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Open Web Advocacy

@OpenWebAdvocacy

8 months

Hilariously, Apple tried to claim with a straight face to the EU, that it offers not one, but three distinct web browsers all coincidentally named Safari.

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2 years

Apple's claim is that it bans other browsers for security AND NOT because it's protecting its 70b of AppStore Revenue or 15b of Google Search Revenue in Safari. The CMA says the ban not only doesn't protect security it could make it worse! 🧵 Lets dig in...

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Lucky for us the team at the EC dismissed this ludicrous gambit and painstakingly ripped Apple's argument to shreds. It is baffling to us why Apple's legal team is willing to sacrifice their credibility on something that has such a low chance of success.

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Open Web Advocacy

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1 year

Google is working on bringing Chromium to iOS 🥂 After a more than decade long ban of competitive third party browsers on iOS, code commits shows that Google working on bringing Chrome to iOS. A great step, but the battle is not over...

Google experiments with non-WebKit Blink-based iOS browser

Chocolate Factory insists project is an internal testing tool, isn't extending middle finger at Cupertino

www.theregister.com

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Open Web Advocacy

@OpenWebAdvocacy

2 years

Mozilla has just released a truly excellent paper on browser competition labelled “Five Walled Gardens” containing key details on how browsers competition is undermined by Apple, Google, Microsoft and others. 🧵Let's dig in

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@OpenWebAdvocacy

4 months

Apple backs down on killing web apps! 🎉 But the fight goes on!✊ Read More (Link Below)

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@OpenWebAdvocacy

5 months

Apple has seen Web Apps as potential threat to the AppStore since 2011. Apple execs in email titled "HTML5 Poses Threat to Flash and the AppStore" say "I think someday we will see a challenge from ... a web based solution" 👇Help us fight for the web, fill in the survey

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Open Web Advocacy

@OpenWebAdvocacy

4 months

Open Letter to Tim Cook: Sabotaging Web Apps is Indefensible 🔨 Apple breaking EU Web Apps in < 7 days 😢 Many companies will be bankrupted / severely hurt 🌎 This does global damage to the web 👇SIGN THE OPEN LETTER (Link below)

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Open Web Advocacy

@OpenWebAdvocacy

5 months

It's official Apple is killing PWAs on iOS for EU users "To comply with the DMA’s requirements, we had to remove the Home Screen web apps feature in the EU. －"Very low user adoption of Home Screen web apps" －"Minimal impact to their functionality" Time to go ☢️

Open Web Advocacy

@OpenWebAdvocacy

5 months

Apple is on course to break all Web Apps in the EU within 20 days ‼️ 👇 Read the blog, fill the survey, join the fight!

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4 months

Apple has caved yet again in the EU, this time for direct download. Browsers need both be allowed to offer direct download and control the update mechanism without scare screens. Another DMA win!

Apple will allow users to download apps directly from a developer’s website, in latest EU App Store...

Last week, Apple released iOS 17.4 with big changes to the iPhone and App Store ecosystem to comply with the...

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Open Web Advocacy

@OpenWebAdvocacy

5 months

Apple is on course to break all Web Apps in the EU within 20 days ‼️ 👇 Read the blog, fill the survey, join the fight!

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From the register: "Cupertino also claimed it maintains five app stores and five operating systems, and that these core platform services, apart from iOS, fell below the usage threshold European rules set for regulating large platform services and ensuring competition."

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Open Web Advocacy

@OpenWebAdvocacy

5 months

Apple will break Web Apps (PWAs) in the EU within the next week ‼️ In order to stop them, we need evidence from you that the harm they are choosing to inflict on EU businesses and consumers is real and significant. 👇👇 Please fill in our NEW more detailed survey! (below)

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@OpenWebAdvocacy

4 months

Apple's latest announcement regarding Web Apps translated to plain English

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Open Web Advocacy

@OpenWebAdvocacy

1 year

Mozilla is working on bringing Firefox 🦊 to iOS 🥂 Real @firefox with Gecko 🦎! Apple's over a decade long ban on competitive third party browsers has almost certainly cost Firefox significant market share and 100s of millions in lost revenue.

Mozilla, Google looking ahead to the end of Apple's WebKit

Work on a Gecko-based version of Firefox for iOS is underway, again

www.theregister.com

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Open Web Advocacy

@OpenWebAdvocacy

8 months

@brucel sums it up nicely with

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Open Web Advocacy

@OpenWebAdvocacy

8 months

@sneakin @TimSweeneyEpic Browsers are enormous pieces of software, and the vast majority of the code base is shared. Browsers are also designed to work with a wide range of different form factors. The EU notes even Apple's own marketing stresses they are the same browser.

