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An Abridged History of Safari Showstoppers - Webventures


TL;DR: iOS Safari is more than an inconvenience for developers, it's the fundamental reason interoperability has been stymied in...

TL;DR: iOS Safari is more than an inconvenience for developers, it's the fundamental reason interoperability has been stymied in mobile ecosystems; frequent showstopping bugs, a large patch gap, and lack of competing engines ensures the web is not a credible competitor to native. Each of these tools needs a foundational set of features to work consistently and reliably in order for the idea of investing in the web to make sense: their PWAs have to compete against proprietary, platform-specific, non-interoperable native apps. In total, the web on iOS has only been a semi-credible alternative to native apps for building social experiences for just 17 of the last 60 months, resulting in a flunking 28% score vs 95+% for Android, Windows, macOS, Linux, and ChromeOS.

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