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It will be to prevent access to third-party app stores as both the EU and Japan legislated they must be allowed. > In a support document about alternative app
by benoau 1mo ago
It will be to prevent access to third-party app stores as both the EU and Japan legislated they must be allowed.
> In a support document about alternative app marketplaces in the EU, Apple explained that “device eligibility for alternative app marketplaces is determined using on-device processing with only an indicator of eligibility sent to Apple.” In practice, iOS users in the EU who want to install alternative marketplaces will need to set the country or region of their Apple ID to an eligible country or region. Moreover, they will also need to be physically located in supported EU countries.
> In the case iOS users in the EU leave eligible regions, Apple will offer a “grace period” until apps downloaded from alternative app stores can no longer be updated. “If you’re gone for too long, you’ll lose access to some features, including installing new alternative app marketplaces. Apps you installed from alternative app marketplaces will continue to function, but they can’t be updated by the marketplace you downloaded it from,” the company explained.
https://www.thurrott.com/apple/298862/apple-adds-some-conditions-for-using-alternative-app-stores-on-ios https://www.thurrott.com/apple/298862/apple-adds-some-condit...
- dingdongditchme 1mo agoWait so a third party app-store is allowed in the EU? I was not aware these even existed...
- aaronbrethorst 1mo agoSince 2024: https://www.macstories.net/news/altstore-is-now-available-in-the-eu/ https://www.macstories.net/news/altstore-is-now-available-in... https://altstore.io https://altstore.io
- DANmode 1mo agoAny working way to spoof your locale to trick this into any form of usability?
- aaronbrethorst 1mo agoI have never tried. I'm sure there are some reddit threads about this though.
- surajrmal 1mo agoYou need to fake the cell towers and change your accounts billing address. It's not trivial.
- cute_boi 1mo agochanging account billing is easy, but how to simulate fake cell tower, is there no tools in amazon?
- xkgt 1mo agoIt is wild that Apple finds it cheaper to build and maintain different App store behaviors than to simplify and make alt app stores available in all markets. Other governments/markets don't care?
- tonyhart7 1mo ago"Other governments/markets don't care?" its the least of their problems
- benoau 1mo agoIt's a very slow process, first there is investigations, then legislation, then enactment, then enforcement which is separately a very slow process. It requires a lot of willpower to get and keep the ball rolling and in fact nobody has even achieved the full extent of what they require yet! The EU may still be years away from meaningful compliance, Japan has only taken baby steps forming a new bureau just to enforce compliance of two companies widely accused of malicious compliance. And then there is additional discouragement and pressure in the form of sanction and trade deal threats for regulating American tech platforms.
- f6v 1mo ago[flagged]
- roblabla 1mo agoAs someone using AltStore PAL to install some third-party apps that would never be allowed on the App Store (such as emulators and manga readers), I heavily disagree.
- port11 1mo agoEverything that didn’t turn out exactly like some people wanted is useless or the Worst Thing Ever — which is a boring and cringe rule of the internet.
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- audunw 1mo agoI don’t think the cookie banner is useless. It’s annoying the hell out of everyone which is creating political demand for another round of legislation that should solve the issue properly. It was a relatively easy fix which didn’t fully solve the issue but made the very real issue of pervasive tracking visible to everyone.
- chadgpt3 1mo agoApple is required to have a process to approve them. Apple has not approved any. Apple is not required to approve any.
- holycrapwhodat 1mo ago> Apple has not approved any... They've approved - at the very least - AltStore, Epic Games Store, Aptoide, Onside, and Setapp Mobile.
- WhyNotHugo 1mo agoThe requirements for the third party app-stores are completely ridiculous and unreachable by 99% of the individuals and organisations out there. In practice, only vetted partners with huge resources can operate one.