Apple may soon track when Google promotes Chrome inside Safari
4 hours ago
- Apple is testing code in Safari that detects when Google promotes Chrome or the Google app on search pages, and how users react.
- The feature is present in iOS 27.2 beta and likely aims to measure Google's promotion frequency and user responses.
- This testing occurs amid regulatory scrutiny of browser competition in the UK and EU, with Apple potentially using data for compliance.
- Safari injects a JavaScript script into Google pages to identify promotional banners, links, and user interactions like signing in or clicking.
- The system categorizes interactions as accepted or dismissed and logs the results, but Apple has not publicly documented it.