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.

    • baseless_discourse@mander.xyzEnglish
      5·
      8 months ago

      I learned the other day that macOS cannot turn mouse acceleration off without going into the terminal, but apparently macOS is user friendly and desktop linux is “only for developers”.

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCdcuJZux_g

      And this is only the usability of a mac. On iPhone the usability is worse. One example, the quick action and notification shade are shown when you pull down from different side of the notch. My wife have used her iPhone 11 for many years, but still cannot remember which side is which.

      My friend just has a virtual home button floating at all times, because this is easier than remembering which side gives you quick actions… LOL.

    • bitwolf@lemmy.oneEnglish
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      8 months ago

      Historically, if you used a browser other than Safari, it was required to just be the UI, the renderer still has to be Safari.

    • MeanEYE@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      8 months ago

      Am more surprised you expected this to be a thing. When it comes to Apple users choice is always what Apple chooses. Otherwise they might hurt themselves.

      • systemglitch@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        8 months ago

        Everything I’ve ever used gave me a choice, so I just assumed it was universal. Now I know.

    • FeelThePower@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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      8 months ago

      I have iOS 15.4 and I have a default browser that isn’t Safari. This is more in reference to a new popup on first time bootup that asks you to pick a browser. You could pick a default one before this, you just had to go download it first like on a computer.