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Thunderbird for iOS Beta (testflight.apple.com)
submitted 9 months ago by to c/thunderbird@lemmy.world
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[โ€“] 2 points 9 months ago* (6 children)

Is there no real Firefox for iOS? On Android, there is Firefox Klar (or Focus in English?), a rebranded WebView, but also a "real" Firefox with Gecko. But I've heard Apple is very gatekeepng when it comes to allowing other web browsers in their appstore.

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  • [โ€“] 8 points 9 months ago (3 children)

    Apple only permits its own web renderer. It does not allow other developers to make their own iOS web browsers with their own technology.

    Apple is a jerk.

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  • [โ€“] 6 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    no longer true everywhere because in some places around the world, laws have forced Apple to change this

    Just a few days ago I posted this article https://open-web-advocacy.org/blog/how_apples_key_tactic_could_prevent_japans_smartphone_act_from_improving_browser_competition/ on Lemmy where you can read more about the current state.

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  • [โ€“] [S] 5 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    So far I am not aware of a single browser with a different engine, unfortunately.

    Firefox have stated that for the time it would not be viable to develop to browsers with different engines for iOS at the moment. I start to feel that by the time Apple allows for a global role out, I have moved to GrapheneOS or something (just holding on to my mini for as long as possible).

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