--- title: This Web Page is Best Viewed in the EU | daily.dev description: iOS 17.4 will support alternative browser engines, but only in the European Union. This is thanks to the efforts of the Open Web Advocacy group and the EU's... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/this-web-page-is-best-viewed-in-the-eu-06imtgkre twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: This Web Page is Best Viewed in the EU | daily.dev og:description: iOS 17.4 will support alternative browser engines, but only in the European Union. This is thanks to the efforts of the Open Web Advocacy group and the EU's... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/this-web-page-is-best-viewed-in-the-eu-06imtgkre og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/06IMtgKRe.png og:image:alt: This Web Page is Best Viewed in the EU og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # This Web Page is Best Viewed in the EU **[Cloud Four](https://daily.dev/sources/cloudfour)** · 2 min read · 15 upvotes · 10 comments ## Summary iOS 17.4 will support alternative browser engines, but only in the European Union. This is thanks to the efforts of the Open Web Advocacy group and the EU's Digital Markets Act. Chrome, Edge, and Firefox on iOS are essentially Safari in disguise. Apple's response to the DMA only meets legal requirements and limits genuine browser choice outside the EU. Web developers outside the EU may face challenges in testing their sites against non-WebKit iOS browsers. US regulators need to intervene to ensure browser choice for American users and developers. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@dezideriu** · 0 upvotes > Apple should stay Apple not what others say like EU and so on and more, is not EU who made Risk and challenge's on Apple is Apple themself, why EU should decide always on other peoples Business and Investments ? Look a all fuckkkk RDPT of EU with the Cookies, they collect data from peoples computer and then they are astonished why so many Hacking around. Apple it should not comply with anything it should do what China did, see now Huawai are Independent and it turned out they are The Best weather the americans or europeans like it or not, Eu is a Nonsese !!! **@fnova** · 0 upvotes > I don't think so, in my opinion it weakens the security controls of the Apple/iOS ecosystem. Just look at the Android ecosystem, full of low-quality apps, hundreds of malware being delivered via so-called trusted apps. **@lemmecode** · 0 upvotes > Looks like iOS users in the EU are getting a taste of browser freedom, thanks to the Open Web Advocacy group and the EU's Digital Markets Act. But hey, what about the rest of us? While Chrome, Edge, and Firefox on iOS are secretly Safari clones, it's like we're stuck in a browser Groundhog Day! Apple's nod to the DMA feels more like a legal tap dance than a genuine step forward for browser choice. For developers outside the EU, testing sites against non-WebKit iOS browsers might feel like navigating a maze blindfolded. Time for the US regulators to jump in and ensure that all users and... ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Unveils Schedule for KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Europe 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-unveils-schedule-for-kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe-2026-ikhcoa5cb) · CNCF · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Debuts KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Japan 2026 Schedule](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-debuts-kubecon-cloudnativecon-japan-2026-schedule-xp5pyudub) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#webdev](https://daily.dev/tags/webdev), [#apple](https://daily.dev/tags/apple), [#ios](https://daily.dev/tags/ios), [#safari](https://daily.dev/tags/safari) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/this-web-page-is-best-viewed-in-the-eu-06imtgkre) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"This Web Page is Best Viewed in the EU","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/this-web-page-is-best-viewed-in-the-eu-06imtgkre","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/this-web-page-is-best-viewed-in-the-eu-06imtgkre"},"datePublished":"2024-01-26T02:32:33.392Z","dateModified":"2024-05-09T08:39:06.345Z","description":"iOS 17.4 will support alternative browser engines, but only in the European Union. 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