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@OpenWebAdvocacy

5 months

Let’s make it very clear. Apple is under NO obligation to kill Web Apps in the EU. It’s a spiteful decision driven from pure greed. Don’t put up with it, join us in fighting back

Immediate Action Needed! - Open Web Advocacy

Apple has officially announced that they are attempting to kill web apps in the EU, which will have ramifications worldwide

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Open Web Advocacy

@OpenWebAdvocacy

5 months

OFFICIAL: APPLE KILLS WEB APPS IN THE EU! IT'S TIME TO FIGHT BACK👊 WE NEED HELP🫵 FOLLOW THE LINK IN FIRST REPLY, SHARE, FILL THE FORM

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Open Web Advocacy

@OpenWebAdvocacy

2 years

The ACCC, The Australian Regulator 🇦🇺 has published a paper which has great news for competition in Browsers and Web Apps. They propose: 1. Reversing the #AppleBrowserBan 2. Equivalent Access to Hardware and Software 3. Allow Web Apps to Compete with Native Apps 🧵Lets Dig In

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Open Web Advocacy

@OpenWebAdvocacy

8 months

Apple made this attempt despite the Digital Markets Act containing specific clauses to address this exact behaviour:

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@OpenWebAdvocacy

2 years

But the statistics paint a different picture. Out of each of the three major browser engines, Safari has had the had highest number of Browser Code Execution Vulnerabilities.

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@OpenWebAdvocacy

2 years

OWA deeply appreciates the hard efforts of the Safari team, but we remind Apple corp that none of the essential functions for Web Apps have been delivered in the last 6 months. If Apple is serious about allowing Web Apps to compete then basic functionality must be delivered 🧵

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2 years

Apple in its submission to the @CMAgovUK complains that web developers worldwide "refuse to make their sites compatible with competing engines" but then engages in the same behavior by blocking Firefox.

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@OpenWebAdvocacy

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""According to Apple, Safari on iOS, Safari on iPadOS and Safari on macOS qualify as web browsers within the meaning of [the DMA requirements]," the case summary explained, noting that Apple argued only Safari for iOS falls within the DMA's scope."

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@OpenWebAdvocacy

2 years

BREAKING NEWS: The UK 🇬🇧 has made the decision to open a Market Investigation Reference into Browsers and Cloud Gaming. This is a huge step towards restoring browser competition, ending the #AppleBrowserBan and ensuring Web Apps have the ability to compete.

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@OpenWebAdvocacy

2 years

🌎/🇬🇧 The UK government regulator will consider taking action against the #AppleBrowserBan and to ensure full support for Web Apps but only after careful consideration of the responses they receive. 🫵 Your submission could change the future of the Web. 🧵Here's how:

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@OpenWebAdvocacy

2 years

If we look at how long it takes Apple to patch vulnerabilities the picture looks even worse. Firefox and Chrome/Edge are significantly better at patching their browser quickly.

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Open Web Advocacy

@OpenWebAdvocacy

2 years

Note that this graph doesn't even include the time it takes the user to update the OS since Safari updates are tied to the operating system (an antiquated practice).

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@OpenWebAdvocacy

2 years

iOS Version of the Chart #AppleBrowserBan

Linus Tech Tips

@LinusTech

2 years

where are you on the internet browser alignment chart?

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Open Web Advocacy

@OpenWebAdvocacy

10 months

Apple has reportedly received $120B from google and still has banned every competitive browser from iOS.

Matthew Ball

@ballmatthew

10 months

Google has paid Apple an estimated $120B since 2010 to be the default search engine on Safari/iOS, with $19.3B estimated this year alone (Source: GS) In 2022, Google's payment was equal to a third of its net income and increased Apple's by 25% (From: )

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This madness is why we can’t trust Apple to be the sole arbiter of what apps users are allowed to install on their own devices. Apple’s ridiculous malicious compliance means they need to be first in the DMA enforcement firing line.

Apple kills Epic’s iOS game store plans over App Store criticism

Apple’s lawyers called Epic “verifiably untrustworthy.”

www.theverge.com

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Open Web Advocacy

@OpenWebAdvocacy

2 years

Announcing Open Web Advocacy! Join us in advocating for the web: 🚀 so you can build anything 🌐 so you can reach users on every device ⚔️ so competition thrives Learn More at

Open Web Advocacy

A group of software engineers from all over the world who have come together to advocate for the future of the open web

open-web-advocacy.org

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@OpenWebAdvocacy

4 months

Apple to be sued by US DOJ for antitrust as soon as tomorrow 👊 Their anti-competitive behaviour has stifled competition, innovation and the web worldwide. Apple should not be allowed to prevent the web from contesting their app store and services. Stay tuned!

