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Apple's iOS 26.1 update introduces a new PhotoKit framework that lets third-party photo apps like Google Photos and Dropbox ...

iOS 26.1 will let third-party apps back up photos in the background

Apple is working on a new framework that will allow photo apps to back up images more reliably. Here are the details.
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Apple to Allow Third-Party App Stores on iOS

If the change goes through, third-party vendors like the Amazon App Store, Epic Games, and others could soon find their way onto the iPhone and iPad for the first time. Share on Facebook (opens in a ...
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Alternative App Stores Are Opening Up On iOS: Onside and Playgama Bring 300 Million Gamers to Europe’s iPhones

Europe’s digital landscape is entering into a new phase of openness. For the first time, developers are able to distribu ...

Epic says it has proof Apple was scaring users off third-party app stores

But Google still makes them intentionally difficult to install.

Everything new in iOS 26.1 beta 3: Third-party AI, Local Capture toggle, more

The third developer beta of iOS 26.1 is here, and it suggests that more third-party AI models could soon be available from ...
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How to sideload iOS apps to the iPhone with AltStore

Recent changes to EU laws require Apple to allow third-party app stores in EU countries. Here's how to use AltStore to sideload iOS apps. The European Union recently passed the Digital Markets Act ...
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iOS 18.2 to Allow Third-Party Browser Web Apps With Custom Engines in EU

Apple will allow third-party browsers in the European Union to create web apps for the iPhone Home Screen using their own custom engines when iOS 18.2 launches later this year. This expands on changes ...