The EU isn’t buying Apple’s explanation
It appears that these changes will initially only be rolled out in Europe, but given that US lawmakers have also been discussing sideloading, a broader rollout is presumably not far off.
Apple will still have some requirements in place
The company will not give up all control and could mandate certain security requirements for all apps and may even ask for a verification fee. It’s not known whether developers distributing their apps through the official store will be allowed to install payment systems of choice.
Other than that, Apple may allow third-party apps to more closely interact with the company’s hardware and core system functions and also open up features that are currently only accessible to its own apps, such as the NFC chip and the Find My network.
Google’s Android and even Apple’s Mac already allow sideloading.
