It seems that we will soon return to Apple's conflict with the European Union over the App Store, which Apple strongly rejects - see this linkThe European Union is set to introduce new legislation as early as this month that will significantly affect how the App Store operates, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
The Digital Markets Act has been in development for some time, and a final version that can be completed as soon as this month will allow for sideloading and alternative App Store options. Apple will be required to allow customers in Europe to download apps outside of the App Store, and will allow developers to use alternative purchasing methods.
If Apple does not comply with the law, this could cost it tens of billions of dollars, and Apple's efforts to combat this law have been unsuccessful. Last November, Apple's chief of software engineering, Craig Federigi, said that sideloading imposed by the Digital Markets Act would open the door to malware. Federigi said the legislation "eliminates the possibility of choosing a platform that is the safest."
In a statement provided to the Wall Street Journal, Apple shared the same sentiment.
Governments and international agencies around the world have explicitly advised against accepting sideloading requirements, which would cripple the privacy and security protections users expect.
European officials have shrugged off Apple's arguments about privacy and security, and in July, the head of EU digital competition, Margrethe Vestager, said Apple should not use privacy excuses to limit competition. “Customers will not compromise on security or privacy if they use another app store or if they sideload,” she said.
The full sideloading clause is not yet finalized into the law, and Apple may be given some space to limit the scope of sideloading. After the bill is completed, it will be approved by Parliament and member states, and will come into effect early next year.
Why Apple opposes sideloading on the iPhone?
Apple last year filed a case against the law in a 31-page memo describing how the move could cripple the "privacy and "security" protections of iPhones. This is not the first time that Apple has defended its position of not allowing apps outside of its App Store or even a third-party app store.
Apple said that sideloading could lead to an increase in cybercrime through malicious apps that would reach users because it would be easier for cybercriminals to target them, whatever the source of those apps.
Sideloading can be useful if the app you want to download and install is not available in your country. The problem with sideloading is that you cannot trust the source from which the app is being downloaded because there is a high chance of introducing malware on your phone.
Apple cites research by cybersecurity provider Kaspersky Lab that showed Android devices have 15 to 47 times more malware infections than iPhones. Apple says, because Android has a weak security mechanism, it supports sideloading.
And in a 16-page research paper titled “Building a Trusted Ecosystem for Millions of Apps: Analyzing the Sideloading Threat,” published last June, Apple said that since downloading apps is possible on Android through third-party app stores, sideloading increases of the risks of transmitting malware to devices. When this report was released, Tim Sweeney, CEO of Epic Games, called it a "sea of lies," no doubt he would say, as he wants to heal and gloat at Apple.
And if Apple is forced to support sideloading via direct downloads and through third-party app stores, iPhone users will have to constantly check for scams, and have no faith in anything outside Apple's walls, or else the results could be disastrous.
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May God reward you with goodness. I have an iPhone 11. I want a calendar application to keep reminders throughout the year and be fully expressed
It is assumed that Apple's permission to download applications outside its store is done through it with its permission, whether physical or technical
For those who imagine that it is not safe or far from privacy
In short, the idea is more material than a wish
Of course, I am with the law. There is no need for privacy. Every system that connects to the Internet is not a security. Every one who runs with water carries water, and every one who manages water does what he decides on his mobile phone. The phone has been hacked Factory reset solves the problem or remove the application as well as the person who has a mind checks the source with the external application Not all external applications have viruses Some applications can be transferred to external sources because of the Apple law $ 100 annually in addition to 30% Purchase discount 15% The important thing is that there may be competition
And some people want to repeat applications, for example, WhatsApp was a problem before the release of WhatsApp Business and others
Thanks for the great article 🌹
Peace be upon you, inquire about WhatsApp, the backup copy has disappeared from within WhatsApp. Is there a copy on icloud?
Thank you for the article. Of course, I am against allowing me to download from outside the Apple Store
Against this law, of course, I personally trust Apple's protection one hundred percent
I mean, what do you like to normalize? 😂
So far, I have not purchased an application that insists on monthly or annual payment, and it was Apple that motivated the developers to follow this method in order to increase its growth more, as it is not satiated. That's why I welcome this decision that will prompt Apple sooner or later to reduce the looting percentage from 30% to 20% or even 10%.
greed 🥹
God puts their tricks between them.
A very nice law, and I hope to support and adopt it soon and break Apple's monopoly barrier. The law may be the beginning of the collapse of the iPhone and the emergence of a new generation of devices.
The decision has positive and negative aspects. One of the positive aspects is the availability of greater options regarding some applications that are not available in the Apple Store, as well as the prices may be affordable and may be a reason for pressure on Apple to review the prices of applications and subscriptions, and the negative side lies in the reliability of the applications that are installed From outside the Apple Store, their quality, and their compliance with security and privacy requirements.
The fear of an apple after the European decision
Not just commissions or security
Apple knows that this decision is the first nail in the coffin of the monopoly spread of its phones in European countries
Or the spread of its technologies or anything else that Apple fears commercially and marketing
Apple has a million ways to circumvent the European decision, but you know that the noose seemed to tighten around the neck of its shares and profits ……….. Thank you.
