More recent reports shared by a good source indicate the high chances that Apple will omit the iOS 17 sideloading issue on the iPhone 15 during the great event that will be WWDC on June 5. Besides other comments They point out that this faculty will only be present in some parts of the world where the laws so request.
Apple continues to develop features around sideloading so that users have some access to install third-party apps that aren’t in the company’s App Store in iOS 17. In any case, the company only tries to comply with the European guidelines, denying sideloading to other regions.
Journalist Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman shared some data with the MacRumors blog. Since he discussed that some apps will have some interesting and different features in Wallet and Find My, in addition to the key issue of sideloading. The journalist remarked that the latter may be a specific feature of Europe, omitting it globally if it is not necessary.
Gurman talks that Apple would not move any circumstance if it was not necessary, nothing “that further harms its control of the App Store.” They will only follow the law of the site to the letter. He also believes that the company would convert this sideloading function as one paid by the developers. As if that were not enough, you could integrate a review process for apps even if they were installed outside of the App Store.
Digital Markets Law requests Sideloading from Apple
For its part, Europe a year ago made the regulations of the Digital Markets Law legal. The new laws entered into force from November of that year and will be fully applicable from May 2, 2023.
This law compulsorily encourages companies like Apple to grant other possibilities to third parties. For example, the apps within their platforms and systems with alternative payments.
The law seeks that the “consequences be significant” mentions Gerar de Graaf, who is an EU official. Well, it shouldn’t matter what device you have, any application should be able to be installed from the Internet itself, says the official.
The EU stated that if companies are gaining so much popularity among society they should be able to “be classified as gatekeepers.” I also go on to say that there are about a dozen other companies that will continue to be affected by the law, just as Apple already was.
According to the European Parliament, the so-called “gatekeepers” or those who control access and technological environments should offer other options or services, as well as have 45 million monthly users in the EU. Also meet a capital inflow of at least 75,000 billion euros, 10,000 annual business users, among more classes of huge annual income.
Because the EU was the one who decided to create and subsequently approve this law, it is also the watershed for the Cupertino company to keep sideloading or lateral loading on the sidelines. This will also be the reason why Apple may not include this feature for consumers in the US or even some other region of the world. Journalist Mark Gurman notes that the company most likely will not provide any type of announcement or information during WWDC about sideloading, leaving importance blank.
Finally, remember that Apple will start WWDC on June 5. The following most important updates and news will arrive for said event as the following iOS and macOS operating systems. There are other rumors that indicate probable introduction of a diary appControl Center with a new revamped design and other features that could turn the community on its head.
