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No. Apple rejects almost anything from project Fugu as it pretty much closes all gaps between the web and native apps. It would violate their idea of the app st
by fleddr 5y ago
No. Apple rejects almost anything from project Fugu as it pretty much closes all gaps between the web and native apps. It would violate their idea of the app store, not just in revenue, but also in control, deeper integration with apple-only features, etc.
Their excuse is "security". Which is funny as native apps do the exact same thing and more, often without dedicated permissions.
Mozilla also rejects most of it and joins Apple in claiming its due to security. It's speculation, but I think they really don't have the resources anymore to build such massive features and conveniently spin it into something good for the user.
- kennywinker 5y agoThe app store does provide a lot of traceability. If you get pwned via an app store app there’s someone’s door to knock on vs some random url you end up on. Not sure I agree that makes it justified, but it does sketch me out a bit the more low level systems my browser has access to