Apple's latest Background Security Improvement targets a WebKit flaw

A Background Security Improvement in iOS 26.3.1 fixes a WebKit issue in Safari that could break one of the web's most ...
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Apple Fixes WebKit Vulnerability Enabling Same-Origin Policy Bypass on iOS and macOS

Apple fixes WebKit CVE-2026-20643 in iOS 26.3.1, macOS 26.3.2 using background patches, reducing exploit risk.
MacRumors

Japan Law Will Require Apple to Allow Non-WebKit Browsers on iPhone

As noted by the not-for-profit Open Web Advocacy group on Wednesday, Japan's law goes a step further to ensure that there is a viable path for non-WebKit browsers, by preventing Apple from imposing ...
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Not big in Japan: Apple's WebKit browser requirement may break new law

Apple now faces challenges to its WebKit browser requirement in three jurisdictions, as authorities around the globe try to jumpstart competition in the mobile software industry.… Japan last week ...
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Orion web browser enters ‘early beta’ on Linux

A public beta of Orion for Linux, a WebKit-based web browser from paid search engine Kagi, is now available for testing. For ...
The Verge

Where are the iPhone’s WebKit-less browsers?

With the release of the first beta of iOS 18.2 to developers on Wednesday, Apple has published documentation for a new API that will let third-party browsers add web apps to the iPhone Home Screen ...
MacRumors

iOS 18.2 to Allow Third-Party Browser Web Apps With Custom Engines in EU

Apple will allow third-party browsers in the European Union to create web apps for the iPhone Home Screen using their own custom engines when iOS 18.2 launches later this year. This expands on changes ...