Apple explains the reasons why new European regulations weaken PWA applications: high security risks, low user adoption rate, and compliance with DMA requirements

According to news on February 16, the Open Network Advocacy Organization had previously questioned Apple’s new European regulations, believing that it severely weakened PWA network applications and reduced them to shortcuts. Apple updated its official support document to state that the move is to comply with the requirements of the Digital Markets Act.

Apple explained that after the European market liberalizes non-WebKit rendering engines, a new integrated architecture must be established, but the current iOS system is not complete enough and does not have the ability to use it. After using third-party browser engines, it solves the complex security and privacy issues related to PWA applications. Apple explained that it was not practical to do this given the other requirements of DMA and the very low user adoption of PWAs. Therefore, in order to comply with the requirements of the DMA, we had to remove PWA app support in the EU. The screenshot is attached as follows: Apple stated that users in Europe can continue to access the website directly through bookmarks and other methods, with minimal impact on its functionality. Related reading: "Reduced to shortcuts, Apple iOS 17.4 weakens PWA web applications in Europe"

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