Apple resists UK regulator demands to open up iOS browsers, citing security risks

Recap: After Apple began allowing alternate iOS browser engines in compliance with new European regulations, the United Kingdom began arranging the framework for similar action, much to the Cupertino giant's chagrin. A proposed stipulation regarding updates to Apple's WebKit engine is particularly noteworthy.

Apple continues to fight the UK Competition and Markets Authority's (CMA) efforts to regulate the iOS web browser market. The iPhone maker responded to the agency's proposed remedies with the usual claims concerning security and user comfort.

Regulators in numerous countries have long criticized Apple's policies, which force iOS web browser developers to use WebKit, the same engine as Safari. The CMA's findings on the matter concur with complaints from third-party developers that the stipulation prevents them from building advanced mobile websites or improving progressive web apps. Many suspect that Apple deliberately restricts iOS web functionality to push developers toward the ...