Apple's List Of Alternate Browsers Available To EU Users In IOS

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iOS 17.4 brought a big change for EU users as it complies with the Digital Markets Act (DMA).

For the first time, EU users can choose from more browsers, no longer stuck with WebKit-based engines like Safari.

Apple now allows browsers to use their own engines (like Blink for Chrome), so users have more flexibility, privacy options, and performance improvements.

This is a big deal for iOS users who have been locked into the WebKit system for years.

Apple’s full list of available browsers by country

Here’s the complete list of browsers available for EU users to choose from as of August 2024.

This list varies by country, but all browsers run their native engines and offer different experiences than Safari:

Austria

Aloha, Aloha Mobile
Brave, Brave Software
Chrome, Google LLC
DuckDuckGo, DuckDuckGo, Inc.
Ecosia, Ecosia
Edge, Microsoft Corporation
Firefox, Mozilla
Onion Browser, Mike Tigas
Opera, Opera Software AS
Safari, Apple
Vivaldi, Vivaldi Technologies
You, SuSea Inc.

Bulgaria

Aloha, Aloha Mobile
Brave, Brave Software
Chrome, Google LLC
DuckDuckGo, DuckDuckGo, Inc.
Ecosia, Ecosia
Edge, Microsoft Corporation
Firefox, Mozilla
Onion Browser, Mike Tigas
Opera, Opera Software AS
Safari, Apple
Vivaldi, Vivaldi Technologies
You, SuSea Inc.

Cyprus

Aloha, Aloha Mobile
Brave, Brave Software
Browser, Maple Media Apps, LLC
Chrome, Google LLC
DuckDuckGo, DuckDuckGo, Inc.
Edge, Microsoft Corporation
Firefox, Mozilla
Onion Browser, Mike Tigas
Opera, Opera Software AS
Safari, Apple
You, SuSea Inc.
Web, AirWatch, LLC

Denmark

Aloha, Aloha Mobile
Brave, Brave Software
Chrome, Google LLC
DuckDuckGo, DuckDuckGo, Inc.
Ecosia, Ecosia
Edge, Microsoft Corporation
Firefox, Mozilla
Onion Browser, Mike Tigas
Opera, Opera Software AS
Safari, Apple
Vivaldi, Vivaldi Technologies
You, SuSea Inc.

Finland

Aloha, Aloha Mobile
Brave, Brave Software
Chrome, Google LLC
DuckDuckGo, DuckDuckGo, Inc.
Ecosia, Ecosia
Edge, Microsoft Corporation
Firefox, Mozilla
Onion Browser, Mike Tigas
Opera, Opera Software AS
Safari, Apple
Vivaldi, Vivaldi Technologies
You, SuSea Inc.

Germany

Aloha, Aloha Mobile
Brave, Brave Software
Chrome, Google LLC
DuckDuckGo, DuckDuckGo, Inc.
Ecosia, Ecosia
Edge, Microsoft Corporation
Firefox, Mozilla
Onion Browser, Mike Tigas
Opera, Opera Software AS
Safari, Apple
Web@Work, MobileIron
You, SuSea Inc.

Hungary

Aloha, Aloha Mobile
Brave, Brave Software
Browser, Maple Media Apps, LLC
Chrome, Google LLC
DuckDuckGo, DuckDuckGo, Inc.
Edge, Microsoft Corporation
Firefox, Mozilla
Onion Browser, Mike Tigas
Opera, Opera Software AS
Safari, Apple
Vivaldi, Vivaldi Technologies
Web@Work, MobileIron

Italy

Aloha, Aloha Mobile
Brave, Brave Software
Chrome, Google LLC
DuckDuckGo, DuckDuckGo, Inc.
Ecosia, Ecosia
Edge, Microsoft Corporation
Firefox, Mozilla
Onion Browser, Mike Tigas
Opera, Opera Software AS
Safari, Apple
Web@Work, MobileIron
You, SuSea Inc.

Lithuania

Aloha, Aloha Mobile
Brave, Brave Software
Chrome, Google LLC
DuckDuckGo, DuckDuckGo, Inc.
Ecosia, Ecosia
Edge, Microsoft Corporation
Firefox, Mozilla
Onion Browser, Mike Tigas
Opera, Opera Software AS
Safari, Apple
Vivaldi, Vivaldi Technologies
You, SuSea Inc.

Malta

Aloha, Aloha Mobile
Brave, Brave Software
Chrome, Google LLC
DuckDuckGo, DuckDuckGo, Inc.
Edge, Microsoft Corporation
Firefox, Mozilla
Onion Browser, Mike Tigas
Opera, Opera Software AS
Safari, Apple
Web, AirWatch, LLC
Web@Work, MobileIron
You, SuSea Inc.

