Apple will have to allow third-party stores on iPhone

THEM App Store may no longer be dedicated app store for iPhones and iPads in Europe. According to journalist Mark Gurman Bloomberga Apple plans to allow software installation from third-party stores on your devices.

THEM change must occur. European Union Digital Markets Lawrequires companies to allow the use of third-party solutions in ecosystems. In order to guarantee “open markets”, the rule will come into effect from March 2024.

The Digital Markets Act impacts Apple’s business in many ways🇧🇷 In addition to allowing the existence of third-party app stores, the rule encourages manual installation of software downloaded from the internet (sideloading)🇧🇷

Despite giving users more freedom, Apple has always claimed that sideloading is “a cybercriminal’s best friend.” This is because some software downloaded from sources other than the App Store can be replaced with malicious files.

Both ways to get new apps bypass the requirement to download only from App Store🇧🇷 With this, developers wouldn’t have to pay Apple’s 15-30% fees either.

Again, big tech may be considering demanding “security requirements” and creating validation for external applications🇧🇷 Therefore, Gürman states that the company may still charge a fee for this process.

Special move to the European market

Gürman says Apple’s rule changes should only be in Europe🇧🇷 But if similar laws are created in other regions, the company will have to allow third-party stores to be in more markets.

Although it is one of the requirements of European law, Apple has yet to decide whether to allow third-party payment systems in apps.🇧🇷 There are also no details on whether iMessage will become interoperable with other messaging services.