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iOS 17.4 seems to remove web app support in the EU

https://9to5mac.com/2024/02/08/ios-17-4-web-app-eu/

Apple recently released iOS 17.4 beta to comply with the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) antitrust legislation, which forced...

iOS 17.4 seems to remove web app support in the EU

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joelfromaus

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…since the web apps are also based on Safari and WebKit, Apple may have opted to remove PWAs in the EU so that it wouldn’t be accused of further leveraging its own engine.

What I expect it to be. Basically, removing functionality to avoid possible legal conflict whilst simultaneously ‘proving a point’.