Poland

Access, BlackBerry Corporation
Aloha, Aloha Mobile
Brave, Brave Software
Chrome, Google LLC
DuckDuckGo, DuckDuckGo, Inc.
Edge, Microsoft Corporation
Firefox, Mozilla
Onion Browser, Mike Tigas
Opera, Opera Software AS
Safari, Apple
Vivaldi, Vivaldi Technologies
You, SuSea Inc.

Romania

Aloha, Aloha Mobile
Brave, Brave Software
Chrome, Google LLC
DuckDuckGo, DuckDuckGo, Inc.
Ecosia, Ecosia
Edge, Microsoft Corporation
Firefox, Mozilla
Onion Browser, Mike Tigas
Opera, Opera Software AS
Safari, Apple
Vivaldi, Vivaldi Technologies
You, SuSea Inc.

Slovenia

Aloha, Aloha Mobile
Brave, Brave Software
Chrome, Google LLC
DuckDuckGo, DuckDuckGo, Inc.
Edge, Microsoft Corporation
Firefox, Mozilla
Onion Browser, Mike Tigas
Opera, Opera Software AS
Safari, Apple
Web, AirWatch, LLC
Web@Work, MobileIron
You, SuSea Inc.

Sweden

Aloha, Aloha Mobile
Access, BlackBerry Corporation
Brave, Brave Software
Chrome, Google LLC
DuckDuckGo, DuckDuckGo, Inc.
Ecosia, Ecosia
Edge, Microsoft Corporation
Firefox, Mozilla
Onion Browser, Mike Tigas
Opera, Opera Software AS
Safari, Apple
You, SuSea Inc.

Belgium

Aloha, Aloha Mobile
Brave, Brave Software
Chrome, Google LLC
DuckDuckGo, DuckDuckGo, Inc.
Ecosia, Ecosia
Edge, Microsoft Corporation
Firefox, Mozilla
Onion Browser, Mike Tigas
Opera, Opera Software AS
Qwant, Qwant
Safari, Apple
You, SuSea Inc.

Croatia

Aloha, Aloha Mobile
Brave, Brave Software
Chrome, Google LLC
DuckDuckGo, DuckDuckGo, Inc.
Edge, Microsoft Corporation
Firefox, Mozilla
Onion Browser, Mike Tigas
Opera, Opera Software AS
Qwant, Qwant
Safari, Apple
Web@Work, MobileIron
You, SuSea Inc.

Czechia

Aloha, Aloha Mobile
Avast Secure Browser
Brave, Brave Software
Chrome, Google LLC
DuckDuckGo, DuckDuckGo, Inc.
Edge, Microsoft Corporation
Firefox, Mozilla
Onion Browser, Mike Tigas
Opera, Opera Software AS
Safari, Apple
Seznam.cz, Seznam.cz a.s.
Vivaldi, Vivaldi Technologies

Estonia

Aloha, Aloha Mobile
Brave, Brave Software
Chrome, Google LLC
DuckDuckGo, DuckDuckGo, Inc.
Edge, Microsoft Corporation
Firefox, Mozilla
Onion Browser, Mike Tigas
Opera, Opera Software AS
Safari, Apple
Vivaldi, Vivaldi Technologies
Web, AirWatch, LLC
You, SuSea Inc.

France

Aloha, Aloha Mobile
Brave, Brave Software
Browser, Maple Media Apps, LLC
Chrome, Google LLC
DuckDuckGo, DuckDuckGo, Inc.
Ecosia, Ecosia
Edge, Microsoft Corporation
Firefox, Mozilla
Onion Browser, Mike Tigas
Opera, Opera Software AS
Qwant, Qwant
Safari, Apple

Greece

Aloha, Aloha Mobile
Brave, Brave Software
Chrome, Google LLC
DuckDuckGo, DuckDuckGo, Inc.
Ecosia, Ecosia
Edge, Microsoft Corporation
Firefox, Mozilla
Onion Browser, Mike Tigas
Opera, Opera Software AS
Safari, Apple
Web, AirWatch, LLC
You, SuSea Inc.

Ireland

Access, BlackBerry Corporation
Aloha, Aloha Mobile
Brave, Brave Software
Chrome, Google LLC
DuckDuckGo, DuckDuckGo, Inc.
Ecosia, Ecosia
Edge, Microsoft Corporation
Firefox, Mozilla
Onion Browser, Mike Tigas
Opera, Opera Software AS
Safari, Apple
You, SuSea Inc.

