iPhone web browser choice gets one thing right, two things wrong, say developers

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Looking forward to evaluating Apple's approach to app sideloading on the iPad. Now marketplace app developers need an API so they can tell if multiple devices belong to the same user and avoid charging users multiple times.

Nice! Brave Software for iOS just got updated to support the new 'marketplace-kit' scheme. Brave only calls the scheme when trackers blocking is disabled. As we reported earlier, Apple implemented the new scheme in a way that allows tracking across websites based on the unique client_id.…

The DMA's decision to open an investigation into Apple which includes choice screens, uninstallation and defaults has now been published:

ec.europa.eu/competition/di…

And another one…

Web previews in iOS always open in Safari regardless which default browser you have.

Brave was the default browser in the first screenshot. The website does recognize Brave, as the second screenshot shows.

Thank you to Sergei Michko for the tip.

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The DMA went into force well over a month ago and there are still countless examples of ways in which Apple self-preference’s Safari

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Apple really doesn't want you to know how to change the default browser. Deceptive Patterns #Apple

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The European Commission's decision to not designate Microsoft Edge has now been published:
ec.europa.eu/competition/di…

Installing App Stores is exclusive to Safari 😠 Apple, the DMA doesn't allow you to make OS features exclusive to your own browser any more.

Great to see the 1st app store on iOS AltStore.io even if Apple is trying to kill competition by scare screens and Core Technology Fee…

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Another release, and still Web App install is hidden behind the share menu. If the Safari team truly cares about the future of the Web and Web Apps, Install Prompts should be the teams' number one priority.