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Source: https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/3\/25\/22996248\/apple-sideloading-apps-store-third-party-eu-dma-requirement<\/a>
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Apple would be forced to allow users to install apps from outside the App Store under legislation recently unveiled by the EU. This stipulation was included in the initial proposal<\/a> for the bloc\u2019s sweeping Digital Markets Act<\/a>, or DMA, which came one step closer to being signed into law<\/a> this week, and an EU spokesperson confirmed that the provision is still included.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe believe that the owner of a smartphone should have the freedom to choose how to use it,\u201d said European Commission spokesperson Johannes Bahrke in an emailed statement. \u201cThis freedom includes being able to opt for alternative sources of apps on your smartphone. With the DMA, a smartphone owner would still be able to enjoy safe and secure services of the default app store on their smart phones. On top of that, if a user so chooses, the DMA would allow a smartphone owner to also opt for other safe app stores.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to allowing third-party stores on its platform, Apple would also be forced to allow users to install apps from third-party sources (a practice known as sideloading) and to allow developers to use the App Store without using Apple\u2019s payment systems<\/a>. <\/p>\n

The DMA has not yet been voted into law by the European Parliament but is expected to be approved without much trouble. That could mean the DMA coming into force as early as October this year. Members states of the EU will then be able to choose how exactly to interpret the EU act into national law. <\/p>\n

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