Apple to Allow iPad Users in EU to Download Apps From Third-Party App Stores From September 16
Apple has announced it will allow iPad apps to be sold via third-party app stores in the European Union from Monday, September 16, coinciding with the release of iPadOS 18.
The move follows Apple's tolerance in the bloc for alternative app stores on iPhones, which happened earlier this year in compliance with the EU's Digital Markets Act (DMA).
April under the rules of the DMA, joining iOS, the App Store, and Safari.
confirmed that it would bring all of the app ecosystem changes made to iOS in the European Union to iPadOS in the fall.
After installing iPadOS 18, iPad users in the EU will be able to install alternative app stores, while developers will be able to release alternative browsers based on their own browser engines, instead of Apple's WebKit.
Tags: European Commission, European Union
This article, "Apple to Allow iPad Users in EU to Download Apps From Third-Party App Stores From September 16" first appeared on MacRumors.com
Discuss this article in our forums
https://www.macrumors.com/2024/09/13/apple-ipados-eu-third-party-stores/