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Re:Apple has made it difficult to use web-based technology o... by st3fan on Friday November 08, 2019 @05:25PM (#21487566)
No you can’t actually customize the networking anymore. On iOS Apple controls the whole web stack. Content, networking, JavaScript.
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Re:Apple has made it difficult to use web-based technology o... by saagarjha on Friday November 08, 2019 @08:04PM (#21488731)
You are free to use the POSIX networking APIs in lieu of CFNetwork (or Network).
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Re:Apple has made it difficult to use web-based technology o... by st3fan on Friday November 08, 2019 @09:14PM (#21489098)
Yes of course. But you cannot replace the networking that WKWebView uses.
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