Yeah seems to me the sideloading won’t really need a separate App Store since apple is allowing apps not in their store (sorta the whole point) but we will see.
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iOS 17 Speculation Thread
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Apple announces changes to iOS, Safari, and the App Store in the European Union
Apple announced changes to iOS, Safari, and the App Store impacting developers’ apps in the EU to comply with the DMA.
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Then it sounds like you’re in. But not clear if it will be available during the beta.
No, no macOS either. I guess early next week (although wish could be tomorrow...)
Hope it's nice in France
Right now somewhat turbulent, depending on where you are in the country.
This seeding so far looks aligned to seeding related to the app store changes
- Xcode 15.3 beta (15E5178i) - January 25, 2024
- iOS 17.4 beta (21E5184i) - January 25, 2024
- iPadOS 17.4 beta (21E5184i) - January 25, 2024
- tvOS 17.4 beta (21L5195h) -January 25, 2024
The previous iOS xx.4
16.4 = 52 days
15.4 = 63 days
14.4 = 90 days
13.4 = 57 days
Wait for second beta is 12/12/14/14 days (recent to oldest)
52 days = March 17 which is a Sunday, so maybe the 18th?
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ios 16.4 dropped on March 27th. Seems like the EU will get the deadline pushed back a couple of weeks for this one to release on 3/18 or so
I guess they will have to fast-track iOS 17.4 development as the DMA provisions come into force on 6 March?
Update on apps distributed in the European Union - Support - Apple Developer
Developers can get started with these options in the beta release of Xcode 15.3 and iOS 17.4 starting today. The changes will become available to users in the 27 EU member countries beginning in March 2024.
That is not specifying a day. Middle of March should be acceptable.
Update on apps distributed in the European Union - Support - Apple Developer
developer.apple.com
Developers can get started with these options in the beta release of Xcode 15.3 and iOS 17.4 starting today. The changes will become available to users in the 27 EU member countries beginning in March 2024.
That is not specifying a day. Middle of March should be acceptable.
And this is from an earlier MR article:
“The deadline for Apple to comply with the DMA is March 7, so the company has just over seven weeks to enact the changes.”
App Store to Be 'Split in Two' Ahead of EU iPhone Sideloading Deadline
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And this is from an earlier MR article:
“The deadline for Apple to comply with the DMA is March 7, so the company has just over seven weeks to enact the changes.”
App Store to Be 'Split in Two' Ahead of EU iPhone Sideloading Deadline
Apple is preparing to split the App Store "in two" in the coming weeks ahead of European Union requirements that will force Apple to enable...
That’s plenty of time especially given the lack of other new features.