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iPhones in the EU get ability to set more default apps, delete more built-in ones (m.gsmarena.com)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I don't expect most iPhone users to ever change their default settings, but it's nice that it will be possible in a year.

Who knows, maybe one day you can run actual Firefox on them too? :p

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

AFAIK, browser choice is still limited (as usual with Apple) because every browser on iOS needs to use Apple's WebKit engine. That means they only differ in UI.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Not in the EU.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Even though that's true, I think no one has made their engine for iOS yet.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago (2 children)

yeah, its such a small market that it isnt really viable.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Additionally, based on the way Apple implemented it, the dev would have to resign in Europe.

Maybe that has changed as they keep making changes. Either way they are being huge dicks and have turned me off from their platforms and services.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Think you meant reside

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Thanks! Typo!!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

My sarcasm detector isn’t going off, so I’ll bite.

A small market?! 450 million afluent consumers not enough for you?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

What's the market here? People don't pay for browsers and the way it's monetized is via ads... which is problematic in the EU thanks to GDPR. So here this would mean a free browser without being able to use ads.

I personally do want it, and would pay for it, but I'm rather convinced the other 450 millions (which clearly don't all have iPhones) are not.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

It’s the same market as there is in the US or the rest of the world for controlling browser market share.