How does macOS handle it then? It also provides a web view for apps to use, but ...

rtpg · on March 28, 2023

Is Safari actually updatable separately? I thought that Safari major versions are OS locked on Mac as well?

Though I think most "Web View" apps on Mac just use Electron (shipping Chromium in their bundles)

grishka · on March 28, 2023

Yes, it's updatable. You install it as a separate component under "software update" in system preferences.

> Though I think most "Web View" apps on Mac just use Electron (shipping Chromium in their bundles)

I mean specifically WKWebView. The thing native (AppKit) apps use when they want to display web content.

yamtaddle · on March 28, 2023

Probably a lot more apps bundle their own shit on macOS, like on Android. Not permitted on iOS—and also less necessary than on other platforms, since the available webview provider is much more predictable and consistent.

[EDIT] But I'm a lot more familiar with mobile dev (Android and iOS both) than macOS development, so I could be wrong about that.