The coming weeks promise to be exciting: The entry into force of the Digital Market Act is forcing the technology giants to rethink some of their policies. In this context, Apple recently changed its mind regarding the removal of PWAs in Europe.
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The Digital Market Act passed by the European Union forced Apple to review its strategy for its iPhone. Among the notable changes is that the Apple company had to accept the introduction of third-party app stores on its devices, putting an end to its monopoly in this field. In the list of changes introduced with iOS 17.4, the end of PWAs in Europe has caused a lot of excitement.
What are PWAs?
Progressive Web Apps (PWA) are web applications that run directly in a browser without requiring any prior download or installation.
They offer many advantages, such as: E.g. improved accessibility, reduced storage space usage and automatic updates. In short, these are mobile applications without the need to install them like native applications.
Apple is backing down
Apple originally planned to remove PWAs in Europe with the iOS 17.4 update. In the face of pressure from the European Union The American company changed course and decided to keep the PWAsassuming they must use the WebKit rendering engine.
Despite Apple's concessions regarding app stores and third-party PWAs, the European Union does not want to stop there. Starting Thursday, European authorities will closely examine the changes the company made to Apple to ensure they comply with the requirements of the Digital Market Act.