JAKARTA - Next year, iOS users are claimed to be able to download applications other than through the App Store. Apple reportedly made major changes by allowing third-party app access in its operating system.
With this change, it means the company will give users more options when they have to decide where they want to download their app.
According to a Bloomberg report, quoted Thursday, December 15, it is likely to start with an iOS 17 update next year. Unfortunately, this capability may only be available in the European Union (EU) to comply with the country's upcoming new rules.
Set in the European Union's Digital Markets Act (DMA), this law will require Apple to allow third-party app stores in addition to sideloading, which is when users install software downloaded from the web.
In addition, DMA also has a schedule for when tech giants including Google must comply with the law, but the main deadline is March 2024.
Currently, Apple is reportedly considering requiring certain safety requirements before allowing outside apps, including charging users. There are no further reports of this.
Moreover, the company may only allow the installation of approved apps. Even so, this is a good sign because Apple officially allows iPhone users to install applications from sources other than its own App Store.
Previously, when iPhone users wanted to download third-party apps, they had to make a jailbreak first. Kaspersky company said Jailbreaking is a process of exploiting the weaknesses of locked electronic devices to install software other than those manufacturers have provided for the device.
Jailbreaking allows device owners to fully access the operating system's root and access all features. Called jailbreaking because it involves the release of users from existing limit prisons. However, Apple did not justify this due to security concerns.
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