Apple has finally given up: third-party stores will officially appear on iOS.

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- The feature will be introduced in March with the release of iOS 17.4. For now only in Europe;
- All stores will have to pass Apple's review, and then they will be available for download. Apps within stores are no longer moderated by Apple;
- Third-party stores will not pay a commission to Apple;
- Game streaming apps are finally allowed in the AppStore: GeForce Now, Xbox Cloud, and so on.

Theoretically, it will be possible to change the region and quietly download banking apps from third-party stores. Let's wait for spring.

https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/25/24050200/apple-third-party-app-stores-allowed-iphone-ios-europe-digital-markets-act