App Store guideline 2.5.6
Apps that display web content must build on Apple's WebKit framework and its JavaScript engine. Unofficial explanation, not affiliated with Apple. Apple's text prevails.
- Guideline
- 2.5.6
- Section
- 2. Performance
- This page
- Unofficial explanation, not affiliated with Apple. Apple's text prevails.
- Version
- Guidelines last updated October 16, 2026
- Official source
- Apple's App Review Guidelines
What it means
Developers can apply for an entitlement that lets an app use a different browser engine, and Apple points to details on these entitlements for the EU and Japan.
Apple's text
This page is an unofficial explanation in our own words. Unofficial explanation, not affiliated with Apple. Apple's text prevails. Apple's wording is on its page, linked below.
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