Urgent: Apple will be killing PWAs in iOS in 2 weeks

  • Resolved Nick

    (@nickchomey)


    9 months, 1 week ago

    In response to the European Union’s Digital Markets Act, which aims to bring more openness and competition to digital platforms, Apple has decided to kill PWAs in the EU with their upcoming Safari iOS 17.4.

    This will prevent installation of PWAs on the home screen, use of push notifications, background sync and more.

    And it will have a global impact beyond just the EU, given that businesses will be far less likely to invest in Web Apps, and PWAs in particular, if iPhone users in the EU cannot use them.

    The Open Web Advocacy group is leading the fight against this, working to inform the DMA team of all of the implications of these and other policies on Web development. They are urgently trying to gather testimonials and data from businesses who will be affected by these changes, so that they can give the DMA better information to fight back.

    Please visit this page to learn more, fill out their survey about how this impacts your business, and spread the word!

    Immediate Action Needed! – Open Web Advocacy (open-web-advocacy.org)

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  • Plugin Author Magazine3

    (@magazine3)

    Hi, Thank you for reaching out to us, and we apologize for the delayed response. We understand your concern about this article. Here’s our official response to this change:

    This has only occurred in the EU; it works perfectly fine in the rest of the world.

    Apple is obligated to comply with the Digital Markets Act, which necessitates changes that involve an “entirely new integration architecture” deemed impractical by Apple. As a result, Apple has adjusted the behavior of Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) for EU users. While EU users can still access Home Screen web apps, they will now do so within their browser window rather than as standalone apps, and certain functions like Push notifications may be unavailable.

    This adjustment represents a minor change in behavior, nothing more. There’s a possibility that Apple will find a better way to comply with the law, or the law may offer more favorable options for PWA development within compliance. However, it’s important to note that Apple has not diverted its focus from PWAs, and the future prospects remain promising.

    We will continue our development on PWA at full speed. We hope this addresses your concern. If you have any further questions or concerns, please feel free to let us know. We’re here to assist you.

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