“And so, to comply with the DMA’s requirements, we had to remove the Home Screen web apps feature in the EU”
Apple ignored repeated requests for comment while iOS 17.4 betas demoted web apps to bookmarks. Then it posted a notice blaming the Digital Markets Act. EU users lose notifications and local storage, and some already report data loss. Web apps are the one way around the App Store toll. Breaking them and calling it compliance is the most Apple move possible.