I don’t think they’re gong to offer this a second before they legally have to, which is march 2024 or potentially even later (the EU has in the past let deadlines slide if you show you’re working towards them).
Also it’s going to be EU only, there’s no way Apple opens their golden goose anywhere else.
The thing being that if they do it too late and regulators don’t like it, they will get a fine, so they need time to work out possible issues.
I think realistically we are looking at Dec/Jan.
I also think that there will be a way to bypass this restriction if you are somewhere else, unless they block it by SN, which is in itself also a possible door for fines.
Once the can of worms is open, it’s showtime for everybody. I’m so looking forward to it.
I do hope things go well with side loading, I make a few of my own utility apps and it’s annoying to have to reinstall them every week I want to use them, and to be limited to three at a time.
Strictly speaking, iOS has always supported side-loading - app developers do it every day all day long and not just on their own devices - you can deploy to ten thousand devices owned by regular users outside the company. And they don’t stop developers from extending that by having multiple accounts.
You can also sideload to any device used in an “enterprise” environment and there’s no limit on the number of devices. There’s also no technical barrier preventing non-enterprise deployment. No check if the user is at all related to an enterprise and no requirement for the developer to be part of the enterprise either (you might be a solo freelance developer writing an app used by enterprise customers).
It’s just Apple might (not will, might) sue any business that sideloads for for any other purpose than those two.
So - since it’s already technically Supported, Apple is likely to wait until the last day and then update their terms of service.
Yes you can also jailbreak and do whatever, but the point is that is not easy nor official.
I am looking forward to an alternative store where I can install apps that Apple cannot control. Many big and small developers will be running to publish their apps there just to stop paying Apple the big 30% cut or even the $100/year to publish free apps.
We can get things like a BitTorrent client, a decent YouTube client without ads and background playback, better pricing for other stuff, who knows what else.
What about side-loading apps? This is gonna be the single most important thing coming out this year, but they won’t mention it.
I don’t think they’re gong to offer this a second before they legally have to, which is march 2024 or potentially even later (the EU has in the past let deadlines slide if you show you’re working towards them).
Also it’s going to be EU only, there’s no way Apple opens their golden goose anywhere else.
Well I’m in the EU 😉
The thing being that if they do it too late and regulators don’t like it, they will get a fine, so they need time to work out possible issues.
I think realistically we are looking at Dec/Jan.
I also think that there will be a way to bypass this restriction if you are somewhere else, unless they block it by SN, which is in itself also a possible door for fines.
Once the can of worms is open, it’s showtime for everybody. I’m so looking forward to it.
Ah, I thought I was still on Canada lemmy!
I do hope things go well with side loading, I make a few of my own utility apps and it’s annoying to have to reinstall them every week I want to use them, and to be limited to three at a time.
Strictly speaking, iOS has always supported side-loading - app developers do it every day all day long and not just on their own devices - you can deploy to ten thousand devices owned by regular users outside the company. And they don’t stop developers from extending that by having multiple accounts.
You can also sideload to any device used in an “enterprise” environment and there’s no limit on the number of devices. There’s also no technical barrier preventing non-enterprise deployment. No check if the user is at all related to an enterprise and no requirement for the developer to be part of the enterprise either (you might be a solo freelance developer writing an app used by enterprise customers).
It’s just Apple might (not will, might) sue any business that sideloads for for any other purpose than those two.
So - since it’s already technically Supported, Apple is likely to wait until the last day and then update their terms of service.
Yes you can also jailbreak and do whatever, but the point is that is not easy nor official.
I am looking forward to an alternative store where I can install apps that Apple cannot control. Many big and small developers will be running to publish their apps there just to stop paying Apple the big 30% cut or even the $100/year to publish free apps.
We can get things like a BitTorrent client, a decent YouTube client without ads and background playback, better pricing for other stuff, who knows what else.