







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
WebKit Features for Safari 26.4
March has a way of bringing a lot of new things to WebKit — and this year is no exception.

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.

Turn a website into an app in Safari on iPhone
In Safari on iPhone, get an app-like experience from any website.
iOS doesn’t support Progressive Web Apps, so what?
One common argument for why organizations aren’t investing in Progressive Web Apps is that iOS doesn’t support them. Hogwash. Here’s why organizations should invest in Progressive Web Apps regardless. Source: Pixabay Progressive Web Apps still work on iOS Just because iOS doesn’t support every aspect of Progressive Web Apps…

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.

iOS 26.4 beta 2: Here’s what’s new
One week after the release of the first beta, iOS 26.4 beta 2 is now available. The update continues to...

Swift 6.2 WebAssembly Revolution: Redefining Platform Boundaries
The mobile development landscape has witnessed numerous paradigm shifts, but few have been as...

Native Apps are Doomed
From now on, I won’t be building any more native apps. All my apps going forward will be progressive web apps. Progressive web apps are web…

Apple is reportedly going to rename all of its operating systems
Look forward to iOS 26.

Chrome for iOS
Mac Open Web, by Brian Warren
Mac Open Web - A collection of open and indie Mac, iOS, and web apps that help promote the open web.
What does it look like for the web to lose?
There is always some degree of tension between “native apps” and “the web” as platforms. If you’re going to write a native app for Android devices, well, I’ll qu…

Introducing Web Applets, Rupert Manfredi
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.

Introducing Web Applets: build your first AI-native app · Luma
Rupert here - I'll introduce you to the Web Applets open standard & SDK, and how to use it to create rich, graphical client-side apps that can be used by both…
Apple — WWDC 2017 Keynote