Apple is widely expected to launch a new and improved version of its iPhone software, iOS 17, at this June’s WWDC 2023 event. Like clockwork, a yearly upgrade to the iPhone’s software feature set debuts at the annual developer conference, giving devs an overview of the new tricks and tools they’ll be able to build into their services and applications. But iOS 17 could mark a fundamental shift for the company, as it seems on the verge of opening up its smartphone to third-party app stores for the first time.
Reliable Apple tipster Mark Gurman states in his Power On newsletter that the ability to ‘sideload’ apps — pushing applications to devices from outside Apple’s official App Store — will be made possible due to new European Union regulations that Apple must comply with by next year.
