Apple may avoid punitive daily fines for breaching the European Union's (EU) Digital Markets Act as the bloc is set to approve the App Store changes.
EU antitrust regulators will reportedly approve Apple’s App Store changes
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Apple now permits cellular phone calls and carrier-based SMS/MMS/RCS messages in third-party apps, but only in Europe
Apple provides new APIs to third-party developers in the European Union that enable cellular phone calls and SMS, MMS and RCS messaging within apps.
AltStore PAL v2.1.6 released for EU users with several bug fixes and improvements
The AltStore Team took to social media platform X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday to share some exciting news concerning AltStore PAL, a third-party App Store experience for iPhones and iPads that anyone residing in the European Union (EU) can use to install apps that aren’t available in the first-party App Store by Apple.
Apple stops selling iPhone SE, iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus in Europe
Apple has started pulling the third-generation iPhone SE, iPhone 14, and iPhone 14 Plus from the European Union market ahead of the USB-C requirement.
EU wants iPadOS to give other styluses the same level of access as Apple Pencil
Better support for third-party styluses in iPadOS will come unless Apple chooses confrontation with the European Union (EU) and its Digital Markets Act (DMA).
iOS 18.2: Delete the App Store, Camera, Photos, and Safari apps from your iPhone
iOS 18.2 will let folks in the European Union (EU) delete the App Store from their iPhone, plus the built-in Camera, Photos and Safari apps.
SparseRestore-based hack called EUEnabler can enable App Stores like AltStore PAL outside of the EU
Ever European Union-based regulators shook things up for Apple, the Cupertino-based company is now forced to allow third-party App Stores such as AltStore PAL and the Epic Games Store in the EU. Sadly, these experiences aren’t available anywhere else in the world because Apple predictably region-locked them to the EU.
Fortnite mobile officially available in AltStore PAL for iPhone & iPad owners in the EU
The romance between AltStore PAL and Epic Games only continues to deepen this week following Epic Games’ MegaGrant to the AltStore team ahead of the company’s plans to host its popular Fortnite mobile game on the platform.
First iPhone torrenting apps hit the AltStore PAL marketplace in the EU
iPhone and iPad owners who live in the European Union can now install torrenting apps like iTorrent and qBitControl, but not from the App Store.
AltStore PAL v2.1 launches with support for Recommended Sources and access to new apps
Back in April, AltStore sideloading platform developer Riley Testut released AltStore PAL, an Apple-approved alternative app marketplace that the iPhone maker was essentially forced to allow into existence by new regulations approved in the European Union. And today, AltStore PAL is getting even better.
iOS 17.5 brings support for downloading iPhone apps directly from websites
The iOS 17.5 update provides support for downloading iPhone apps from developer websites but only for customers in the European Union (EU).
Apple could make iPhone sideloading a “highly controlled system”
Apple is reportedly preparing to allow customers to sideload iPhone apps from alternative app stores beginning in the first half of 2024.