Apple persuaded the EU not to extend the Digital Markets Act (DMA) to the iPad. So the ability to install applications from third-party sources will appear only on the iPhone. In this respect reports edition 9To5Mac.
From March 2024, the DMA requires major digital platform owners such as Apple, Google and Microsoft not to limit the distribution of applications. The stricter the requirements of the law, the more users of so-called fake services such as the App Store.
Apple managed to convince the European Commission that iPad and iPhone are devices with different audiences. Therefore, the App Store audience on iPhone and iPad cannot be combined and the requirements for them must be different.
As a result, as 9To5Mac writes, some of the strictest DMA requirements will only apply to the iPhone. Especially in March, it will be possible to download applications to Apple smartphones from third-party sources. Additionally, iPhone users will be allowed to change the default browser, and the NFC module will be available in all applications, not just Apple Pay.
All these changes will appear on the iPhone with the release of iOS 17.4, which is currently undergoing beta testing and available to developers.
It was previously revealed that Apple was the first will implement adds new innovative processors to its products.