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0 pointsconsumer45111mo ago0 comments

That makes sense. Thanks.

Although, it does seem like they could get more granular in app approval, which I am sure iOS devs would not like, but users would. For example, "If your app's primary use case is navigation of the open web, you may use WebView to handle 3rd party links. However, if that is not the primary purpose of your app, web links must open in iOS."

Either that, or give me a setting for each app, which the dev can set the default on. "Open links in Safari."

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threecheese11mo ago

There’s a permission for Location at least, “In App Web Browsing” can have that permission disabled. Web Views don’t seem to have similar treatment otherwise, afaict. I’d sandbox them aggressively if I could .

I use Adguard which has a Safari integration that appears to apply to Web Views (based on the absence of ads), though I don’t have proof of that.

consumer451OP11mo ago

> I use Adguard which has a Safari integration that appears to apply to Web Views (based on the absence of ads), though I don’t have proof of that.

I have been wondering about this for a couple years now. Do Safari content filters apply to app WebViews? I assumed not.

Can any iOS dev chime in? I don't have have a modern Mac and dev account to test this at this time.

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