🇯🇵 Japan has officially banned Apple’s iOS browser engine restrictions.
Starting Dec 2025, iPhones must allow real Firefox, Chrome, Opera, Brave, Vivaldi and others to run their own engines, just like on desktop.
This is a major step forward for browser competition.
Full analysis here:
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https://open-web-advocacy.org/blog/japan-apple-must-lift-engine-ban-by-december/
Apple will no longer be allowed to impose technical or financial barriers that effectively block third-party browser engines on iOS.
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This matters as Apple is still blocking rival browser engines in the 🇪🇺 EU, despite the DMA:
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https://open-web-advocacy.org/blog/apples-browser-engine-ban-persists-even-under-the-dma/
The act also forces Apple (and Google) to offer equivalent API access to third-party browser vendors, similar to Article 6(7) of the EU DMA.
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For a detailed breakdown of the MSCA and what it means for browser competition:
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https://open-web-advocacy.org/blog/japan-apple-must-lift-engine-ban-by-december/
Is it really blocking for people in EU? My husband installed an alternative browser on his iPhone some weeks ago and it works 🤔
Thanks for the explanation!
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