Although Apple did not mention during WWDC 2023 whether to add a design that allows users to install third-party software through sideloading (sideloading) in iOS 17, and the iOS 17 beta version currently available for developer testing does not have a similar feature. , but Craig Federighi, Apple’s senior vice president of software engineering,follow-up statementrevealing that Apple may eventually compromise with EU regulators.
Craig Federighi did not clarify whether iOS 17 will be equipped with the function of sideloading and installing third-party software, but under the EU digital market law, if Apple wants to continue selling iPhone products in the EU market, it is bound to make a compromise on this.
Prior to this, Apple has always opposed the use of third-party apps through sideloading. The reason is that it may cause greater privacy and security issues. It also emphasizes the strict review policy of the App Store to ensure that the apps downloaded by users are safe and secure.
Apple didn’t mention app sideloading at #WWDC23except for when @gruber explicitly asked Craig Federighi about it during The Talk Show.
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#iOS17 #iOS #Apple pic.twitter.com/Nr9qBHlaob— Musk 🇨🇦🇩🇪 (@mysk_co) June 13, 2023
But even if Apple emphasizes that opening sideloading installation will cause greater security risks, under the requirements of EU regulations, it is obviously a necessary change, otherwise it will face the EU with 20% of its global revenue as a fine, but if it is allowed to use Or install and use third-party apps through sideloading, and Apple may also lose a lot of platform service fees from it, or service revenue sharing, so Apple may still conceive of other methods that can ensure profits.
In the previous view, the market believed that Apple may allow the use of third-party applications through sideloading and other methods in iOS 17, or obtain application services through third-party software markets, but it is not sure whether this is only allowed in the EU region , or the same policy will be implemented in global regions, and even developers will have to pay an additional fee to “unlock” this usage model.
From Apple’s standpoint, it should still try to avoid talking about this topic at this stage, and even before the official version of iOS 17 is released this fall, there may not be a clear answer, but under the pressure of the new EU law, Apple must make a compromise The possibility is high.
