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CTOnews.com, August 15 (Xinhua) Mark Gurman of Bloomberg recently said in an interaction with netizens in his "Power On" Discord community that Apple iOS 17, in an update next spring, will only open the "side-loading" feature to the European market to allow users to install App other than App Store.

The CTOnews.com is summarized as follows: Goolman said that Apple is currently promoting the "side load" feature of iOS 17, and the first new version that supports this feature is expected to be released in the spring of 2024.

Gurman said Apple was forced to comply with the European Union's Digital Markets Act (DMA), which requires "gatekeeping" companies, including Apple, to open their platforms and accommodate external app stores and payment platforms, and requires default services such as email and messaging to be set to third-party applications, so "side loading" is limited to iPhone users in Europe.

Goolman also said that Apple is committed to "diluting" the ability to side-load apps and will not advertise it publicly, and that the feature will be "hidden" in the setup app to dissuade as many users as possible from using the feature.

Goolman also said that Apple has set the location, which means that users outside Europe want to download applications outside App Store, and it is almost impossible to deceive the iOS 17 implementation.

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