After stating otherwise, Apple says it will keep supporting Home Screen web apps for EU iPhone users. Here’s what you need to know.
A few days before releasing iOS 17.4 to all users, Apple updated a support document addressing the removal of the iPhone Home Screen web apps feature for EU users.
Previously, Cupertino stated that “to comply with the Digital Markets Act, Apple has done an enormous amount of engineering work to add new functionality and capabilities for developers and users in the European Union,” and it would remove web app options for these users.
The company said back then: “Addressing the complex security and privacy concerns associated with web apps using alternative browser engines would require building an entirely new integration architecture that does not currently exist in iOS and was not practical to undertake given the other demands of the DMA and the very low user adoption of Home Screen web apps.
