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IOS 17 APP SIDELOADING MIGHT ONLY BE AVAILABLE IN EUROPE

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Rumors of iOS 17 allowing app sideloading continue to rumble on, but in the
latest round of unconfirmed chatter there's a caveat: the feature will
apparently only be available in Europe, and won't be coming to the US.



This comes from Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, a reliable authority on advance Apple
information. Speaking to the MacRumors (opens in new tab) podcast, Gurman said
that he thinks app sideloading will be only available in Europe.



If you've not got a clue what we're talking about, app sideloading means
installing apps from outside of an official app store – as you can on macOS, for
example. It's also fairly easy to do on Android, but Apple has long cited
security and reliability concerns for wanting iPhones and iPads to be restricted
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Gurman says Apple won't "shoot themselves in the foot" by adding it everywhere,
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In addition, developers may have to pay extra if they want their apps to be
available outside of the iOS App Store, Gurman says. Don't be surprised if the
feature is mentioned at the bottom of a press release rather than in the WWDC
2023 keynote.



The Worldwide Developers Conference starts on June 5, and will be a showcase for
all the software Apple is pushing out this year, including iOS 17. Gurman also
adds that upgrades are expected for the Wallet and Find My apps.

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ANALYSIS: APPLE BOWS TO EU PRESSURE

If you're wondering what app sideloading has to do with EU lawmakers, the
previous history here is that Apple has been coming under pressure from
regulators in Europe over the issue of the App Store being perceived as a
monopoly run by Apple.

The EU's Digital Markets Act coming into force this summer aims to limit the
control of digital "gatekeepers". The EU would argue that Apple can't force iOS
apps to go through its own App Store, whereas Apple would say that it needs that
control to keep users safe and to maintain a quality experience.

Apple has previously had to fight a costly legal battle against Epic over the
issue of controlling in-app payments, and it will want to avoid another
protracted case – which is why it now seems likely that iOS and iPadOS are going
to allow apps to be installed from other sources, even if it is only in Europe.

At the same time, the iPhone 15 is expected to make the switch from Lighting to
USB-C. Again, this is in response to EU regulations – though it's much easier to
make region-specific changes to software than to hardware, so the USB-C iPhone
is going to appear in all of Apple's markets.

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