Facing Billions in DMA Fines, Apple Lets EU iPhone Users Install Apps Outside the App Store
Facing Billions in DMA Fines, Apple Lets EU iPhone Users Install Apps Outside the App Store
A last-minute rule change lets European iPhone owners download apps from rival stores and developer websites, while introducing new fees that Apple hopes will satisfy regulators in Brussels.
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Apple notes that off-store downloads work only inside the EU, and disappear if you stay outside the bloc for more than 30 days.
Assholes.
I wonder if Europeans should have a case when they want to do 31 days of business travel and Apple cut off their apps.
“No problem, here’s the exemption form; please attach your itinerary and a blood sample”
That’s what Apple Vision Pro is for. Now, you can stay home and imagine your destination in isolation. And you’ll have to stay home because the battery life will keep you tethered to a pretty reliable power source.
META -$70b on Metaverse likes the sound of Apple trying the same :)
They should hit Apple with the penalty for breaking the spirit of the agreement.
Anyone know the whole range of the enabling technologies for the geofencing?
Look at the nearby WiFi networks, check GPS, see what cell towers are around, (Apple account registration location)…?
Core Location is a multi-sensor system process in iOS. GPS, WiFi, cellular, Bluetooth, accelerometer, altimeter in order (as of ~5 years ago)
https://lagrangepoint.substack.com/p/airpods-hearing-aid-hacking#footnote-1-151260143
I wonder if this method would work
Interesting read, thanks