Press Coverage

OWA Press mentions

2025

• Apple’s unlawful evil

  published by "Cory Doctorow" - 6th of October 2025

2024

• How Europe can force Apple to support competition

  published on theregister.com - 21st of June 2024
• Apple says if you want to ship your own iOS browser engine in EU, you need to be there

  published on theregister.com - 17th of May 2024
• Apple says iOS 17.4 won’t remove Home Screen web apps in the EU after all

  published on 9to5mac.com - 1st of March 2024
• The Apple PWA Ban

  published on offthemainthread.tech - 29th of February 2024
• Apple going to kneecap the web: PWAs

  published by "Remy Sharp" - 28th of February 2024
• Apple under fire for disabling iPhone web apps—EU asks developers to weigh in

  published on arstechnica.com - 27th of February 2024
• Spotlight: Web Apps on Apple iOS in the EU

  published on newsletter.wearedevelopers.com - 23rd of February 2024
• iOS 17.4: Apple gibt eine Verschlechterung zu

  published on futurezone.de - 19th of February 2024
• Apple ‘breaking’ iPhone web apps in EU to comply with DMA rules

  published on siliconrepublic.com - 16th of February 2024
• Apple confirms home screen web apps will no longer work on European iOS devices

  published on engadget.com - 16th of February 2024
• Apple confirms it’s breaking iPhone web apps in the EU on purpose

  published on techcrunch.com - 15th of February 2024
• iOS 17.4 beta just broke iPhone web apps — but only in the EU

  published on tomsguide.com - 9th of February 2024
• In its tantrum with Europe, Apple broke web apps in iOS 17 beta, still hasn't fixed them

  published on theregister.com - 8th of February 2024
• Web devs fear Apple's iOS shakeup for Europe will be a nightmare for support

  published on theregister.com - 31st of January 2024
• Apple is about to change iPhone web browsing forever

  published on ca.news.yahoo.com - 25th of January 2024

2023

• Apple issues emergency fixes for 2 WebKit 0-days exploited in the wild

  published on scmagazine.com - 1st of December 2023
• The State of the Open Web: 3 Takeaways Heading into 2024

  published on thenewstack.io - 29th of November 2023
• 2023 Web Tech Check-In: React Performance, PWAs, iOS Browsers

  published on thenewstack.io - 11th of January 2023

2022

• Apple's grip on iOS browser engines disallowed under latest draft EU rules

  published on theregister.com - 26th of April 2022
• OWA Takes on Apple’s Browser Ban for PWA Parity

  published on thenewstack.io - 17th of March 2022
• Web devs create advocacy group aimed at relaxing iOS browser restrictions

  published on appleinsider.com - 2nd of March 2022
• Developers push back against Apple 'ban' on third-party browsers

  published on computerworld.com - 2nd of March 2022
• Web Developers Form Advocacy Group to Allow Other Browser Engines on iOS

  published on macrumors.com - 2nd of March 2022
• Browser: Web-Entwickler für Ende von WebKit-Zwang auf iPhones

  published on heise.de - 2nd of March 2022
• Les développeurs Web se mobilisent pour contester les règles de navigation de l'App Store d'Apple

  published on ios.developpez.com - 2nd of March 2022
• Developers push back against Apple 'ban' on third-party browsers

  published on computerworld.com - 2nd of March 2022
• Developers pressuring Apple to allow third-party browser engines on iOS

  published on pocketnow.com - 2nd of March 2022
• Web devs rally to challenge Apple App Store browser rules

  published on theregister.com - 28th of February 2022

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2024

• Using alternative browser engines in the European Union

  published on developer.apple.com - 19th of February 2024
• Update on apps distributed in the European Union

  published on developer.apple.com - 19th of February 2024
• Why don't users in the EU have access to Home Screen web apps?

