Overview

• Open Web Advocacy reports zero iOS browsers using Blink, Gecko or other engines are available in the EU over 15 months after iOS 17.4 introduced support.
• Developers cite four barrier categories—testing limitations, one-sided legal terms, forced new app installs and travel-related update blocks—that hinder non-WebKit deployments.
• Safari’s $20 billion annual search revenue and 14–16 percent operating profit contribution create strong financial incentives for Apple to preserve its market share.
• Apple maintains it has met Digital Markets Act obligations by enabling third-party engines and attributes the lack of alternative browsers to developer decisions.
• UK regulators have renewed pressure following Competition and Markets Authority findings that Apple and Google stifled mobile browser innovation.