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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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staticvar
3096 days ago
It probably doesn't right? Also these devices are probably not iOS devices we are talking about but Android devices.
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tzahola
3096 days ago
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.
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p49k
3096 days ago
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/
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tzahola
3095 days ago
Hm, you're right, I concede.
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