Japan's Mobile Software Competition Act will require Apple to allow non-WebKit web browsers in the App Store on the iPhone ...

Japan last week published legal guidance for its recent smartphone competition law, the Mobile Software Competition Act, ...

Japan has officially ordered Apple to allow third-party browser engines on iOS, setting a clear deadline of December 2025. The move comes as part of new ...

A new iOS 18.6 iPhone update fixes a passcode exposure bug, address bar spoofing and multiple memory corruption issues in ...

Apple added support for non-WebKit browsers in iOS 17.4 to appease DMA rules that aim to prevent tech giants from ...

WebKit, the open source engine that underpins Internet browsers including Apple’s Safari browser, has announced a new tracking prevention policy that takes the strictest line yet on the ...

WebKit is a large open-source project. Apple uses WebKit for Safari on Mac and iOS, and those versions of WebKit receive regular security updates. But the WebKit port used for Linux does not.

The ubiquity of Webkit can also be seen in the results of the Pwn2Own competition. The Safari browser and BlackBerry both fell because of flaws in Webkit. Even Google’s Chrome, which was not ...

Currently, the majority of WebKit reviewers are from Google (95), with Apple coming in second (59), followed by a number of other companies, including Blackberry, Intel, Nokia, Samsung, Adobe and ...

Apple also wants to remove the JavaScript layers and just bake in the use of JSC, but some WebKit-derived projects may depend on them. Samsung, for example, is using WebKit with V8.

The prevalence of "works best in WebKit" sites is threatening to make the web look like it did in the bad old days of Internet Explorer 6. This time it's not a browser maker, or even the popular ...

WebKit is also used by a multitude of other lesser-known browsers, including iCab, Omniweb, Shiira, and Epiphany. It's a favorite in the alternative-OS community as well, and is making its way to ...