Perhaps such a disconnection will be considered illegal.
In preparation for the launch of third-party apps on iPhone and iPad in Europe, Apple has announced that it will be disabling PWAs, Progressive Web Apps, for users in the local market. This step interested the EU authorities.
The EU antitrust regulator sent app developers a questionnaire with which they plan to assess the impact of disabling PWA. According to the Financial Times, this could be a harbinger of a full-fledged investigation.
PWAs allow you to turn websites into analogues of iOS applications: such applications can have their own icon, but they cannot be delivered through a standard store. In theory, using a PWA would allow developers to avoid paying Apple commissions.
Apple representatives claim that PWA will be disabled to comply with European legislation. According to a company representative, such applications expose users to unnecessary risks.
In a conversation with FT, Apple representatives did not comment on a possible investigation by EU authorities. Alternative app stores for iPhone and iPad are expected to be available before the end of March 2024.
This is interesting