Comment by redbell

Oh, no! This is the least thing I expected to see as the #1 in Hacker News' front page!

This is a plot twist I never thought it would happen. While the EU [1], Japan [2] , UK [3] and Australia [4] are in the process of forcing Apple to allow sideloading and alternative App Stores, Google, which was far from these obligations, had taken a totally unexpected road to limit/control how sideloading should work.

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1.https://developer.apple.com/support/dma-and-apps-in-the-eu/

2.https://www.phonearena.com/news/the-world-is-changing-japan-...

3.https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/uk-passes-bill-whic...

4.https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jun/06/australia...