Apple may soon track when Google promotes Chrome inside Safari
Apple is testing code in Safari (since iOS 27.2 beta 2) that detects when Google promotes Chrome or the Google app on its search pages, and tracks whether users interact with those banners. Safari injects a script into certain Google pages, identifies promotional elements, and logs events like whether a banner was shown, if the user was signed in, and whether they accepted or dismissed the promotion. The feature isn’t publicly documented, and Apple’s motive is unclear—though it comes amid UK and EU regulatory scrutiny over browser competition and choice screens.
