Reuters: Apple won’t be fined by EU over its default browser choice options

25 March 2025
Apple's browser choice screen previously favored Safari over competing third-party options.

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Carol-, 27 Mar 2025Ok, maybe i went over my head with the claim, sadly i do no... moreYep, already did that tho.

    403 Forbidden, 27 Mar 2025Probably in the EU? That's not really the case with mo... moreOk, maybe i went over my head with the claim, sadly i do not know how google behaves in other parts of the world. You can uninstall google stuff for your user with adb, and is quite easy once you get the "how to".

      Carol-, 26 Mar 2025Then buy better phones. Vanila android is showing a list of... moreProbably in the EU? That's not really the case with most Android phones in my country tho. (Yes, even that one no-name brand with vanilla Android).

        David, 25 Mar 2025Pointless choice as they are all actually Safari in disguis... moreEngine is one thing, the browser is another. Firefox has an in hause made engine for the browser on android, so, the probability that on IOS is the same, is big.

          potato4k, 26 Mar 2025Meanwhile, Google still gets a free pass for forcing OEMs t... moreYeah, but in tge same time it makes the user aware that there are other browsers too, and that happens straight when configuring a new device. Or you tought, like all apple fanboys here, that google was spared? Actually change default browser in android is about 3 years old now😉, so yeah if anything, apple was spared for too long.

            403 Forbidden, 26 Mar 2025Great, now do the same to Android, especially to those manu... moreThen buy better phones. Vanila android is showing a list of browsers to install more then 3 years now😉

              Whatevs, 26 Mar 2025EU focusing on Apple, while all Android devices have google... moreWhen you talk and do not know. This was forced uppon google at least 3 years ago, if not even further away. So first inform yourself before crying here for nothing.

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                • 26 Mar 2025

                Whatevs, 26 Mar 2025EU focusing on Apple, while all Android devices have google... moreNo, they don't... All my recent android devices asked with a similar screen.

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                  • Anonymous
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                  • 26 Mar 2025

                  hope, soon we will be prompted to download every app including built-in system apps like clock, photo gallery, weather etc. at setup of new phone rather then deleting or disabling apps that user dont want on their phone eating storage and internet data.

                  that would be much better in interest of users.

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                    • Anonymous
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                    • 26 Mar 2025

                    Whatevs, 26 Mar 2025EU focusing on Apple, while all Android devices have google... moreAndroid has this exact screen as well btw :3

                      Whatevs, 26 Mar 2025EU focusing on Apple, while all Android devices have google... moreGoogle has the search history of those politicians. Leverage.

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                        • 26 Mar 2025

                        potato4k, 26 Mar 2025Meanwhile, Google still gets a free pass for forcing OEMs t... moreChrome isn't the only app that Google forces OEMs to preinstalled on their devices.

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                          • 26 Mar 2025

                          EU focusing on Apple, while all Android devices have google browser set as default. LOL. Pathetic.

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                            • Anonymous
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                            • 26 Mar 2025

                            Something fishy how about Google owning everything

                              nice

                                Great, now do the same to Android, especially to those manufacturers who keep shoving their own browser into my mouth (looking at you, Samsung, Xiaomi, Oppo, Vivo, Realme, and OnePlus). I'm tired of having to uninstall Chrome and some random manufacturer's proprietary browser evertytime I got a new Android.

                                  Meanwhile, Google still gets a free pass for forcing OEMs to pre-install Chrome if they want their devices to be certified.
                                  I guess Google has the browsing history of those EU politicians. 🤭

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                                    FatShady, 25 Mar 2025doesn't android do the same? and that is across all an... moreAndroid is superior to ios in every way but which is worse Apple or Google? I think its the customer don't have the choice and the knowledge

                                      Darth Caesium, 25 Mar 2025Doesn't make either OS's practice right.well, obviously...

                                        FatShady, 25 Mar 2025doesn't android do the same? and that is across all an... moreDoesn't make either OS's practice right.

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