"Apple Introduces EU App Store Policy Overhaul: Sideloading and Alternate Stores Included"
Apple announces significant changes to comply with EU regulations, including allowing developers to offer iOS apps through alternative app marketplaces, introducing new APIs for third-party web browsers, extending NFC technology access to banking and wallet apps, and providing options for using alternative payment service providers within apps. Users in the EU will be able to choose default App Stores and contactless payment apps, while developers can request interoperability with iPhone and iOS hardware and software features. These changes will only apply to the EU, except for the new capability for developers to submit a single app to stream all games, which extends beyond Europe.