Apple Considering Dropping WebKit Requirement
Joe Rossignol (Hacker News, Reddit):
As part of a larger story about Apple’s plans to allow third-party app stores on the iPhone and iPad in EU countries, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman claimed that Apple is also considering removing its requirement for iPhone and iPad web browsers to use WebKit, the open source browser engine that powers Safari.
Gurman said this potential change comes in response to the EU’s Digital Markets Act. It’s unclear if Apple would drop the requirement in other regions.
Previously:
- Apple Working on Sideloading for Europe
- EU Approves Digital Markets Act and Digital Services Act
- The Time to Fix Web Security Bugs
- The Danger of Sideloading Chromium
- The Hotel Cupertino Clause
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Great, I can't wait for every app to ship their own separate version of Chromium /s
"I can't wait for every app to ship their own separate version of Chromium"
Seems unlikely. This is browsers (i.e. mainly Chrome, Firefox, and Edge) being allowed to use their own renderer. Which is a good thing.
"Great, I can't wait for every app to ship their own separate version of Chromium"
I know you jest, but… if I remember correctly, the two most popular browsers (after Chrome) each use their own rendering engine, not Chromium.
