Ios 14 allows foreign default browser and apple offnet “find my”
Is the cold war between apple and some of his app developers finished? Not only in the app store is currently tauwetter. With ios or ipados 14, functions for external developers are opened for the first time, which apple had reserved only for the year and day only.
Firefox instead of safari
The new mobile operating system will make it for the first time that the user can determine which browser default-mabig is influenced when a URL has been clicked. Thus, firefox, chrome and co. For the first time, take the place of the apple web tool safari. Whether internally something otherwise, but alternatively, own browser engines can be used, but is not leaked yet – so far, apple demands from any provider of alternative ios and ipados surfboards that they have a webkit (ie safari) heart.
In addition to the free browser choice, apple also sets the standard e-mail client no longer fix. Again, users can decide whether they may not might use an alternative software. Details on the technical implementation are not leaving both the browser and e-mail – long ago it was not allowed to take because developers get the beta. Why apple has come to the long hoped-for step through, is unclear. Prere of the antitrust waxes from the US and europe has played a role.
Tile may be at "find my" play along
The latter probably also applies to another ios 14 function. Apple offnet with the new operating system for the first time his app "find my" for third party suppliers of bluetooth trackers. This was allowed in particular to the company TILE who prepares apple’s gross competitoriness. The group plans to introduce his own ultra-wideband tracker named AIRTAGS – the goods in the "find my"-application recorded. The same should now also be for tile co. Provided what the advised native features promises.
Apple has extra that "FIND MY NETWORK ACCESSORY PROGRAM" created, which is also available for ipados. Here, third-party products and accessories can become part of an okosystem. This should be end-to-end-cased; A draft specification should already be conservation. Whether this corresponds to what tile co. Really, however, remains to be seen.
