Opera says Apple’s DMA changes are not enough to truly open up iOS

When the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) came into effect last year, Apple was forced to implement many changes to iOS – including letting developers create web browsers with their own engine. A year later, none of the major web browsers have released an EU-specific version. In an exclusive interview with 9to5Mac, Opera Product Manager Jona Bolin detailed why the changes made by Apple are still not enough to increase competition. Opera benefits from DMA, but there’s more to be done The DMA has established a series of requirements for big techs, also referred to as “gatekeepers,” in order to increase competition between their own services and those of third parties. Apart from allowing sideloading on iOS for the first time, Apple also had to make it easier for users to choose their default web browser. More importantly, browsers in the EU can now run under a different web engine, since Apple used to force every third-party app to use Safari’s WebKit (which is still the case in the re ... Read full article.