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Open Web Advocacy

@OpenWebAdvocacy

2 years

Key Takeaways from the CMA Report: ☹️ Apple dictates the features and limits the capability of all browsers on iOS 🐌 CMA assessed that WebKit lags behind the other browser engines 😢 Mozilla stated the #AppleBrowserBan delayed their release on iOS by 7 years 🧵 1/6

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"Contrary to Apple's public representation, the removal of Home Screen Web Apps on iOS in the EU was neither required, nor justified, under the Digital Markets Act," a commission spokesperson added. - Financial Times Apple used the DMA as an excuse.

Apple reverses course on plan to cut off ‘progressive web apps’ in EU

iPhone maker was set to be investigated over its changes to iOS software in order to comply with new regulations

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@OpenWebAdvocacy

2 years

State of Web App Support (October 2022) On iOS: - Critical Functionality / Low Hanging Fruit shows almost no change in 1.5 years - No movement on Install Prompts - Notifications yet to be delivered - NFC / Bluetooth still rejected - Third Party Payments locked to ApplePay

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@OpenWebAdvocacy

2 years

If we break this down by year, you can see Safari has the highest number in every single year except one.

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@OpenWebAdvocacy

2 years

Apple has justified the #AppleBrowserBan by stating Safari/Webkit is both more secure and patched faster than all other browsers. Is this true? or could protecting their $15b/year Google search deal or $78b/year AppStore revenue be the real reason?

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@OpenWebAdvocacy

1 year

In the biggest, life-changing update for Web App developers everywhere, Safari/Webkit has released: * Push Notifications * Badging * Third-Party Browser support for Web Apps * Integration for managing notifications We'd like to say a huge thank-you to the Webkit team♥️

WebKit

@webkit

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iOS and iPadOS 16.4 beta 1 is now available with: • Web Push for Home Screen web apps • Focus support for Web Push • Badging API • Manifest ID • Third-party browser support for Add to Home Screen And more:

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2 years

🇪🇺EU - Digital Markets Act - The beginning of the end of the #AppleBrowserBan 🔥🔥

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@OpenWebAdvocacy

2 years

Apple's regulatory filings state that Web Apps are THE alternative to Native Apps. Let's see how committed Apple is at #WWDC22 to bring better support for Web Apps in Safari/ @webkit and if there are any new announcements:

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2 years

This means to update the browser, users have to update the entire operating system and this further delays patches reaching users. iOS users remain vulnerable to known bugs in Safari longer than users of alternative browsers on every other OS.

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@OpenWebAdvocacy

5 months

“While legal experts expect the EU to challenge Apple's insincere compliance with the DMA, developers should take this opportunity to rethink their native app serfdom. They should push web apps to their limits and then demand further platform improvement.”

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Open Web Advocacy

@OpenWebAdvocacy

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😊

Danny Moerkerke

@dannymoerkerke

4 months

PWAs work again as expected on iOS 17.4 Notifications, persistent storage and badging are back

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Open Web Advocacy

@OpenWebAdvocacy

6 months

The #AppleBrowserBan Ends in the EU! 🇪🇺 After 3 years of campaigning by @OpenWebAdvocacy and in a victory for developers and consumers, Apple will no longer ban third party browsers in the EU. We will fight until we have won in every jurisdiction! Your Browser, Your Choice!

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@OpenWebAdvocacy

2 years

Apple did not tell users that they remained insecure due to Apple’s failure to back-port fixes.Users were unable to choose alternative browsers. They were left insecure in every browser without warning, even though their browser may be “up to date”. @AndrewWrites 's great point:

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@OpenWebAdvocacy

2 years

As @snd_wagenseil said if Apple isn't going to put in the work necessary to protect users then they should let others do so.

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@OpenWebAdvocacy

2 years

Apple has been found to fund the majority of @actonline , an astroturf group pretending to represent the needs of developers. Deceitful conduct from @Apple and ACT’s CEO @morganwreed which does active harm to developers worldwide.

Apple Flexes Muscle as Quiet Power Behind App Group

The App Association brands itself as the leading voice for thousands of app developers around the world. In reality, the vast majority of its funding comes from Apple Inc.

