We’ve been talking about iPhone sideloading for quite a while now. That’s because one large jurisdiction will force Apple to allow iPhone users to install …
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We've been talking about iPhone sideloading for quite a while now. That's because one large jurisdiction will force Apple to allow iPhone users to install apps from any source they choose. The change will bring third-party app stores, third-party payment systems, and direct app downloads to the iPhone.
That jurisdiction is the European Union (EU). It designated the App Store as one of the gatekeeper services in the region under the Digital Markets Act (DMA). The EU also forced Apple to drop Lightning in favor of USB-C on the iPhone 15 and future models.
Under the current DMA designations, Apple must support iPhone sideloading in the EU by early March. Apple has appealed the EU's decision, prompting some to speculate that sideloading might be delayed. But the EU antitrust commissioner Margrethe Vestager visited the US this week, where she took meetings with various leaders from big tech companies. Apple's CEO Tim Cook was one of them.
Vestager's message to Apple and the world is that sideloading will happen on the iPhone this year. The antitrust chief said in an interview that companies will have to get ready to comply with the DMA regulations once the deadline arrives, despite their legal cases protesting DMA designations.
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