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Title: Apple confirms iOS 17.4 removes Home Screen web apps in the EU, here’s why Post by: HCK on February 21, 2024, 04:05:10 pm Apple confirms iOS 17.4 removes Home Screen web apps in the EU, here’s why
<div class="feat-image">(https://9to5mac.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2024/01/app-store-security.webp?w=1600)</div><p>iOS 17.4 offers a number of changes for the App Store and iPhone in the European Union. This includes things <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2024/01/25/third-party-default-browsers-engines/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">like third-party app marketplaces[/url] and support for alternative browser engines (https://9to5mac.com/2024/01/25/third-party-default-browsers-engines/). One byproduct of these changes, however, is that iOS 17.4 removes support for Home Screen web apps in the EU. </p> <p>Apple has now offered an explanation for this decision, confirming that the omission was not a bug. Instead, it’s because of requirements under the Digital Markets Act. </p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2024/02/15/ios-17-4-web-apps-european-union/#more-934033" data-post-id="934033" data-layer-pagetype="post" data-layer-postcategory="app-store" data-layer-viewtype="unknown" class="more-link">more…[/url] Source: Apple confirms iOS 17.4 removes Home Screen web apps in the EU, here’s why (https://9to5mac.com/2024/02/15/ios-17-4-web-apps-european-union/) |