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Re:Apple confirms it's breaking iPhone web apps in the EU on... by stephc_int13 on Thursday February 15, 2024 @04:42PM (#39389391)
The technical justification are bullshit.

They simply could ask browser vendor to follow strict rules, that they can check themselves. This is not like they would have to verify dozens of browsers every day. Only a few per months, top.

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Re:Apple confirms it's breaking iPhone web apps in the EU on... by jeremyjh on Thursday February 15, 2024 @04:58PM (#39389634)
They are not saying it is impossible, only that they have not done it. How long do you think it will take to spin up such a review and certification program? How much will it cost, and how many sales will they lose because of the lack of this feature in the EU?
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Re:Apple confirms it's breaking iPhone web apps in the EU on... by veeti on Thursday February 15, 2024 @05:31PM (#39390133)
There will already be a review and certification program for third party browsers that want the required entitlements (https://developer.apple.com/support/alternative-browser-engi...), so why don't you ask Apple?
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Re:Apple confirms it's breaking iPhone web apps in the EU on... by jeremyjh on Thursday February 15, 2024 @06:51PM (#39390992)
Because I read their statement, which makes it pretty clear that there are additional security considerations beyond what is needed for a browser application.
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Re:Apple confirms it's breaking iPhone web apps in the EU on... by TheGlav on Thursday February 15, 2024 @04:58PM (#39389639)
Browsers need to run javascript to be competitive browsers. It would be practically impossible to check even simple "strict rules".
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