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Apple doesn’t introduce sideloading for iOS 17 at WWDC 23, but EU regulations force a future change

The outside world originally speculated that Apple would open sideloading in iOS 17. (Schematic / Shutterstock Dazhi image)

Apple’s WWDC 23 developer conference was held a few days ago, and most of the published content is in line with the previous revelations, but the iOS 17 open sideloading function predicted by the outside world did not appear at the conference, and the official iOS 17 Beta 1 developer test version also released didn’t show up.

Commonly known as “sideloading” is to download applications without going through the official store. This situation is quite common in Android phones. In the past, Apple has been asked to open sideloading many times, but they always refused on the grounds of security issues. Now that the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) is about to hit the road, Apple can only compromise.

蘋果在WWDC 23完全沒提到iOS 17開放側載這件事。(圖/翻攝自蘋果官網)

Apple did not mention the open sideloading of iOS 17 at WWDC 23 at all. (Picture / flip from Apple’s official website)

Originally, many whistleblowers speculated that Apple will open the sideloading function in iOS 17, but Apple did not mention this at all in WWDC. The foreign media “AndroidAuthority” stated that the iOS 17 Beta 1 development officially released after the press conference This feature did not appear in the beta version of the developer, and it is speculated that Apple should not open sideloading too soon.

However, AndroidAuthority pointed out that due to the mandatory regulations of the European Union, Apple has no room for change, so it will definitely open up sideloading, and it may not be launched until iOS 18 in 2024; It is not ruled out that there will be opportunities to open at that time.

蘋果開放側載後,用戶無須透過App Store就能下載應用程式。(示意圖/shutterstock達志影像)

After Apple opens up sideloading, users can download applications without going through the App Store. (Schematic / Shutterstock Dazhi image)

The outside world believes that even if Apple opens up sideloading, it will still set many restrictions and hold the mastery in its own hands as much as possible. For example, it will only open up sideloading for the EU market, not a global strategy, unless other countries have the same legislation Regulation.

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