iPad users will miss out on third-party app stores, browser engines, and more - 9to5Mac
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Yesterday, Apple announced some major changes to the App Store and the broader iPhone platform in the European Union, including...

The iPad is not part of all modifications made by Cupertino to adhere to the EU law.

  • The ability to install third-party app marketplaces and download apps from third-party app marketplaces will be an option only on the iPhone.

  • The new prompt in Safari that asks users to pick a default browser engine is coming only to the iPhone.

  • Support for third-party browser engines is coming only to the iPhone.

  • The ability to set default NFC and wallet apps will only be available on the iPhone.

  • loobkoob
    11•5 months ago

    I’m kind of surprised Apple is willing to fragment things so much just to avoid these consumer-friendly rulings as much as they can. Obviously it’s profit-driven - I get that - but it seems to go against their branding a little, where the Apple ecosystem is typically very simple to use and has parity across devices.

    • @fogstormberryEnglish
      4•5 months ago

      I think that’s the point. things are still simple if you stick to apple’s ecosystem and only get messy when you try to step out

      • @RGB3x3@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4•5 months ago

        But they don’t even get that messy. Certainly not as messy as Apple is making it by causing their devices not to have feature parity.

        All people want to do is install any app they want on their $1000 device. I don’t get why that’s such a problem for them.

        • benEnglish
          6•5 months ago

          Because the app store and all of its marketing is a huge source of revenue for them. Giving up even the smallest portion of that market goes against their company goal of: number go up.