https://techcrunch.com/2024/01/25/apple-dma-changes/

Apple has announced a raft of changes incoming to iOS in the European Union as the iPhone maker prepares to roll out its response to the bloc’s ex ante competition reform, the Digital Markets Act (DMA).

Back in September, the EU designated Apple as one of six so-called “gatekeepers” subject to the DMA, listing the iOS App Store and its browser Safari as “core platform services”. The regulation imposes a series of obligations and restrictions on gatekeepers. In Apple’s case this includes forcing it to accept sideloading of apps, among other changes. The deadline for gatekeepers’ compliance with the DMA is March 7.