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> Blast them for forbidding competing browsers on iOS. They allow competing browsers but they have to use the OS-provided JavaScript engine. I guess one could
by dataking 3y ago
> Blast them for forbidding competing browsers on iOS.
They allow competing browsers but they have to use the OS-provided JavaScript engine. I guess one could make an argument that allowing third-party engines would encourage innovation in the browser space but at the same time, there is a strong security argument for very narrowly limiting the JIT-code execution entitlement.
- stjohnswarts 3y agoNot just javascript but also the rendering engine
- m463 3y agocan you block any site you want (without restrictions), or modify we pages on the fly? I don't think you can.
- ssbash 3y agoOrion is a browser on iOS that added support for Firefox and Chrome WebExtensions. It still uses WebKit. Android Firefox only added support for WebExtensions recently, like within the last few months. Safari on iOS has had support since 2020. I would argue that Firefox and Chrome are not being restricted in any ways that harm users. Firefox likely wouldn’t have added support for web extensions even with access to Gecko. Chrome wouldn’t ever add support for extensions since Google is actively trying to fight against ad blockers. The only outcome of opening up iOS to other browser engines, would be an increase in Chromium marketshare.
- shmerl 3y ago> They allow competing browsers but they have to use the OS-provided JavaScript engine Which is in essence forbidding competing browsers. If if quacks like a duck and etc. I.e. if it's using Apple's JavaScript engine, it's Apple's browser.