iOS 17.4 introduced a feature for downloading applications not from the App Store for EU countries. But how do you know how you can use it?
Apple only allows apps to be installed from approved stores. The company trusts them to app stores.
The operating system itself determines whether it is possible to download applications from other stores, bypassing the App Store. There are several factors for this:
• Apple ID billing address
• User’s current location (Apple in one country only, inaccurate coordinates due to privacy criteria)
• The current region installed in the iOS system.
• Device class (iPhone, iPad, etc.)
In addition, the system was not faced with the need to use a device from China. Why this is so is unknown.
On the menu Settings -> General -> About this device Now there is also a line that will indicate the country of origin of your iPhone or iPad.
The list of countries that include the ability to download apps from other stores is assumed to be from Apple’s server, which means the company can update it at any time. Currently it includes: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal . , Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden.
If more countries in the ordinary course adopt antitrust laws guided by the DMA, Apple could make the same changes in those regions without having to release another iOS update.
Finally, the MDM API has arrived. It has basic controls for downloading, installing and even updating applications from external sources. It can also check if the app is compatible with an iOS monitor or display that is already created by the App Store.
The iOS 17.4 beta included a MarketplaceKitBridge component in this API so that both APIs can share the theme needed to download apps based on the App Store. [9to5]
Source: Iphones RU
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