The Morning After: Apple may allow third-party app stores on iOS in the future

Dec 14 2022 by Engadget

 

According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Apple’s software and services teams are redesigning the platform to "open up key elements." That could lead to the company giving iPhone and iPad users the option to download third-party apps without going through the App Store. Developers could then avoid the company's infamous 30- and 15-percent commission on payments.

This could be to prepare for the European Union’s Digital Markets and Services Act. The act calls for interoperability between...

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