2023-04-18 07:59:19
iOS 17 could well disrupt the habits of iPhone users. Because with the next iOS update, Apple may well be forced to open its mobile operating system. To comply with the new European regulations on the digital services market, Apple could finally authorize the installation of applications without going through the App Store. In any case, that is what Bloomberg journalist Mark Gurman, who is generally well informed when it comes to Apple, understands.
This practice, known as sideloadingwas until now only possible after a jailbreak as a rule of iOS. But with the opening of iOS to competing stores, iPhone users should soon no longer have to perform the slightest hack to install applications by freeing themselves from the App Store. The operation should also prove beneficial for developers. By bypassing Apple’s application store, they will no longer need to pay the 15 to 30% commission usually charged by Cupertino.
The sideloadinga security risk?
Apple has always refused to open iOS to third-party application stores. And to justify this choice, Cupertino always used the same argument: security. Now forced to comply with the Digital Market Act (or face a heavy fine), Apple must find a way to open iOS to sideloading while ensuring the safety of iPhone users.
Offering more freedom to users while guaranteeing the security of their data and the protection of their privacy is a real headache for Apple engineers. But the Cupertino company has more than one trick up its sleeve. Because in addition to the implementation of new tools, Apple could also require certain security prerequisites to authorize the installation of applications outside its store. And finally, these be housed in the same boat as the applications offered in the App Store. Last December, Mark Gurman indicated that in order for applications to be installed on iOS without going through the App Store, Apple could require verification in good standing before authorizing their distribution. And this verification would not be without compensation. It would indeed represent a certain cost for developers, which would allow Apple to compensate for the absence of the commission it usually charges on its application store.
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