I wonder how Sideloading will work (EU)

[contacos]

iOS obviously is not magically going to support something like .exe or .apk files and the only way to built Apps is Xcode, which you need to be signed up for. I doubt Apps will grant access to the system (for customisations for example) either and they will remain "sandboxed".

My guess is that Apple is going to use as many "loopholes" as possible to comply to the rules and what I see happening is that developers still need to pay for a developer account to built and compile apps but they will have the option to "sign" those apps with a "verified" (and of course paid for) link or something like that? Basically you will be able to download "ipa" files from other stores but Apple will still get its money at the end of the day to make it as unpleasant but technically an option as possible.

The external link thingy they just implemented for the US comes to mind.

What do you think?

 

[robvalentine]

Definate malicious compliance. Which will then take another couple of years of lawsuits and goverment investigations to resolve.

 

[Cobalt Blizzard]

I wonder how exactly they will know if I am in EU or not? Physical location? iCloud country? Device serial number?

 

[KRBM]

I wonder how exactly they will know if I am in EU or not? Physical location? iCloud country? Device serial number?

Settings > Language & Region > Region

 

[Cobalt Blizzard]

Settings > Language & Region > Region

That easy? I think they’ll make it much harder to get ability to sideload for non-EU users.

 

[krspkbl]

They'll make it as difficult as possible. It'll be hidden away in a menu somewhere with a big bad scary warning saying how "dangerous" it can be lol. I don't know if it's changed but on Android i think you have to go into a secret menu (tap x amount of times) to enable developer mode.

Apple should just do it the same way they do on Mac lol. Or how Windows does it. Sideloading is feature not something to be scared of.

I'm no developer but I assume there is some kind of container that an app is packaged into. Once that's compiled then the developer should be allowed to distribute for download on their website or in their own store. It should be as simple as allowing external apps in the OS, downloading it (through a browser for example), and installing it but Apple will make it as awkward as possible.

 

[iStorm]

That easy? I think they’ll make it much harder to get ability to sideload for non-EU users.

Agreed. They could potentially go by model number. The first two letters before the slash determines the region the phone was made for or sold.

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[contacos]

Agreed. They could potentially go by model number. The first two letters before the slash determines the region the phone was made for or sold.

How to Find Out What Country Your iPhone Came From

Need to know where your iPhone came from? We’ll show you how to find out.

www.makeuseof.com

Isn’t the UK and Switzerland using the same model though? And they are not in the EU

 

[iStorm]

Isn’t the UK and Switzerland using the same model though? And they are not in the EU

Yes, that is true.