WebKit, Coupled With The iPhone Browser; An Actual Reality Is Now Showing Expected Changes concerning The iOS

Even if different browsers are installed on an iPhone, they still use the same engine-WebKit from Apple. All these-Safari, Chrome, Firefox, or Edge-are calibrated browsers in iOS. Their outward appearances and features do not matter. What's inside them is still the same for the most part, which is why they all use Apple's Safari. When will a true iPhone actually facilitate Chrome or Firefox to work outside of WebKit?

Mandatory Browser

That is the way of it, always no browser, but it shall never run on iOS. Their main reasons run along lines of power-saving ability and user experience-enhancing security. It has, however, been dubbed by competitors as one of their prattle brand management promotions used to bind borders around Apple.

Reasons to Have A WebKit-less Browser on iPhone

People will experience the full glory of Chrome and Firefox when they come to iPhone, free from this web browser, because that means much better being exposed to desktop-like performance and new web API usage with the rendering engines that others deem faster or better than Apple's Safari.

With the admission, the European Union has made in its DMA law, a lot more is sure to follow. For example, in 2024, the EU enacted the Digital Markets Act (DMA) governing companies such as Apple. Under this law, Apple will have to permit some browsers without WebKit on the iPhone in Europe. So, Google and Mozilla are already working on developing a release of Chrome and Firefox specifically for iOS, not based on this browser. They will initially be launched on the European continent.

What Are The Chances for a Global Release?

So far, this is going on in the EU with Apple. Elsewhere, it is still required. But if the shift moves to Europe, and it implies a good user experience, future developments will involve WebKit-free browsers on iPhone in any territory, such as the USA or India.

Some openings to a future with a browser without this browser on an iPhone have begun to show, at least when it comes to Europe. One assumes that in time, Apple will do its best to make it open-ended for developers and end users on which browsers to use. Only time will tell how Apple handles this freedom around the rest of the world.