It's because the EU is forcing competition on them for iOS Safari, and iOS Safari shares code with MacOS Safari. Now they have to at least try to keep up.

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SaltyBackendGuy 5 hours ago | parent [-]

I am OOTL - How does the EU force competition in this context?

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fragmede 4 hours ago | parent [-]

The EU passed laws to force Apple to allow other browser engines to run. Previously, all iOS browsers were reskinned WebKit by Apple decree.

	▲	ulfw 7 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		And is there any other browser engine actually running on iOS anywhere?