From 90d36575c48d5165127305cc8eadf0756615ba05 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: lexi Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2022 05:45:27 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Clarify iOS browser restrictions (#884) Signed-off-by: Daniel Gray --- docs/browsers.md | 5 +---- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/browsers.md b/docs/browsers.md index 15b6c8d1..29b41de1 100644 --- a/docs/browsers.md +++ b/docs/browsers.md @@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ These are our current web browser recommendations and settings. We recommend kee On Android, Mozilla's engine [GeckoView](https://mozilla.github.io/geckoview/) has yet to support [site isolation](https://hacks.mozilla.org/2021/05/introducing-firefox-new-site-isolation-security-architecture) or enable [isolatedProcess](https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1565196). Firefox on Android also doesn't yet have [HTTPS-Only mode](https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/fenix/issues/16952#issuecomment-907960218) built-in. We do not recommend Firefox or any Gecko based browsers at this time. -On iOS all web browsers use [WKWebView](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/webkit/wkwebview), so all browsers on the App Store are essentially Safari under the hood. +On iOS, any app that can browse the web is [restricted](https://developer.apple.com/app-store/review/guidelines) to using an Apple-provided [WebKit framework](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/webkit), so there is little reason to use a third-party web browser. ### Bromite @@ -176,9 +176,6 @@ On iOS all web browsers use [WKWebView](https://developer.apple.com/documentatio [Visit apple.com](https://www.apple.com/safari/){ .md-button .md-button--primary } [Privacy Policy](https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/data/en/safari/){ .md-button } - **Downloads** - - [:fontawesome-brands-app-store-ios: App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/safari/id1146562112) - ## Additional Resources ### uBlock Origin