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@OpenWebAdvocacy

2 years

Apple is not “considering”,they are being compelled by law to support third party browser engines under the 🇪🇺EU’s Digital Markets Act. Apple should end its blatant anti-competitive behavior worldwide,not just in the EU. If not @OpenWebAdvocacy will fight in each jurisdiction.

MacRumors.com

@MacRumors

2 years

Apple Considering Dropping Requirement for iPhone and iPad Web Browsers to Use Safari’s WebKit Engine by @rsgnl

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@OpenWebAdvocacy

4 months

IT'S DMA DAY! 🇪🇺 🎉🎉🎉 The EU's Digital Markets Act is now in force and to celebrate we're doing a deep dive into what's going to happen next. Follow the link in the first reply:

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@OpenWebAdvocacy

5 months

Apple is Trying to Kill the Open Internet! - Confused about what's at stake? This video is a summary of the entire situation in 10 minutes.

Apple Is Trying to Kill the Open Internet!

Apple is trying to kill the open internet by killing progressive web apps (PWAs) in the EU! This has come unexpectedly with 0 notice in the iOS 17.4 developm...

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@OpenWebAdvocacy

2 years

Apple in comments to the CMA makes the claims that it's able to address security issues quickly AND that Safari is more secure than Blink and Gecko.

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@OpenWebAdvocacy

5 months

Max 22 days left until release, installed Web Apps (PWAs) are still broken in 17.4 beta 3, nothing in the release notes, no response to bug ticket, a deafening silence from Apple. Now is the time to fight back, fill the survey

Apple is killing Web Apps/PWA's in the EU

Open Web Advocacy is urgently collecting urgent feedback from developers who serve EU customers on how Apple's upcoming removal of Web Apps/PWAs will affect developers and businesses. Please provide...

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@OpenWebAdvocacy

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"This merely brings us back to the status quo of a month ago. Apple is still required to allow web apps to be powered by other browsers and their engines, and we will be pushing to ensure that happens."

Apple reverses decision to remove Home Screen web apps in EU

So, er, how will WebKit-only applications work under latest Euro antitrust laws? Anyone? Tim?

www.theregister.com

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@OpenWebAdvocacy

3 months

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

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@OpenWebAdvocacy

2 years

To top all of that Apple appears to have a bad relationship with security experts. Perhaps they only like the marketing value of "security" and they want to discourage reports as it'll damage their carefully crafted image.

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Apple deliberately introduces dark patterns to stop users leaving Safari and also makes it hard for users to change browser 🚨 They were obligated to fix this in the EU by March 7 so at the DMA conference, OWA questioned Apple why they hadn't. 👇Apple's Response & Analysis

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@OpenWebAdvocacy

8 months

Read more over at:

To avoid regulation, Apple said it had three Safari browsers

And with a straight face, too. Brussels didn't buy it

www.theregister.com

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"What they did not do was make mobile Safari good ... The reason that Apple doesn't allow that to happen, is because the Web is now the most powerful application distribution mechanism that has ever existed and if you bring that to the iPad, the App Store goes away." - Vergecast

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@OpenWebAdvocacy

2 years

Help us get back to Steve Job's original vision for mobile web apps!

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What does 🇪🇺🇬🇧🇯🇵🇦🇺 @EFF @mozilla @Google @Microsoft @Meta @telegram & others say about the #AppleBrowserBan ? ⚠️With submissions due 2022-07-22, The #AppleBrowserBan ending globally & the success of Web Apps depends on getting support from you and your company. 🧵 Lets go....

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@OpenWebAdvocacy

2 years

Thank-you♥️to Microsoft who dedicated several pages of their NTIA submission to the #AppleBrowserBan adding their voice to Mozilla and Google's. Every major browser vendor except Apple says the ban causes real harm to developers, competition and to the web.

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With only 57 days left until the EU brings in rules which allow fair browser competition, Apple's legal games have begun with an attempt to split the AppStore into 5 separate entities. Apple's AppStore effectively bans all other browsers so it's a must that it be regulated.

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1 year

Both @Mozilla and @Apple have just published their views on the #AppleBrowserBan in response to the UKs investigation into mobile browsers. Mozilla wishes to be allowed to port Firefox with Gecko to iOS. Apple firmly refuses to remove the WebKit restriction.

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4 months

2000 Signatures!

Open Letter to Tim Cook, Sabotaging Web Apps Is Indefensible

letter.open-web-advocacy.org

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2 years

Apple doesn't even apply all the patches to versions of the operating system that are still heavily used. When iOS 15 only had 0.93% of users installed, Apple wasn't applying all of those security patches to iOS 14.

