The relationship between Apple and Google It's not competitive all the time. Sometimes it is a utilitarian relationship and at other times it is a fierce enmity. The position of the two companies changes based on their interests. Although Google pays Apple billions of dollars annually in order to be the default search engine on Safari. However, this did not prevent the iPhone maker from warning its users of the need to abandon the Google Chrome browser. But what is the reason, and what is the secret of Apple’s attack on Google and its browser?

From iPhoneIslam.com, the Apple logo filled with colorful parts of the Apple Google logo stands out against a light blue background.


Apple and Google

From iPhoneIslam.com, an illustration showing the Safari (left) and Chrome (right) logos with a "VS" in the middle, indicating the comparison between Apple and Google. The background is divided diagonally with orange on the left and blue on the right.

Google realizes that its deal with Apple is on the verge of collapse due to the antitrust lawsuit issued by the US Department of Justice. That is why it has been seeking for some time to make iPhone users switch from Safari to its Chrome browser. In 2019, the percentage of users of the Google Chrome browser on the iPhone was 25%, then the percentage rose to 30% this year. Now Google's plan is to raise that percentage to 50%. This increase means 300 million iPhones will join the Google family, and thus all their data and money will go to the company, not Apple. This is what the iPhone maker does not want, as it will lead to the loss of billions of dollars as a result of losing this percentage of its users.


Chrome's weak point

In order to refute Google's plan, Apple decided to focus on the weaknesses of the Chrome browser. Therefore, it warned its 1.4 billion users against using Google Chrome on their smartphones. She even published an announcement about privacy on her official YouTube channel, indirectly accusing the Chrome browser of violating privacy and monitoring everything you do, unlike Safari, which symbolizes privacy and keeps users’ data inside their devices.

Apple relied on two points to its advantage. The first is that Google Chrome is full of website cookies that are used to track you and know everything you do on the web. Another weak point is the incognito browsing mode, which was later proven to be not what it claims and does not protect the user. It also does not preserve his privacy, and sites and even Google itself can know what he does on the Internet.

Here comes the role of Safari, which, unlike Chrome, focuses on privacy and prevents websites from tracking you by default. You can also hide your IP address and prevent websites from identifying you. All of these features Apple decided to exploit in order to raise concerns about the Google Chrome browser and try to prevent users from leaving its walled garden and using Chrome.

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