Apple trying to break the Open Web by removing PWA functionality from iphone https://open-web-advocacy.org/blog/its-official-apple-kills-web-apps-in-the-eu/ #openweb #apple
@shanselman Ah, PWAs circumvent Apple tax. Now it makes sense to me
@shanselman I hope Apple enjoys its massive fine.
@shanselman Not that Apple's of course not being evil but does anyone besides developers (or rather managers) actually prefer web apps to native?
@shanselman Sick of this BS. Apple is relaying the consequence of the EU laws that force them to do this. Expected a more nuanced view on this @shanselman.
@shanselman Seems like in this case they are complying with EU-specific laws? And the PWA functionality is collateral damage.
That said, iOS’ support for PWA is already abysmal.
I recently installed https://whatpwacando.today/ on latest iOS and almost nothing is supported.
@shanselman "Microsoft breaks gaming by not allowing Steam and Epic Store on Xbox". There. Same BS headline.
@shanselman Counterpoint: If you’ve worked with x-callback URLs you know WebKit has hooks into subsystems, & potential to launch and manip. most apps on iOS. Removing hooks wld break everything that uses that comm. method, incl. Shortcuts. Safari refuses to perform certain functions that Shortcuts can (meaning they are technically possible) bc Shortcuts has certain other safeguards and warnings built in.
Alternative browsers with the same access could potentially do massive damage invisibly.