Josh Long (the JoshMeister)

@theJoshMeister

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Here’s a ridiculously tall chart showing everything #Apple ’s said (so far) has been patched in #iOS /iPadOS since 14.8’s release, for 15.x, 14.x, and 12.x. Seems evident that #iOS15 , like #macOSMonterey , is getting the most patches and is a safer choice than its predecessors.

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For example, Apple took 59 days to land a fix regarding a serious privacy flaw in WebKit’s IndexedDB implementation. Poor communication from Apple caused the FingerprintJS team to disclose the bug before a fix had reached users.

Apple releases iOS 15.3 with fix for 'actively exploited' iPhone flaw | TechCrunch

Apple said the bug, if exploited, could lead to kernel code execution.

techcrunch.com

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5 DAYS left until Apple breaks all Web Apps on iOS in the EU. 📰 Contact/Talk to media ⚠️ Raise the alarm 📢 Spread the word Don't let Apple kill mobile web apps all for the sake of profit ✍️ Sign the open letter:

Open Letter to Tim Cook, Sabotaging Web Apps Is Indefensible

letter.open-web-advocacy.org

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State of Web App Support (December 2022) On iOS: - Critical Functionality / Low Hanging Fruit shows almost no change in 1.5 years - No movement on Install Prompts - Notifications yet to be delivered - NFC / Bluetooth still rejected - Third Party Payments locked to ApplePay

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US DOJ🇺🇸 goes after #AppleBrowserBan ! 🎉🎉📢 "Apple can still control the functionality of web apps because Apple requires all web browsers on the iPhone to use WebKit, Apple’s browser engine—the key software components that third-party browsers use to display web content." p62

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Apple essentially demanding that browser vendors relocate their iOS browser development teams to the EU. The next episode of malicious compliance:

Apple limits third-party browser engine work to EU devices

Rival coders must have Euro-based staff to build and test non-WebKit surfing

www.theregister.com

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Digital Markets Act Workshop: A less than informative response from Apple to our simple questions. 🤷‍♂️

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The UK Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill ("DMCC") has been passed by the Parliament!🇬🇧🇬🇧 This gives the UK regulator the tools they need to fight anti-competitive conduct from the gatekeepers. Thanks to all those that made it happen! 🎉🎊🎉

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In-App Browsers subvert user choice, stifle innovation, trap users into apps, break websites and enable applications to severely undermine user privacy🪲🕵️ In-App Browsers hurt consumers, developers and damage the entire web ecosystem👎 👇Read our regulatory submission (link

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On Android, Chrome is the only browser that gets permission to create REAL Web Apps. This is anti-competitive. WebAPK minting is an essential function for all browsers. @GooglePlay @Android What's your justification for this?

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If you're as angry as we are about Apple's anti-competitive practices which are both holding back the Web and Web Apps, YOU and YOUR COMPANY can do something about it. 👇 A few minutes to save the future of the web is worth it.

Open Web Advocacy

@OpenWebAdvocacy

2 years

🌎/🇬🇧 The UK government regulator will consider taking action against the #AppleBrowserBan and to ensure full support for Web Apps but only after careful consideration of the responses they receive. 🫵 Your submission could change the future of the Web. 🧵Here's how:

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@jensimmons Install Prompts are still the number 1 missing feature for Web Apps

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iOS 16.4 is a massive step forwards towards feature parity between Web Apps and Native Apps. Big thank-you to the Safari/Webkit team for all their hard work ♥️ 👇 Read all about it here

WebKit

@webkit

1 year

Safari 16.4 is now available with 135 new features + 280 bug fixes, including Web Push on iOS & iPadOS, Web Apps, Web Components, CSS, HTML, JavaScript, WebAssembly, Web API, Media, WKWebView, Developer Tooling, Web Inspector, Web Extensions, and more:

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The latest text of the EU Digital Markets Act puts an end to the #AppleBrowserBan ! Rather than wait, @Apple should start working with the other browser vendors to bring their browsers to iOS today.

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The CMA even hired external security firm @ret2systems to analyze Apple's claims and they found "Allowing Blink and Gecko on iOS by dedicated browsers apps is highly unlikely to materially worsen security"

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We’re concerned about the decision to remove web app install from Vision Pro. This once again is another anti-web decision from Apple to squeeze the web out from competing. Vision OS: No browser competition, no install prompts, no permanent storage, no push notifications.

