How Apple will stop iPhone sideloading outside of Europe

Just as I had suspected, Apple rolled out iOS 17.4 beta 1 with support for iPhone sideloading and all the other Digital Markets Act (DMA) requirements it has to implement by March 7th.

I went and installed iOS 17.4 beta 1, looking for signs of iPhone sideloading support in iOS, but I didn't find any. Apple will probably enable information screens as we get closer to that deadline and as developers actually start making apps available for sideloading.

I might not be a fan of sideloading, but I'll be able to see how everything works since I live in the EU. International iPhone owners who actually want to sideload apps and all that entails will not be able to do it even if the features were enabled in iOS 17.4 beta 1.

Apple made it clear from the announcement that the features will be restricted to Europe due to the DMA legislation. This implied that Apple would enforce the measure by placing restrictions on international iPhone users.

It's not just about location. When the Vision Pro preorders started, I realized that Apple might use the Apple ID location to prevent access to sideloading. Discoveries in iOS 17.4 beta 1 code suggest that's exactly what will happen.

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