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kj99 | 2 years ago

How exactly does it discourage users from switching away from safari?

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commoner|2 years ago

With these changes, Safari is the only browser allowed by Apple to implement PWAs on iOS, which gives Safari an advantage over the other browsers that are not allowed to implement PWAs on iOS. Anyone who uses PWAs on iOS must do so via Safari. PWA users who prefer a non-Safari browser on iOS must switch between their preferred browser and Safari for their web browsing needs. The additional burden of maintaining two web browsers discourages these users from switching away from Safari, and the entire setup prevents these users from leaving Safari completely.

burnerthrow008|2 years ago

> Safari is the only browser allowed by Apple to implement PWAs on iOS, which gives Safari an advantage over the other browsers that are not allowed to implement PWAs on iOS

Thank you for explaining so succinctly why Apple is compelled by regulation to remove the PWA feature from Safari.

To do otherwise would be anticompetitive and risk the wrath of the EC.

kj99|2 years ago

That’s not what’s happening here. PWA’s are disabled altogether in the EU to avoid exactly this favoritism.