A reliable leaker says iPhone sideloading will come to the EU in the first half of 2024. So far, all signs point to this being only available in the EU, at least at first. Apple is making this change ...

The next version of Android could bar you from installing ancient apps in some circumstances. 9to5Google has spotted a code change indicating that Android 14 will block users from sideloading apps ...

Well, there we have it. The Apple CEO has said it. If you want to sideload apps on a smartphone, buy an Android. Speaking at The New York Times "DealBook" summit, Cook set out the battle lines: "I ...

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Apple claims that allowing developers to distribute apps outside its official App Store would "expose users to serious security risks". A new report from the company argues strongly against allowing ...

The recent release of Apple’s iOS 17.4 brings the ability for sideloading on the iPhone and alternative App Stores to users in Europe. Apple’s iOS operating system has traditionally operated within a ...

There’s been a tumult of regulatory activity aimed at Apple, and the company now faces a tidal wave that will eventually force it to open parts of its platform. Apple has improved on the arrangement ...

It’s no secret that Apple isn’t a fan of sideloading. Amid several regulatory battles over Apple’s locked-down App Store-centric system, the company has defended the iPhone’s security as an advantage ...

Terms of Google’s settlement with Epic have emerged, with third-party billing and side-loading of apps being made more convenient for the user. Image Credit: Peter Holden/TalkAndroid Editorial Note: ...

Apple is throwing its weight against the potential enforcement of sideloading as an option for all users of its products. But what exactly is sideloading? In essence, sideloading refers to the ...

Apple has always notoriously been against sideloading, but head of software Craig Federighi took it a step further with a dramatic statement at Web Summit 2021. He declared that “sideloading is a ...

One of the central ideas in a post-PC device is "full trust". What this boils down to is making it as difficult as possible to install software without some form of top-down control. By restricting ...