  published on developer.apple.com - 19th of February 2024
• Apple bestätigt Aus für Progressive Web Apps in der EU

  published on golem.de - 16th of February 2024
• Safari 17.4 Beta Release Notes

  published on developer.apple.com - 13th of February 2024
• Mozilla says Apple’s new browser rules are ‘as painful as possible’ for Firefox

  published on theverge.com - 26th of January 2024
• Apple announces changes to iOS, Safari and the App Store in the European Union

  published on apple.com - 26th of January 2024
• Apple shares more details about the new default web browser prompt in iOS 17.4

  published on 9to5mac.com - 26th of January 2024
• Mozilla is 'Extremely Disappointed' With Implementation of Apple's EU Browser Engine Change

  published on macrumors.com - 26th of January 2024
• Apple faces 'strong action' if App Store changes fall short, EU's Breton says

  published by "Reuters" - 26th of January 2024
• Apple announces changes to iOS, Safari, and the App Store in the European Union

  published on apple.com - 25th of January 2024
• Apple is finally allowing full versions of Chrome and Firefox to run on the iPhone

  published on theverge.com - 25th of January 2024

2023

• Browser Market Share Worldwide (2009-2023)

  published on gs.statcounter.com - 31st of December 2023
• KFTC proposes ex-ante regulation of platforms under the “Platform Competition Promotion Act”

  published on lexology.com - 29th of December 2023
• Japan to crack down on Apple and Google app store monopolies

  published on asia.nikkei.com - 27th of December 2023
• Consumers and small businesses to benefit from proposed new regulation of digital platforms

  published by "Australian Government" - 8th of December 2023
• UK digital markets regime under attack, but still on course

  published on theplatformlaw.blog - 17th of November 2023
• In quest to defeat Euro red-tape, Apple said it had three Safari browsers – not one

  published on theregister.com - 2nd of November 2023
• Regulation of markets mediated by digital platforms in Brazil

  published by "Brazilian Government" - 9th of September 2023
• Digital Markets Act: Commission designates six gatekeepers

  published by "European Commission" - 6th of September 2023
• Explained | India’s upcoming Digital Competition Act and what is the debate around it all about

  published on cnbctv18.com - 14th of July 2023
• The money-saving deals Apple and Google are hiding from you

  published on washingtonpost.com - 24th of February 2023
• Market Study Report on Mobile OS and Mobile App Distribution

  published by "Japan Fair Trade Commission" - 9th of February 2023
• Mozilla, like Google, is looking ahead to the end of Apple's WebKit rule

  published on theregister.com - 7th of February 2023
• Bruce Lawson: The NTIA report on mobile app ecosystems

  published by "Bruce Lawson" - 2nd of February 2023

2022

• Digital Platform Services Inquiry Discussion Paper (PDF)

  published by "Australian Government" - 30th of November 2022
• The CMA’s investigation of competition restrictions regarding browsers

  published on theplatformlaw.blog - 28th of November 2022
• Investigation into cloud gaming and browsers to support UK tech and consumers

  published by "UK Government" - 22nd of November 2022
• The Digital Markets Act: ensuring fair and open digital markets

  published by "European Commission" - 12th of October 2022
• Digital platform services inquiry 2020-25

  published by "Australian Government" - 30th of September 2022
• What is the DMA about?

  published by "European Commission" - 14th of September 2022
• Competition Assessment of the Mobile Ecosystem Interim Report Summary (PDF)

  published by "Secretariat of the Headquarters for Digital Market Competition, Japan" - 26th of April 2022

2021

• Hobson's Browser - How Apple, Facebook, and Google Broke the Mobile Browser Market by Silently Undermining User Choice

  published by "Alex Russell" - 15th of June 2021
• How much does Apple make from the App Store? Even a landmark antitrust trial couldn’t reveal it

  published on marketwatch.com - 28th of May 2021
• Progress Delayed Is Progress Denied - Do App Store policies harm developers? Is the web a credible alternative? A look at the data.

  published by "Alex Russell" - 30th of April 2021

2020

• Apple’s App Store policies are bad, but its interpretation and enforcement are worse

  published on theverge.com - 17th of June 2020

Last updated: Feb 19th, 2024