Re:iOS 17 will reportedly set the stage for sideloading apps...
by philwelch on Monday April 17, 2023 @05:45PM
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> Basically the risk would be someone like TikTok dropping out of the store, but I find that unlikely.
Maybe it's the other way around. I don't know the current legislative status of the attempts to ban TikTok, but the most realistic mechanism for doing so would involve banning it from app stores. By enabling sideloading, Apple would be enabling TikTok to circumvent such a ban.
Maybe it's the other way around. I don't know the current legislative status of the attempts to ban TikTok, but the most realistic mechanism for doing so would involve banning it from app stores. By enabling sideloading, Apple would be enabling TikTok to circumvent such a ban.