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Technically, third-party browsers are NOT allowed. The only browsers allowed are built using Apple's "open-source" WebKit.
by radley 3y ago
Technically, third-party browsers are NOT allowed. The only browsers allowed are built using Apple's "open-source" WebKit.
- willsmith72 3y agoTIL chrome on ios uses webkit...
- xcdzvyn 3y agoFirefox too.
- hnburnsy 3y agoDon't many apps use their own in app browser and not Safari? https://krausefx.com/blog/announcing-inappbrowsercom-see-what-javascript-commands-get-executed-in-an-in-app-browser https://krausefx.com/blog/announcing-inappbrowsercom-see-wha... I always thought that a company should make an app those does something trivially, but also has its own in app browser as the true functionality.
- Hamuko 3y agoAny single application on iOS(/iPadOS) that allows you to browse the Internet is in some way based on Safari. The in-app browsers are just using one of the webview UI elements based on Safari/WebKit instead of opening up Safari.
- Etheryte 3y agoAll of those are iOS's own Webkit, just with extra tracking scripts.