Why Universal Links Open Safari: Validating the AASA File

Jared White (ResistanceNet ✊) (@jaredwhite@indieweb.social)

Oooooo, this is a real big cherry on top! New Safari 26 feature: “Every site can be a web app on iOS and iPadOS” Just like in macOS, anything can become an installable web app if you wish. This is huuuuuuuuge! Most of the apps I use every day are web apps! https://webkit.org/blog/16993/news-from-wwdc25-web-technology-coming-this-fall-in-safari-26-beta/ #WWDC25 #Apple

Safari on iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 for PWA and Web Developers－firt.dev

New APIs, abilities, bugs, and challenges for Safari and PWAs running in iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 including FaceID and TouchID, Service Worker changes, Geolocation, Performance and more.

Apple Further Explains iOS 17.4's New Default Browser Prompt in EU

After updating to iOS 17.4, which is currently in beta, iPhone users in the EU will be prompted to choose a default web browser when they first open Safari. In an email today, Apple shared additional details about how this process will work. Apple said iPhone users in the EU will be presented with a list of the 12 most popular web browsers from their country's local App Store at the time, and noted that the options will be shown in random order for every user.

What’s wrong with the Link Tax? (an FAQ)

Common questions and answers on the Link Tax – from OpenMedia’s community

Declare and resolve website links for at:// URIs. A demo of the me.byjp.atproto.deeplink lexicons.

Progressive Web Apps on iOS are here 🚀

With iOS 11.3, Apple has silently added support for the basic set of new technologies behind the idea of “Progressive Web Apps” (PWAs)…

SLAP and FLOP: Apple's Lack of Full Site Isolation and iOS Browser Ban Puts Users at Risk - Open Web Advocacy

TL:DR; Yet again Apple’s ban on third-party browser engines weakens security rather than strengthens it.

Deer Direct - Bluesky to Deer Redirect - Chrome Web Store

Automatically redirects bsky.app links to a configurable destination (default: deer.social)

Apple vs. Facebook is Kayfabe - Infrequently Noted

Apple vs. Facebook is, and always was, kayfabe. In reality, Apple is Facebook's chauffeur; holding Zuck's coat while Facebook wantonly surveils iPhones owners. How can we be sure? Because Apple continues to allow wide-scale abuse of In-App Browsers.

Apple's Assault on Standards - Infrequently Noted

By subverting the voluntary nature of open standards, Apple has defanged them as tools that users can employ against the totalising power of native apps in their digital lives. This high-modernist approach is antithetical to the foundational commitments of internet standards bodies and, over time, erode them.

Creating “Edit” Links That Open Plain-Text Source Files in a Native App

Writing about the big beautiful mess that is making things for the world wide web.