Japanese regulators are addressing the issue of third-party browser engines on iOS, potentially allowing competitors like Chrome and Blink. Recent guidelines under Japan's Smartphone Act aim to lift restrictions by December, preventing Apple from imposing unreasonable technical obstacles or excessive financial burdens on alternative browser providers. This regulatory action specifically targets Apple’s ability to enforce proprietary rules that hinder the adoption of non-WebKit browsers, suggesting a shift in the competitive landscape for mobile web browsers on iPhones.
Apple has so far prevented Chrome, and its Blink engine, from coming to iOS, but recently published guidelines related to Japan's Smartphone Act could change that.
The guidelines prevent Apple from imposing unreasonable technical restrictions on individual app providers while allowing them to adopt alternative browser engines.
Apple cannot enforce alternative rules that make it difficult to adopt alternatives to the company's own WebKit browser engine.
The guidelines set a December deadline for restrictions to be lifted and specify excessive financial burdens cannot be placed on app providers.
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