Brave has seen a sharp increase in users installing its privacy-focused Brave Browser on iPhones after Apple introduced changes to adhere to the new European Digital Markets Act.
To comply with the Digital Markets Act, Apple introduced a new feature in iOS 17.4 that asks EU users to pick a default web browser from a list that includes Brave, among other options.
This new screen will prompt users to select a default browser from browsers that are popular in their country when they open Safari for the first time after installing the update.
For a browser to be listed as a choice, it must meet specific requirements, like having over 5,000 downloads in the EU App Store the year before.
If a company offers several browser apps, only its most downloaded app can appear on the list.
The choice screen will show up to 11 of the most downloaded browsers from the previous year in a randomized order, including Safari.
Apple plans to update this list yearly based on the most recent metrics.
The daily installs fluctuate around 7,500 to 10,000 for most of the period.
On March 6th, after the iOS update was released, there was a sharp increase in installations, soaring to just over 11,000.
In a follow-up post, Brave asked Google to give users an easy choice to change the default browser.
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This Cyber News was published on www.bleepingcomputer.com. Publication date: Tue, 12 Mar 2024 22:26:52 +0000