> Markdown version of [/magazine/389-apple-ios-vs-web-apps-affects-us-all-help-the-owa-to-ensure-you-can-release-apps-for-everyone](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/389-apple-ios-vs-web-apps-affects-us-all-help-the-owa-to-ensure-you-can-release-apps-for-everyone). Every page supports `.md` or `Accept: text/markdown`. Links point to the HTML versions so they work for humans too. Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Apple iOS vs. Web Apps affects us all - help the OWA to ensure you can release apps for everyone **By:** [Chris Heilmann](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@chris-heilmann) **Published:** February 23, 2024 The Open Web Advocacy group needs information to give to the European Commission and Apple about how much of an impact not allowing full featured Web Apps on iOS has. Fill out a survey by the 9th of March to prevent a two class developer ecosystem. The European Union is enforcing its [Digital Markets Act](https://digital-markets-act.ec.europa.eu/about-dma_en) and [Apple aren’t happy about it](https://developer.apple.com/support/dma-and-apps-in-the-eu/). This should have been a great thing - more browser choice on iOS and distribution via URL. But instead it means you can't publish full feature Web Apps on iOS - you stay within the browser and it's limits. The Open Web Advocacy group has[all the details what that means for developers](https://open-web-advocacy.org/apple-attempts-killing-webapps/), but, even more importantly, they ask EU companies and developers to [give them information](https://forms.gle/oD8chWN1oQzN6s5aA) by the **9th of March** to show to Apple and the EU commission to prevent this. So [fill out this survey](https://forms.gle/oD8chWN1oQzN6s5aA) if you want to stay a first class Apple developer although you are in the EU. We met with **Bruce Lawson** of the OWA and Web App expert **Ben Francis** to discuss this in a special "Coffee with developers". [Check it out on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lr9f64B6Lao). https://www.youtube.com/embed/Lr9f64B6Lao ‍ Here's some more info about this: - The state of PWAs on iOS wasn't good to start with as explained in [Web Push on iOS - 1 year in](https://webventures.rejh.nl/blog/2024/web-push-ios-one-year/) and [PWAs wont replace native iOS apps](https://app.campsite.co/campsite/p/notes/rengvq2txami). - Game developers face the fact that [Apple effectively kills numerous browser games in the EU](https://gamesfray.com/apple-effectively-kills-numerous-browser-games-in-the-eu-unprecedented-slap-in-the-face-of-tech-regulation/). - The Register claims that [Apple broke web apps in iOS 17 beta](https://www.theregister.com/2024/02/08/apple_web_apps_eu/) and that [Apple makes it official: No EU Home Screen web apps](https://www.theregister.com/2024/02/16/apple_web_apps/). - 9 to 5 Mac tries to [explain why that is](https://9to5mac.com/2024/02/15/ios-17-4-web-apps-european-union/) and [Jeremy Keith shows the effect on web developers](https://adactio.com/journal/20888). ‍ ## Related Articles - [Native Web Apps: Are We There Yet?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/83-native-web-apps-are-we-there-yet) - [Dev Digest 128 - Do not Google Monopoly](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/465-dev-digest-128-do-not-google-monopoly) - [Dev Digest 123 - Easy as A, B, C1](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/459-dev-digest-123-easy-as-a-b-c1) - [Dev Digest 101 - the XXX edition](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/382-dev-digest-101-the-xxx-edition) ## Related Videos - [Progressive Web Apps - The next big thing](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/45-progressive-web-apps-the-next-big-thing) - [PWAs in 2021](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/289-pwas-in-2021) - [Native Web Apps: Are We There Yet?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/293-native-web-apps-are-we-there-yet) - [ Project Fugu: Progressive Web Apps, Superpowered](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/290-project-fugu-progressive-web-apps-superpowered) ## Related Jobs - [iOS Engineer, Swift/SwiftUI/Combine (B2C Broker)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/ext/1611832-ios-engineer-swift-swiftui-combine-b2c-broker) at **Bitpanda** - [Senior Web Designer, Growth](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/ext/102722-senior-web-designer-growth) at **Intercom, Inc.** - [Founding Mobile Engineer (iOS)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/ext/1648532-founding-mobile-engineer-ios) at **Almedia** - [Qa Engineer (Mobile & Web), Broker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/ext/1987685-qa-engineer-mobile-web-broker) at **Bitpanda** - [Software Engineer Frontend (all genders welcome) in the field of Water Line Integrity Solutions](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/ext/127888-software-engineer-frontend-all-genders-welcome-in-the-field-of-water-line-integrity-solutions) at **Rosenxt Group** - [Mid/Senior Full-Stack Engineer (Web-first)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/ext/1210833-mid-senior-full-stack-engineer-web-first) at **SMG Swiss Marketplace Group**