Alternative app stores for iPhone will be a reality very soon and Apple is already letting you try them
Along with iOS 17.4, many new features are coming to the iPhone and Apple is already preparing for them. One of the biggest changes is the arrival of alternative app markets to the iPhone and the company has just informed developers t hat These alternative app stores can now begin testing
Apple ha launched its App Store Connect API to configure the distribution of these alternative markets of applications and now you can Use the TestFlight app to beta test these alternative app stores on the iPhone.
Developers who have agreed to the new terms and conditions can now use the new App Store Connect features and the App Store Connect API to configure marketplace distribution and marketplace apps, and use TestFlight to beta test these features. TestFlight also supports applications that use alternative browser engines and alternative payments through payment service providers and web page links.
The iPhone App Store will change in the EU from March 6
Alongside alternative app stores, Apple has also decided allow in TestFlight applications that use alternative browsers to WebKitI hope Chrome will be updated soon to use its own search engine, as well alternative payment applications to Apple Paysince Apple already allows any application to use NFC.
iOS 17.4 will be a historic update
iOS 17.4 represents an opening of the iPhone like we have rarely seen in an Apple update. Starting with alternative application stores and ending with the opening of NFC, without forgetting the possibility that browsers now have to use alternative search engines. In addition, we can choose from a large number of browsers the first time we open Safari.
This update will arrive in the first days of March, so it is normal that Apple is already starting to allow developers to update their applications and start testing them so that ready for iOS 17.4 release. We will see if there is an alternative application store ready to launch, since it requires fulfilling a series of requirements that are not easy.
To do this, you must not only demonstrate your solvency with one million dollars, but you must also accept the new commercial conditions which include a basic technology fee requiring app marketplaces to pay $0.50 per install when apps reach 1 million installs.
