The European Union's Digital Markets Act (DMA), which went into effect on November 1, 2022, requires 'gatekeeper' companies to open up their services and platforms to other companies and developers.
Otherwise known as sideloading, the change would allow customers to download apps without needing to use the App Store, which would mean developers wouldn't need to pay Apple's 15 to 30 percent fees. Apple in iOS 17 will for the first time allow iPhone users to download apps hosted outside of its official App Store, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman.