Apple has new App Store rules, business terms, and sideloading conditions for EU developers

Apple has announced iOS 17.4 that includes new options for an alternative App Store in the European Union, plus browsers will no longer have to use Apple's WebKit.The App Store is changing in EuropeIt was known that Apple would be working to comply with the EU's requirement that it add sideloading, or third-party app stores. Now Apple has revealed that from March 2024, and the release of iOS 17, it will be adding new fees, new options for developers, and is working to maintain privacy safeguards for users.'The changes we're announcing today comply with the Digital Markets Act's requirements in the European Union,' said Phil Schiller, Apple Fellow, 'while helping to protect EU users from the unavoidable increased privacy and security threats this regulation brings.' Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums