Update: Apple informs Joe Rossingol that this is a bug and that it will be fixed. In iOS 17. 4, users may not receive this alert when downloading from their default app market. “App install sheets are automatically disabled for installs from a user’s default market,” Apple says on its website.
iOS 17. 4 includes a number of changes in reaction to the Digital Markets Act in Europe. One of those changes is for select app marketplaces, and Apple is also making changes to its own App Store.
As discovered via Nilean from MacStories on Mastodon, iOS 17. 4 in the EU includes a new splash screen when you install an app from the App Store.
The spark says “App Store” to install an app. Check the data before installation. Below the warning, you’ll see detailed data about the app you’re about to install. Then, you can hit a separate “Install App” button if you need to proceed with the process. Otherwise, there’s an option to cancel. “
This is similar to the pop-up that will appear when you install an app from a third-party app marketplace. One of the key issues of the DMA is that Apple can’t favor its own App Store over third-party app stores. Why the warning also appears when downloading from the Apple App Store.
In iOS 17. 4, Apple will also allow users to set third-party app marketplaces as their default app stores. Users will be required to install third-party app marketplaces from the online page of the operator of that app marketplace.
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