Apple Releases Developer Beta for iOS 17.5 with Alternative Marketplaces

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Apple Releases Developer Beta for iOS 17.5 with Alternative Marketplaces
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Apple has just released the first developer beta software for the next big iPhone release, iOS 17.5, as predicted. And, right on cue, it’s available as a public beta, too. While there will be many changes in the coming weeks before its final release, the first indications are that there will a lot to look forward to. Here’s what we know.As part of the responses to the European Union’s Digital Markets Act, Apple is opening up the iPhone to alternative marketplaces. With iOS 17.5, a mechanism to make this happen looks likely to arrive.Apple had previously said this: “Web Distribution, available with a software update later this spring, will let authorized developers distribute their iOS apps to EU users directly from a website owned by the developer.” It looks like the foundations are being laid for this in the first developer and public betas. With this update, users in the EU will be able to install apps from a developer’s website

Apple has released the first developer beta software for iOS 17.5, which will allow alternative marketplaces on the iPhone. This update will enable users in the EU to install apps directly from a developer's website.

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