I am a fan of Apple's policy to support privacy and protect its devices from cybercrime and filter malware from the store. On the other hand, we are missing some of the programs that the ISO system misses from useful programs and Apple late with add-ons for protection. Apple confirms the reliability of any sideloading
I am against the decision regarding Apple's fear of the possibility of malware penetration, but perhaps this decision will lead to a reduction in the prices of existing applications and their expensive subscriptions.
Frankly, I was supported by software developers, the prices were a few dollars, half a dollar, two dollars 😂 but the greed of developers increased, the weekly subscription became XNUMX dollars for frivolous programs that you provided a lot. I will not support them anymore. A software store of every kind has a million applications, not like XNUMX years ago 🥹 Dream, I pay you more than one riyal 😂 Not enough for us, the right of the iPhone has become canceled from a used car 😂😂😂⬆️
There must be stores that are approved by Apple after verifying their safety within Apple's standards only and do not open the door to everyone.
Or at least, let Apple allow everyone and list only trusted and licensed stores.
Apple is a distinct company as well as a monopoly and seeks its interests and not to drop its profits even by a penny, and sideloading will reduce the profits that it earns from programmers in its own store, but it is definitely right in the issue of security and harmful malware and for myself I got this through Android and lost a lot of private information
What nonsense is Apple right? If it is available to download from outside the Apple Store, I will never be charged
Even if it was allowed to download from a garage store, I do not think that I would download from any store other than the Apple store, and if this was important to me, I would have gone to Android from the first
stop with you +1
I am with the law and strongly for the privacy browser (Firefox), an open source that respects privacy. The iPhone version is stripped of all the features of the beautiful browser due to the aggressive policies of the Apple Store, which does not want another browser to compete with the suspicious Safari browser. Firefox is a non-integrated iPhone version that has blocked the feature of additions such as https and ublock origin, badger, beauty tools, video, customize browser as you like, like windows, linux, and android version
So let Apple Safari go to hell with a closed source and a monitor from the notorious and frightening US National Security Agency that spies on the privacy of individuals and collects information that may destroy human life and family in the future
And a thousand greetings to the European Union on human rights
Apple users and opponents of the decision must file a protest petition
There is no longer safety in the world of technology except in Apple devices “unfortunately”
With Apple's policy with security and privacy
Not with demolishing walls and opening loopholes for malicious programs
If Apple is forced to implement this law, it can make a fake system inside iOS (such as a virtual machine in Windows) in order to protect user data, but it will not get its commission.
It is very nice to have other options outside the Apple cooker in terms of applications..
The right decision to download external applications or not to download them is up to the consumer himself.
He is free to swim inside the Apple pool or swim outside..
Allowing downloads from outside the store is not mandatory for the user, so why not?! Whoever wants to go the guaranteed path (assuming that all store applications are safe) does not download anything from outside and nothing will harm him
Good news 😍
Thank you to the European Union and sorry for the arrogance of Apple
By the way, the commission is currently on developers whose annual income is less than a million dollars is XNUMX%, the XNUMX% is for those who are more than a million dollars only.
Personally, I will only use the Apple Store, as a previous user of Android, the father of viruses, I was suffering from malware
I do not think that Europe always protects its people. And she thinks of any way to support her people that she wants to hurt anyone. The apple and others, such as Google and Facebook, were consumed with money and began to slaughter people. Where did the apps that were only one dollar go forever? The price and brutality of subscriptions became prevalent.
Security, security user.
The hidden reason that the apple seeks is to nibble XNUMX% of sales, and this means that developers move to independent platforms to download and buy, which means that a price war will take place over the deducted platform’s share, to reach levels that the apple does not want to lose four billion dollars annually.
The solution is clear for the apple, as it will allow this in the European Union countries under compulsion and leave the user suffering the scourge of hacking on the alleged platforms, and someone who guarantees security and the lowest price will come out of it to compete with the apple and the four billion will be in the wind unless the apple introduces compelling features to the competing platforms such as not containing it in the iCloud, which will raise issues Tetra for prevention and control that the apple loves.
The apple equation becomes, whoever is not with me bears the consequences of that, and an example of this is found in the discrepancy of the original spare parts for cars from the commercial ones, which may be similar and usually dangerous and harmful.
Against him all the way, the only thing that I can hardly trust in the Internet world is Apple's software and its library. Either we allow everyone to snoop on us, scam us, and even rob us, this is not allowed at all, at least if the scam is done On us, by any program in the Apple Store, Apple is responsible for compensating you and returning the money.
I am with the other party because I want to save and at the same time it is through Apple’s software store, but Apple must change its policies towards developers in terms of 30% commission and start reducing it to become 10% at the most. We do not underestimate the company's right to benefit without excessive greed
I am wholeheartedly with Apple's policy, because it is undoubtedly one of what distinguishes Apple from others, in order to preserve the high standard they are accustomed to and to ensure adequate protection for its users in a respectable and classy environment.
In fact, no one denies Apple's keenness in the first place for its interest
But I am sure beyond any doubt that this step, if taken, would be tantamount to demolishing the firewall that distinguishes Apple devices.
I don't understand why the European Union insists that what it wants to do is the right thing to do
Instead of being preoccupied with legalizing the Apple Store to guarantee everyone their right, they let the user determine his fate