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@krinkle @jsnell So many questions, sorry 😅🫣

@krinkle @jsnell Wait... If you decline the iOS 26 update once, you don't get notifications for 18.x.x security patches? 😬

Do you get any of the 26.x updates when they become available? (E.g., you decline 26.0, but then 26.1 ships - do you get a notification?)

And does iOS tell you you're no longer receiving 18.x security patches?

Roderick Gadellaa 1d ago

Update required for anyone who is still on iOS 18 (and no, you're not safe because you use another browser, because all browsers on iOS are required by Apple to use the OS-provided WebKit engine)

https://www.theverge.com/tech/896841/iphone-ios-18-attack-darksword

PSA: Hackers can raid iOS 18 with an infected link

Security researchers have discovered a vulnerability impacting iOS 18.4 to 18.6.2, which can allow hackers to steal text messages, credentials, cryptocurrency wallets, and more from a victim’s iPhone.

The Verge

Roderick Gadellaa 1d ago

"The Power of 'No' in Internet Standards"

https://www.mnot.net/blog/2026/02/13/no

Roderick Gadellaa 1d ago

Alex Russell 1d ago

A wonderful overview of some of the pain folks are wading through to make good mobile UIs on the web today. We need to fix the Chromium/Android issues; some of it likely comes down to Android kbds themselves...we'll have to dig in.

But the iOS situation Apple uniquely controls? Disgraceful.

https://zouhir.org/blog/virtual-keyboard-api/

The Virtual Keyboard API Is Broken Where It Matters Most

Six years after the spec shipped, Safari and Firefox haven't implemented it and Chrome's implementation has three compounding bugs. Here's what's wrong.

Roderick Gadellaa 2d ago

Status: FIXED 👀

```css
@supports(at-rule(@foo)) {
/* @foo is supported */
}
```

https://issues.chromium.org/issues/40211832

Chromium

Roderick Gadellaa 3d ago

Bruce Lawson ✅ ♫ ♿ ✌️♂️✊3d ago

Microsoft Copilot to hijack your browser... for your own convenience https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/05/microsoft_adds_a_sidepane_for/
Includes grumpy quote from your totes megafave browserhunk. (ie., me.)

Microsoft Copilot to hijack your browser... for your own convenience

: Embeds Edge into AI assistant, ignores questions about opt-in

The Register

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Roderick Gadellaa 3d ago

@brucelawson In case anyone is wondering why in-app browsers (without opt-in) are bad:
https://open-web-advocacy.org/blog/in-app-browsers-the-worst-erosion-of-user-choice-you-havent-heard-of/

In-App Browsers: The worst erosion of user choice you haven't heard of - Open Web Advocacy

Open Web Advocacy

Roderick Gadellaa Mar 12

Open Web Advocacy Mar 12

In a significant win for smaller browsers, the open web, and the 🇪🇺EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), Google has agreed to place the browser selected through the EU browser choice screen directly in the Pixel homescreen hotseat (replacing Chrome).

https://open-web-advocacy.org/blog/google-backs-down--will-grant-hotseat-in-eu-browser-choice-screen/
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Google Backs Down: Will Grant Hotseat in EU Browser Choice Screen - Open Web Advocacy

Open Web Advocacy

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Roderick Gadellaa Mar 10

There will be stickers.

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