ForgottenFlux@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoApple is finally allowing Firefox to use its own engine on the iPhone (but only in the EU)www.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square43fedilinkarrow-up1582arrow-down17
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minus-squareEarMaster@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up89arrow-down3·10 months agoThat way Firefox has to submit a different app for Europe, splitting its userbase and making it more complicated for developers. They are pulling every trick they can…
minus-squareGhostalmedia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·10 months agoIf this was worldwide it would be the same amount QA work. The new rendering engine is the only thing worth paying attention to. Almost no one is going to spend time QAing non-European Firefox. Outside of Europe it is basically just a glorified Safari WebView.
minus-squaredanc4498@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoI’m crossing my fingers that there’s a way around this in non EU regions. Maybe there’ll be a simple exploit.
minus-squareEarMaster@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoHave you considered moving to an EU member state? 😉
That way Firefox has to submit a different app for Europe, splitting its userbase and making it more complicated for developers. They are pulling every trick they can…
If this was worldwide it would be the same amount QA work. The new rendering engine is the only thing worth paying attention to.
Almost no one is going to spend time QAing non-European Firefox. Outside of Europe it is basically just a glorified Safari WebView.
I’m crossing my fingers that there’s a way around this in non EU regions. Maybe there’ll be a simple exploit.
Have you considered moving to an EU member state? 😉