The EU claims Apple’s new rules for sideloading iPhone apps come with “overly strict eligibility requirements” and other limits. (via Cult of Mac - Apple news, rumors, reviews and how-tos)

Evercore analyst Amit Daryanani is out with a new analysis that shows Apple’s EU App Store revenue data does not currently show any meaningful change to revenue levels since the company’s compliance with the Digital Markets Act. Philip Elmer-DeWitt covers Daryanani’s note for Apple 3.0: ‎ The changes Apple implemented to comply with the DMA went into effect at the beginning of March and EU App Store revenue was +28% in March and +22% in April. March revenue was up 9% from the pre-DMA levels in February and April revenue was +6% vs. February. The lack of impact is likely driven by the mechanism Apple implemented in order to comply with the DMA, which introduces a “Core Technology Fee” for…

In January, Apple announced it would soon allow iPhone and iPad users in Europe to download apps from third-party app stores. Actually opening one, however, isn’t easy. Austin Carr for Bloomberg News: ‎ 28-year-old developers [Riley Testut and Shane Gill] saw Apple’s policy shift as a chance to legitimize the unauthorized service they designed several years ago to let users play old-school video games on their iPhones. The pair, who run a bootstrapped startup from the Dallas apartment they share, began slogging through Apple’s approval process for third-party shops. Their experience offers a glimpse of the road ahead for other outsiders looking to take advantage of Apple’s changes… [Apple] introduced a complicated set of policies for those who want to…

iPad joined the European Union's list of "gatekeeper" platforms, which will force Apple to allow sideloading applications. (via Cult of Mac - Apple news, rumors, reviews and how-tos)

Briefing the media on the latest development to its EU app ecosystem this week, an Apple representative said developers wanting to distribute iOS apps directly will be able to tap into the entitlement through iOS 17.5 beta 2. Natasha Lomas for TechCrunch: ‎ Apple is opening up web distribution for iOS apps targeting users in the European Union starting Tuesday. Developers who opt in — and who meet Apple’s criteria, including app notarization requirements — will be able to offer iPhone apps for direct download to EU users from their own websites. It’s a massive change for a mobile ecosystem that otherwise bars so-called “sideloading.” Apple’s walled garden stance has enabled it to funnel essentially all iOS developer revenue through…

The EC opened a non-compliance investigation into whether Apple is fully following the rules of the Digital Markets Act. (via Cult of Mac - Apple news, rumors, reviews and how-tos)