Jen Simmons

@jensimmons

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Are you excited for WebXR support in Apple Vision Pro? In Safari 17.4 we added a new `transient-pointer` input mode, so you can create a WebXR experience that works with the interaction model of visionOS.

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We are delighted to announce Jack Dorsey’s #startsmall is making a $500,000 USD grant to support Open Web Advocacy. This generous donation will allow us to continue our work in advocating that the Web is special and key anti-competitive issues are holding it back from...

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US Dept of Justice v Apple Inc: "Apple can still control the functionality of web apps because Apple requires all web browsers on the iPhone to use WebKit"

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@OpenWebAdvocacy

2 years

Today. We are thankful for the free and open Web, the same free and open Web that was a fundamental building block for many of the world's largest tech companies. For our future, the Web must stay open and every anti-competitive barrier must be removed 👪

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Spurred by the public disclosure, Apple quickly landed patches to address the issue, but it took an additional 10 days to package the OS update and ship it. Leaving the window of vulnerability open this far in the face of publicly disclosed issues does much to draw into

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@OpenWebAdvocacy

4 months

4000 Signatures!

Open Letter to Tim Cook, Sabotaging Web Apps Is Indefensible

letter.open-web-advocacy.org

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@OpenWebAdvocacy

2 years

Installing a Web App on Android and Installing a Web App on iOS are worlds apart 🫤 Apple benefits from making Web Apps impossible for normal users to discover. Regulators must step in to fix this anti-competitive behaviour.

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@OpenWebAdvocacy

2 years

The CMA found that based on security concerns the #AppleBrowserBan is not justified and note that "Apple benefits financially from weakening competition in browsers via the browser engine ban"

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Developers don’t need an AppStore to distribute their apps, we just need a URL and Install Prompts. @Apple doesn’t earn 30% via merit, they earn it because they have banned all the alternative distribution methods.

MacRumors.com

@MacRumors

2 years

Apple Announces More Ads Coming to App Store Starting Next Week by @rsgnl

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“Apple has a tactical commitment to your privacy, not a moral one. When it comes down to guarding your privacy or losing access to Chinese markets and manufacturing, your privacy is jettisoned without a second thought.” - @doctorow

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@jensimmons We’re concerned about the decision to remove web app install from Vision Pro. This once again is another anti-web decision from Apple to squeeze the web out from competing.

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3 months

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.

WebKit

@webkit

3 months

Safari Technology Preview 192 is available with updates to Authentication, CSS, Editing, JavaScript, Media, Rendering, Web API, Web Extensions, and Web Inspector.

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"It's telling that this is the feature that Apple refused to share. And it makes sense, the idea that users could install safe and secure apps that Apple can't tax, block, or control is terrifying to them"

Apple makes it official: No Home Screen web apps in the EU

iBiz expresses regret for the impact of its entirely avoidable decision

www.theregister.com

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@OpenWebAdvocacy

2 years

question Apple’s claims of protection. If users had credible alternative browsers available to them, they might have been able to better protect their privacy for the week and a half it took Apple to finally fix a long-disclosed issue.

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2 years

Apple uses security as their primary excuse for the #AppleBrowserBan . Based on the available evidence the CMA found that the ban could potentially even harm security and we at OWA would argue there is compelling evidence that third party browsers would improve security.

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Cory Doctorow from @EFF : “Apple’s restrictions on third-party browsers, and the limitations it puts on Safari/WebKit have hobbled “web apps,” which run seamlessly inside a browser. This means that app makers can’t deliver a single, browser-based app that works on all tablets and

AFK Cory Doctorow NONCONSENSUAL BLUE TICK

@doctorow

2 years

Facebook Says Apple is Too Powerful. They're Right.

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🇪🇺In a win for browser competition, Apple has been designated with respect to iPadOS under the Digital Markets Act. ⏰Apple now has six months to ensure full compliance of iPadOS with the DMA obligations.

Press corner

Highlights, press releases and speeches

ec.europa.eu

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4 months

Jake ( @jaffathecake ) & Surma( @DasSurma ) dig deep into Apple's PWA ban. A great deep dive.

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1 year

Apple is so adverse to competition that it would rather take the UK regulator to court on administrative technicalities than reverse their ban on third party browsers and support Web Apps.

Apple appeals investigation by UK competition watchdog

Technology giant Apple has filed an appeal against an investigation by Britain's competition watchdog into the dominance of its mobile browsers in the cloud gaming market.

www.reuters.com

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