iOS allows alternative browser engines in Japan

Re:iOS allows alternative browser engines in Japan by MBCook on Thursday January 01, 2026 @08:28PM (#46460339)

Or just get buggy. I have absolutely run into sites that work on mobile Safari but not on desktop Safari. Because they don’t test it and don’t care.

You HAVE to use Chrome or possibly Firefox. We’ve always seen what Firefox is doing, they’re not going to be our saviors again.

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Re:iOS allows alternative browser engines in Japan by mdhb on Friday January 02, 2026 @02:34AM (#46462372)

There’s a meaningful amount of blame here that sits squarely at the feet of Apple.

1. They produce the world’s buggiest browser by far. Look at this chart that shows the number of bugs that ONLY OCCUR IN A SINGLE BROWSER. https://wpt.fyi/results/?label=master&label=experimental&ali...

2. They don’t support any modern testing protocols like WebdriverBiDi

3. They don’t make their software available to anyone who isn’t using Apple’s hardware.

The core root of the problem is very clearly Apple who’ve done nothing other than make the world’s buggiest and least accessible browser and then tried to hold everyone hostage who was previously forced to use it until courts had to stop them and they had no choice.

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Re:iOS allows alternative browser engines in Japan by MBCook on Friday January 02, 2026 @12:45PM (#46467311)

> They don’t make their software available to anyone who isn’t using Apple’s hardware.

Why should they? When did this become a rule? If Atari survived would they be required to make Windows software? Be? Commodore?

Where/why does/should the law require everyone to make Windows apps?

Really?

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Re:iOS allows alternative browser engines in Japan by throwaway7356 on Friday January 02, 2026 @05:31PM (#46470282)

Why should people buy special, extra expensive hardware to test with a bad web browser?

It's logical to skip that step.

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