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> "We built two new iOS frameworks with hundreds of new APIs to support functionality used by web browsers, including multiprocess, JIT, and advanced keyboard &
by CharlesW 3y ago
> "We built two new iOS frameworks with hundreds of new APIs to support functionality used by web browsers, including multiprocess, JIT, and advanced keyboard & touch event access — and we are pivoting WebKit to use these new frameworks."
"Used by web browsers" implies that these APIs were designed to be used by both 3rd-party rendering engines and WebKit, which is interesting. It would mean that Apple's been building OS infra for 3rd-party browsers for many years.
- lapcat 3y agoThey could just mean in-app browsers, which use WebKit.