Japan's law will allow web browsers and in-app browsers on the iPhone to use alternative browser engines like Blink (used by Chrome, Edge, and Opera) and Gecko (used by Firefox).

But it's early days for DMA implementation, with choice screen rollouts still a work in progress, and many EU users haven't even seen one yet. While Aloha is not the only other browser reporting a ...

Alternative browsers These days, alternative Web browsers abound. With Internet Explorer subject to negative publicity due to security flaws and patches that seemingly appear on a regular basis ...

Apple is responding to EU criticism about alternative browser choices by simplifying selection, and in addition it's adding more options over user control of other default apps.

Many users don't care enough or know how to find other browsers, most of which are free or ad-supported. Opera Software ASA, which offers the No. 3 browser for Windows, saw no significant change ...

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That has seen the rollout of things like alternative app marketplaces, web distribution, alternative browsers, and more as part of iOS 17.4 and iOS 17.5 updates.

Opera, the Norway-based company that has created an alternative browser for computers and mobile devices, has visions of unseating Mozilla Corp., maker of the Firefox browser, for that second ...

Apple’s lock on iPhone browser engines gets a December deadline Japan won’t let Apple impose ‘unreasonable technical restrictions’ ...

Measuring the impact of the DMA on alternative browsers' market share is further complicated by variations in the apps that mobile users see in different EU countries.