Web application support current status
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Web Application Support Current Status
Passkey Upgrades and Credential Managers
Apple is actively working on transitioning the industry away from passwords to passkeys, which are designed to make sign-ins easier and improve account security. For web applications, automatic passkey upgrades are a significant focus. Before implementing these upgrades, developers should use the get client capabilities API to ensure browser support. This transition is expected to accelerate the move away from traditional passwords (Streamline sign-in with passkey upgrades and credential managers).
Apple Pay on the Web
Apple Pay continues to expand its capabilities on the web. The latest updates include the introduction of funds transfer capabilities, allowing users to withdraw money from a stored value or bank account to any user card registered with Apple Pay. Developers should check with their payment processors to ensure support for these new features (What’s new in Wallet and Apple Pay).
WebXR and VisionOS
WebXR is a new addition to Apple platforms, enabling immersive web experiences. Developers can use the VisionOS simulator in Xcode to test their WebXR projects, even without a Vision Pro device. This ensures compatibility and functionality with VisionOS's new transient pointer inputs (Build immersive web experiences with WebXR).
Safari Extensions Management
Safari extensions can now be managed on iOS, iPadOS, and macOS through a new configuration. This allows IT admins to control which extensions are allowed, always on, or always off, and configure extension website access by domain and subdomain. This feature works with Safari private browsing, providing a visual indication of managed extensions (What’s new in device management).
Relevant Sessions
- Streamline sign-in with passkey upgrades and credential managers
- What’s new in Wallet and Apple Pay
- Build immersive web experiences with WebXR
- What’s new in device management
These sessions provide a comprehensive overview of the current status and future directions for web application support in the Apple ecosystem.

Streamline sign-in with passkey upgrades and credential managers
Learn how to automatically upgrade existing, password-based accounts to use passkeys. We’ll share why and how to improve account security and ease of sign-in, information about new features available for credential manager apps, and how to make your app information shine in the new Passwords app.

Build immersive web experiences with WebXR
Discover how WebXR empowers you to add fully immersive experiences to your website in visionOS. Find out how to build WebXR experiences that take full advantage of the input capabilities of visionOS, and learn how you can use Simulator to test WebXR experiences on macOS.

What’s new in Wallet and Apple Pay
Take passes and payments to the next level with new enhancements to Wallet and Apple Pay. Make your event tickets shine with rich pass designs in Wallet, and bring great Apple Pay experiences to even more people with third-party browser support. We’ll also look at how to disburse funds with Apple Pay on the Web and highlight new API changes that help you integrate Apple Pay into even more purchasing flows.
