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		hadem on Dec 17, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Windows 11 Officially Shuts Down Firefox’s Default... Are you sure...? I've been using Firefox as my default browser on iOS for awhile now.

steve_taylor on Dec 17, 2021 [–]

It's Safari (WkWebView) dressed up as Firefox. That's all Apple lets them do.

hadem on Dec 17, 2021 | [–]

As in Firefox is not rendering content with Gecko, it's rendering via WebKit?

paxys on Dec 17, 2021 | | [–]

Yes. You aren't allowed alternate browser engines on iOS. Every browser in the App Store is Safari wrapped in different skins.

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