Subj : Apple to allow "sideloading" in iOS 17?
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From : LundukeJournal
Date : Fri Apr 21 2023 08:00:03

Apple to allow "sideloading" in iOS 17?

Date:
Fri, 21 Apr 2023 06:51:46 GMT

Description:
Is Apple being forced into it by new EU legislation? Will they allow 
sideloading outside of the EU?

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Ive long been a critic of Apples efforts to lock down iOS  their almost total 
prohibition of installing software outside of their locked-down App Store 
borders on the draconian. 

And the fact that Apple has rebranded the simple act of installing software 
on your computer as sideloading in some sort of strange attempt to demonize a 
thing that every computer user has been able to do since computers had 
software its just ridiculous. 

See also: 

 Sideloading is the most important feature of any SmartPhone 

 Apple: Sideloading is the DEVIL! 

 Apple Police arrest man for "malicious sideloading of DOOM" 

Luckily, it appears that we may have a silver lining on the horizon. 

According to multiple sources, Apple may be changing iOS to allow sideloading 
at least in some markets. 

 Bloomberg is saying the following change will be announced at Apples World 
Wide Developer Conference (which happens on June 5th): 

iOS 17 will cause some noise beyond WWDC itself. Apple is working to overhaul 
the software to open up the iPhone to sideloading  the downloading of apps 
outside of its official store  to comply with new European regulations by 
next year. 

This prediction is being echoed by an earlier report TechCrunch and appears 
to be the result of upcoming legislation in the European Union  which 
requires that end users be allowed to install software on their own devices 
and computers. 

Note: The Free Software Foundation Europe issued an open letter to EU 
Legislators in support of that law.  The Lunduke Journal fully supports that 
effort and was a signatory on that letter . 

As of this moment this is still somewhat up in the air.  Apple has made no 
firm announcement around this.  And some Tech Journalists have written dire 
predictions for if it were to come to pass. 

Likewise, even if Apple were to include the ability to sideload in iOS 17 
theres no guarantee that they will allow that functionality in countries 
outside of the EU. 

Just the same, I am cautiously optimistic. 

Apple used to be a company that focused on end-user freedom and flexibility.  
On modularity of both software and hardware.  Over the last several years 
they have really gone in the opposite direction (locked down hardware, 
artificially restricting users from installing software, etc.).  Regardless 
of the motivation it would be nice to see Apple move back towards increased 
end-user freedom. 

Even if only a little. Share 

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Link to news story:
https://lunduke.substack.com/p/apple-to-allow-sideloading-in-ios


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