EU regulations in the Digital Markets Act have forced Apple to allow full versions of third-party browsers on iPhone, and Apple isn’t happy.
Safari runs on Apple’s WebKit engine, and other browsers on iPhone have been required to use WebKit until now, at least in the EU. Starting in iOS 17.4, users will be prompted with the ability to set up a default third-party web browser upon launching Safari.
Besides side loading and alternative app stores, Apple snuck in another change required by the DMA — alternative browsers and engines. Chrome can now use Chromium, for example.
When users first launch Safari while running iOS 17.4 in the EU, they will be presented with the option to change to a different default browser. Apple’s messaging on this change was clearly negative.
This story originally appeared on Appleinsider
