Originally Posted by
andytug
Same thing can happen with Safari on Apple kit -if you try to use another browser on Apple kit there aren't many, and they all use Safari's engine anyway as Apple won't let any others on, so if ithe site doesn't work in Safari you need to get something that isn't Apple....
I'm not sure whether that is correct... you can install other browsers on an Apple device without any problems (such as Firefox or Chrome) and they definitively use their own internal technology. I use Safari and Firefox on a MacBook and I have seen enough examples to be sure that the two don't share a common browsing engine.
If you're referring to phones and tablets, that's a different situation. iOS browsers are indeed forced to use the WebKit framework and the iPad situation is no doubt similar. But phones and tablets are a more locked down system and examples from
this article (from 2017) such as a website being able to access a camera, or a website that mimics an app's behaviour are most likely seen as significant security issues. Personally, I'm happy to let Apple prevent behaviour like this.