软餐获悉，多位苹果应用程序开发者表示，在 iOS 和 iPadOS 17.4 中，苹果允许开发者使用替代引擎来构建浏览器，但苹果公司并无意在全球范围内推行这一政策——要想开发基于替代引擎的浏览器，其开发者必须在欧盟境内设有办公地点。为此，苹果公司使用地理围栏技术来确保浏览器开发者身处欧盟境内。开发者称，他们可使用模拟器来制作浏览器，但在实际设备上进行测试非常困难。这使得像 Mozilla 或 Google 这样的浏览器开发商很难将其浏览器引入 iOS 平台。而 Vivaldi 和 Opera 等浏览器开发者则表示，他们在欧洲经济区设有办公地点，因此没有遇到该问题。
Multiple Apple app developers have stated that while Apple allows developers to use alternative engines to build browsers in iOS and iPadOS 17.4, the company has no intention of implementing this policy globally. To develop browsers based on alternative engines, developers must have an office located within the European Union. Apple uses geofencing technology to ensure that browser developers are physically present within the EU. Developers have mentioned that they can use emulators to create browsers, but conducting practical tests on actual devices is extremely difficult. This makes it challenging for browser developers like Mozilla or Google to bring their browsers to the iOS platform. However, browser developers such as Vivaldi and Opera have stated that they have offices within the European Economic Area and, therefore, do not encounter this issue.
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