Apple shares more details about the new default web browser prompt in iOS 17.4

Chance Miller | Jan 26 2024 - 6:49 am PT

Yesterday, Apple announced that iPhone users in the EU will be prompted to choose a default web browser when they open Safari for the first time after updating to iOS 17.4. The company has now shared more details on this process.

Apple tells me that the popup message in iOS 17.4 will show a list of the 12 most popular browsers from the App Store in that country. That list will be presented in random order for each user.

In addition to making it easier for users to set their default browser, iOS 17.4 will also allow third-party browsers that use different web engines than Safari for the first time. Again, these changes only apply in the European Union.

Here’s a full breakdown of the browser options that will be included on this message in iOS 17.4 in the European Union, based on the App Store popularity in each storefront. These will be presented in random order in iOS 17.4 for each user in the EU.

Austria

Aloha
Brave
Chrome
DuckDuckGo
Ecosia
Edge
Firefox
Onion Browser
Opera
Safari
Vivaldi
You.com AI Search Assistant

Belgium

Aloha
Brave
Chrome
DuckDuckGo
Ecosia
Edge
Firefox
Onion Browser
Opera
Qwant
Safari
You.com AI Search Assistant

Bulgaria

Aloha
Brave
Chrome
DuckDuckGo
Ecosia
Edge
Firefox
Onion Browser
Opera
Safari
Vivaldi
You.com AI Search Assistant

Croatia

Brave
Chrome
DuckDuckGo
Ecosia
Edge
Firefox
Web@Work
Onion Browser
Opera
Qwant
Safari
You.com AI Search Assistant

Cyprus

Aloha
Brave
Chrome
DuckDuckGo
Edge
Firefox
Onion Browser
Opera
Presearch
Private Browser Deluxe
Safari

You.com AI Search Assistant

Czechia

Aloha
Avast
Brave
Chrome
DuckDuckGo
Edge
Firefox
Onion Browser
Opera
Safari
Seznam.cz
Vivaldi

Denmark

Aloha
Brave
Chrome
DuckDuckGo
Ecosia
Edge
Firefox
Onion Browser
Opera
Safari
Vivaldi
You.com AI Search Assistant

Estonia

Aloha
Brave
Chrome
DuckDuckGo
Ecosia
Edge
Firefox
Onion Browser
Opera
Safari
Vivaldi
You.com AI Search Assistant

Finland

Aloha
Brave
Chrome
DuckDuckGo
Ecosia
Edge
Firefox
Onion Browser
Opera
Safari
Vivaldi
You.com AI Search Assistant

France

Aloha
Brave
Chrome
DuckDuckGo
Ecosia
Edge
Firefox
Onion Browser
Opera
Private Browser Deluxe
Qwant
Safari

Germany

Aloha
Brave
Chrome
DuckDuckGo
Ecosia
Edge
Firefox
Web@Work
Onion Browser
Opera
Safari
You.com AI Search Assistant

Greece

Aloha
Brave
Chrome
DuckDuckGo
Ecosia
Edge
Firefox
Onion Browser
Opera
Private Browser Deluxe
Safari
You.com AI Search Assistant

Hungary

Aloha
Brave
Chrome
DuckDuckGo
Edge
Firefox
Web@Work
Onion Browser
Opera
Private Browser Deluxe
Safari
Vivaldi

Ireland

Aloha
BlackBerry Access
Brave
Chrome
DuckDuckGo
Ecosia
Edge
Firefox
Onion Browser
Opera
Safari
You.com AI Search Assistant

Italy

Aloha
Brave
Chrome
DuckDuckGo
Ecosia
Edge
Firefox
Web@Work
Onion Browser
Opera
Safari
You.com AI Search Assistant

Latvia

Aloha
Brave
Chrome
DuckDuckGo
Edge
Firefox
Web@Work
Onion Browser
Opera
Safari
Vivaldi
You.com AI Search Assistant

Lithuania

Aloha
Brave
Chrome
DuckDuckGo
Ecosia
Edge
Firefox
Onion Browser
Opera
Safari
Vivaldi
You.com AI Search Assistant

Luxembourg

Aloha
Brave
Chrome
DuckDuckGo
Ecosia
Edge
Firefox
Web@Work
Onion Browser
Opera
Safari
You.com AI Search Assistant

Malta

Aloha
Brave
Chrome
DuckDuckGo
Ecosia
Edge
Firefox
Web@Work
Onion Browser
Opera
Safari
You.com AI Search Assistant

Netherlands

Aloha
Brave
Chrome
DuckDuckGo
Ecosia
Edge
Firefox
Web@Work
Onion Browser
Opera
Safari
You.com AI Search Assistant

Poland

Aloha
BlackBerry Access
Brave
Chrome
DuckDuckGo
Edge
Firefox
Onion Browser
Opera
Safari
Vivaldi
You.com AI Search Assistant

Portugal

Aloha
Brave
Chrome
DuckDuckGo
Ecosia
Edge
Firefox
Onion Browser
Opera
Presearch
Safari
You.com AI Search Assistant

Romania

Aloha
Brave
Chrome
DuckDuckGo
Ecosia
Edge
Firefox
Onion Browser
Opera
Safari
Vivaldi
You.com AI Search Assistant

Top comment by JF

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I wonder about their continuing stance on browser engines. I could (possibly) get it back when we were on iPhone 4. But today, even on macOS, Safari does not feel the fastest browser, and is definitely the worst in handling extensions.

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