Now, Apple’s VP of Software Engineering, Craig Federighi has said in an interview that Apple will eventually offer the option of sideloading apps from third-party stores to abide by the laws. Apple executives including Craig Federighi appeared on John Gruber’s “The Talk Show” and shared tidbits about Apple and its products after WWDC.
Sideloading coming to iOS 17?
Apple is facing legal battles in several countries under anti-competitive charges. The main issue that the company is facing is not allowing users to download apps from third-party app stores. According to a report by Bloomberg last year, Apple was supposed to allow sideloading in iOS 17, thus getting rid of all anti-competitive cases. “Apple is applying a significant amount of resources to the companywide endeavor. It hasn’t been a popular initiative within Apple, considering that the company has spent years decrying the need for “sideloading” — the process of installing software without using the official App Store. In lobbying against the new European laws, Apple has argued that sideloading could put unsafe apps on consumers’ devices and undermine privacy,” wrote Bloomberg. But, the first developer beta of iOS 17 is here and it does not include the functionality to sideload apps from app stores other than the App Store. When asked about allowing sideloading apps in iOS 17, Craig Federighi said did not say much and summed up by saying that Apple will eventually offer sideloading to comply with the EU. “We want to make sure that whatever we do is the right thing for our customers” and “We are working with the EU on what safe compliance looks like”. This is the first time when an Apple executive has talked about sideloading on a stage. It is now expected that Apple will introduce the functionality to download apps from third-party app stores without making a fuss about it. The feature could be announced at the release of iOS 17 for the general audience. It is also expected that the sideloading feature will only be available in the countries where Apple is facing anti-competitive charges and the feature will have its own limitations.
title: “Craig Federighi Says Apple Might Allow Sideloading In Ios 17 To Comply With Eu” ShowToc: true date: “2023-05-28” author: “Mary Rondeau”
Now, Apple’s VP of Software Engineering, Craig Federighi has said in an interview that Apple will eventually offer the option of sideloading apps from third-party stores to abide by the laws. Apple executives including Craig Federighi appeared on John Gruber’s “The Talk Show” and shared tidbits about Apple and its products after WWDC.
Sideloading coming to iOS 17?
Apple is facing legal battles in several countries under anti-competitive charges. The main issue that the company is facing is not allowing users to download apps from third-party app stores. According to a report by Bloomberg last year, Apple was supposed to allow sideloading in iOS 17, thus getting rid of all anti-competitive cases. “Apple is applying a significant amount of resources to the companywide endeavor. It hasn’t been a popular initiative within Apple, considering that the company has spent years decrying the need for “sideloading” — the process of installing software without using the official App Store. In lobbying against the new European laws, Apple has argued that sideloading could put unsafe apps on consumers’ devices and undermine privacy,” wrote Bloomberg. But, the first developer beta of iOS 17 is here and it does not include the functionality to sideload apps from app stores other than the App Store. When asked about allowing sideloading apps in iOS 17, Craig Federighi said did not say much and summed up by saying that Apple will eventually offer sideloading to comply with the EU. “We want to make sure that whatever we do is the right thing for our customers” and “We are working with the EU on what safe compliance looks like”. This is the first time when an Apple executive has talked about sideloading on a stage. It is now expected that Apple will introduce the functionality to download apps from third-party app stores without making a fuss about it. The feature could be announced at the release of iOS 17 for the general audience. It is also expected that the sideloading feature will only be available in the countries where Apple is facing anti-competitive charges and the feature will have its own limitations.