Latvia

Aloha, Aloha Mobile
Brave, Brave Software
Chrome, Google LLC
DuckDuckGo, DuckDuckGo, Inc.
Edge, Microsoft Corporation
Firefox, Mozilla
Onion Browser, Mike Tigas
Opera, Opera Software AS
Safari, Apple
Vivaldi, Vivaldi Technologies
Web@Work, MobileIron
You, SuSea Inc.

Luxembourg

Aloha, Aloha Mobile
Brave, Brave Software
Chrome, Google LLC
DuckDuckGo, DuckDuckGo, Inc.
Ecosia, Ecosia
Edge, Microsoft Corporation
Firefox, Mozilla
Onion Browser, Mike Tigas
Opera, Opera Software AS
Safari, Apple
Web@Work, MobileIron
You, SuSea Inc.

Netherlands

Aloha, Aloha Mobile
Brave, Brave Software
Chrome, Google LLC
DuckDuckGo, DuckDuckGo, Inc.
Ecosia, Ecosia
Edge, Microsoft Corporation
Firefox, Mozilla
Onion Browser, Mike Tigas
Opera, Opera Software AS
Safari, Apple
Web@Work, MobileIron
You, SuSea Inc.

Portugal

Aloha, Aloha Mobile
Brave, Brave Software
Chrome, Google LLC
DuckDuckGo, DuckDuckGo, Inc.
Ecosia, Ecosia
Edge, Microsoft Corporation
Firefox, Mozilla
Onion Browser, Mike Tigas
Opera, Opera Software AS
Presearch, Presearch.org
Safari, Apple
You, SuSea Inc.

Slovakia

Aloha, Aloha Mobile
Brave, Brave Software
Chrome, Google LLC
DuckDuckGo, DuckDuckGo, Inc.
Edge, Microsoft Corporation
Firefox, Mozilla
Onion Browser, Mike Tigas
Opera, Opera Software AS
Safari, Apple
Seznam.cz, Seznam.cz a.s.
Vivaldi, Vivaldi Technologies
Web@Work, MobileIron

Spain

Aloha, Aloha Mobile
Brave, Brave Software
Chrome, Google LLC
DuckDuckGo, DuckDuckGo, Inc.
Ecosia, Ecosia
Edge, Microsoft Corporation
Firefox, Mozilla
Onion Browser, Mike Tigas
Opera, Opera Software AS
Safari, Apple
Vivaldi, Vivaldi Technologies
You, SuSea Inc.

When you update to iOS 17.4, you’ll see a random browser choice screen where you can pick a new default browser.

This list will be different for each country and based on user behavior.

If you change your mind later, you can go to Settings > Browser to switch back.

Why this matters for EU users?

This update is Apple’s response to the Digital Markets Act, which requires platforms like iOS to provide alternatives to their built-in apps and services. For EU users, this means:

More browsers: You can now choose non-WebKit browsers with extra features and performance that were not available on iOS before.
Customization: With the ability to switch browsers and run native engines you have more control over your browsing experience.
Competition: By allowing different engines to run, the browser market becomes more competitive, and innovation will follow.

Why native browser engines matter?

Until now, even third-party browsers on iOS, like Chrome and Firefox, had to use Apple’s WebKit engine.

With iOS 17.4, Apple removes this restriction for EU users. This means:

Chrome now runs its Blink engine, so you get the same performance and features as on desktop and Android.
Firefox’s Quantum engine powers the iOS version, which offers better speed, memory usage, and privacy.

These native engines are more secure, faster, and more flexible than the WebKit versions. If you prefer these browsers you can now get the full experience as intended by the developers.

How to change your default browser in iOS 17.4

Here’s how to change your default browser:

Open any browser after updating to iOS 17.4.
You’ll be prompted with a browser choice screen.
Select the browser you prefer.
To change it later, go to Settings > Browser and choose a new default.

Additional iOS 17.4 changes for EU users

The new browser choice screen is just one part of Apple’s answer to the Digital Markets Act. Other changes in iOS 17.4 include:

Alternative App Marketplaces: Users can download apps from other stores, not just the App Store.
Default Payment Apps: Users can now select a default payment app for contactless payments, adding more flexibility beyond Apple Pay.

These changes give you more customization and control, a more competitive and open platform for EU users.

Conclusion

iOS 17.4 marks a significant shift in how Apple approaches user choice in the European Union.

By adding more browsers to the list and removing the WebKit restriction, Apple gives EU users more control and innovation.

Now the door is open for a future where Apple’s ecosystem is more open and more flexible, driven by regulation and user demand.

For now, EU users are the lucky ones. The rest of the world will have to wait and see if this flexibility will be rolled out globally.

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