Apple to allow iOS app downloads direct from websites in the EU
by Tom Warren from The Verge - All Posts on (#6K9G1)
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Apple is planning to make further changes in EU countries to allow some developers to distribute their iOS apps directly from a website. The new web distribution feature will be available with a software update later this spring," according to Apple, providing developers with a key new way to distribute iOS apps in EU markets without the need for a separate app store - as long as they're willing to adhere to Apple's strict rules.
While Apple is opening up iOS to more third-party apps here, these are still some key security protections around how apps are distributed via websites - namely, you'll still have to work within the strict Apple app development ecosystem. Apps offered through Web Distribution must meet Notarization...