Welcome to the Tech Meme Right Home from Monday, August 1st, 2022. I'm Brian McCullough today.

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In iOS 16 Beta 4, Apple finally has added support for Apple Pay in non-Safari browsers like Chrome

and Edge.

Now before you get all excited about this generosity from Apple, keep in mind that this is probably in response to the EU's Digital Markets Act,

sort of like how thanks to Europe iPhones will be getting USBC sometime soonish quoting the verge.

Mac Rumors contributor Steve Moser found that Apple Pay works with Edge and Chrome in the

iOS 16 beta 4 and shared his findings on Twitter. Moses

screenshots show a continue with Apple Pay option on Apple's checkout page when

using Edge. Apple Pay only works in Safari on iOS 15 and older, preventing you from using any other browser

if you want to pay with Apple Pay when shopping on the web.

Although Mozer doesn't mention Firefox, other users notice Apple Pay compatibility with that

browser before the release of

iOS 16 beta 4. A post on Reddit from earlier this month

shows an option to pay with Apple pay an iOS 16 beta 2

while using Firefox. Another user on iOS 16

beta 3 says they have the option to pay with Apple Pay on

Firefox as well. We're not certain of when Apple

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