Apple plans to “notarize” iOS apps distributed via third-party app stores; apps will need to meet basic platform requirements, like getting scanned for malware
But Only For EU Users Lawrence Matheson / The Mirror : Apple unveils sweeping plan to allow rival app stores on iPhones in EU Mark Anthony Ramirez / Laptop Mag : Apple launches an alternative marketplace app to get the EU off its neck Times of Malta : Apple forced to allow App Store alternatives in the EU Jade Bryan / nextpit : iOS 17.4 to Allow Sideloading in EU—Here's How It Affects You Financial Times : EU digital rules will worsen iPhone user experience, claims Apple App Store boss Zac Hall / 9to5Mac : Apple won't offer its App Store updates “outside of the EU because this is not the safest system for our users” and highlights “new threats the DMA introduces” Mariella Moon / Engadget : Spotify will launch its own in-app payment system for iOS users in the EU Threads: Benedict Evans / @benedictevans : Apple will notarise all apps that go through third-party apps stores, including manual review. If you run an apps store - it has to be ‘mainly’ an App Store (no downloads form inside Spotify or Instagram), and you have to pay Apple €0.5 for each download past your first million as a ‘core technology fee’ https://developer.apple.com/ ...