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by jordache 3096 days ago
how does it get around apple's policy of not allowing another browser engine in the OS?
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It probably doesn't right? Also these devices are probably not iOS devices we are talking about but Android devices.
iOS definitely allows you to implement your own browser engine. The only caveat is that Apple doesn’t let third-party apps to mmap executable memory, so you won’t be able to create a JITting JS engine.
Apps that browse the web must use the iOS WebKit framework and WebKit Javascript.

Section 2.5.6 from https://developer.apple.com/app-store/review/guidelines/

Hm, you're right, I concede.