Firefox saw an increase in users following Apple’s default browser changes in the EU.
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Firefox spokesperson Christopher Hilton tells The Verge that the browser has seen a more than 50 percent jump in users in Germany and a nearly 30 percent increase in France: Brave saw a similar increase in users after Apple started letting users choose their default browsers on iOS 17.4 in the EU last week.

Firefox spokesperson Christopher Hilton tells The Verge that the browser has seen a more than 50 percent jump in users in Germany and a nearly 30 percent increase in France.

Brave saw a similar increase in users after Apple started letting users choose their default browsers on iOS 17.4 in the EU last week.

  • ben@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    11 months ago

    I believe part of the DMA means that they’re allowed to use their own engines. Whether they have that ready right now I’m not sure, but I’m sure it’s in the works.

    • cybersandwich@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      11 months ago

      I thought Firefox said that they were going to have to write two different browsers so they weren’t going to.

      • bassomitron@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        11 months ago

        Why would they? They already have a Mac build, I can’t imagine it’d be that huge of a difference, but maybe iOS is a lot more different than I realize.

        • AProfessional@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          11 months ago

          The new browser option iOS exposed is a very strict and limiting custom API to make a browser engine. It’s purposefully obtuse to be terrible but compliant.

          • rambaroo@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
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            11 months ago

            They should be fined for this too. Deliberately obfuscating the solution isn’t compliance.