Apple confirms it's breaking iPhone web apps in the EU on purpose

Re:Apple confirms it's breaking iPhone web apps in the EU on... by natch on Thursday February 15, 2024 @09:38PM (#39392468)

So, as an abusive stepparent, you run the "Spy on Me" PWA on your stepdaughter's phone, and click the permission dialog, and she's none the wiser. Do you think that's great?

Apple does not.

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Re:Apple confirms it's breaking iPhone web apps in the EU on... by sensanaty on Thursday February 15, 2024 @11:34PM (#39393185)

If you're an abusive step-parent with access to your daughter's phone, you can already install "Spy on Me" software in the form of regular apps, a PWA changes nothing here.

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Re:Apple confirms it's breaking iPhone web apps in the EU on... by rapidaneurism on Friday February 16, 2024 @12:17AM (#39393450)

True, but in the regular app case apple gets its cut.

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Re:Apple confirms it's breaking iPhone web apps in the EU on... by natch on Friday February 16, 2024 @03:27PM (#39402507)

Sure you can but Apple has at least a prayer and a hope of catching those apps in App review to protect users.

And if they don't, they have at least a chance of circling back and catching them later.

They want that.

With apps that they cannot review such as PWA apps, they have no such ability.

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Re:Apple confirms it's breaking iPhone web apps in the EU on... by bmicraft on Thursday February 15, 2024 @10:03PM (#39392669)

You can already do that with apps

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Re:Apple confirms it's breaking iPhone web apps in the EU on... by natch on Sunday February 18, 2024 @08:47AM (#39419033)

But Apple can take those apps out of the App Store.

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