When will app sideloading be allowed in the European market?

According to a report by Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman, Apple is adjusting its App Store to comply with Europe’s upcoming Digital Markets Act (DMA). The adjusted requirements include separating the App Store in the EU from the App Store in other regions to ensure that app stores in Europe can support app sideloading.

Apple’s European market opening application sideloading preparations have started, so what? When will it officially open?

Although Apple has strongly opposed the Digital Markets Act and app sideloading over the past few years, citing customer privacy and security risks. At a technology conference in 2021, Apple CEO Tim Cook also said:

• App side Downloading would undermine the security of iPhone and many of the privacy protections we have built into the App Store.

• Apple is likely to comply with the minimum requirements of the Digital Markets Act, which may result in some restrictions around third-party app stores and app sideloading on iPhones.

• Apple has taken similar legal compliance measures in the United States, where it recently allowed developers to direct customers to payment methods other than the App Store, but still charged commissions of up to 27%. And there are some regulations.

But no matter what, the EU's "Digital Market Act" stipulates that Apple must complete rectifications before March 6, in Austria, Belgium, Italy , France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, and other European countries, adding support for third-party app stores and app sideloading.

According to foreign technology media MacRumors, Apple plans to release the first beta version of iOS 17.4 this week. The biggest adjustment is to support application sideloading in Europe.

#Although application sideloading is currently not available in our country, after it is opened in Europe, other countries will open it up one after another, which is worth looking forward to.

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