There’s always a catch and some fine print. Yesterday Apple released iOS 17.4 (and iPadOS 17.4), the version which adheres to the EU’s newly gone into.
Yesterday Apple released iOS 17.4 (and iPadOS 17.4), the version which adheres to the EU’s newly gone into effect Digital Markets Act (DMA), even if Apple’s compliance seems to be incredibly begrudging and at times resentment-filled.
You can tell from its press releases on the matter, and the theme continues today with a support document that outlines what happens if an EU citizen with access to a third party app store leaves the EU “for too long”. You guessed it – no more access to the third party app store for you.
