residence Display internet apps will be constructed immediately 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 an alternative 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 useful.