Apple will introduce the possibility of downloading and installing an application on iPhone or iPad from a website. Developers who want to offer theirs in this way will have to obey very strict rules.
The year 2024 will definitely be the year of change for car owners.iPhone. Those of theEuropean Union In any case. Since March 6, 2024, the Digital Markets Act (DMA) is in force in Europe, and thanks to it, large American Tech companies have had to profoundly modify their products in favor of the consumer. At the house of Apple, this is reflected in the iOS 17.4 update and all its new features. Beyond the possibility ofuse an app store other than the App Storethe firm is also preparing the ability to download and install an app directly from a website.
Apple has unsurprisingly conditioned this functionality on a whole bunch of obligations. In a general way, “Apps offered through a web distribution must meet verification requirements to protect the integrity of the platform, like all iOS apps, and can only be installed from a website domain that the developer has registered in App Store Connect“. But that’s not all.
Apple will authorize the downloading of applications from a website, under conditions
We will note that as it stands, only large developers will be able to offer their applications via this distribution channel. It is necessary, among other things, “be a member in good standing of the Apple Developer Program for two consecutive years or more and have an application that has recorded more than a million first installations annually on iOS in the EU in the previous calendar year“.
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The user is also protected to avoid possible malware. “When installing an app, a system popup will display information that developers have submitted to Apple for review, such as app name, developer name, app description, screenshots, etc. screen and age restrictions“. The function will be deployed “in spring” via a iOS updatewithout specifying the date.