Jess Weatherbed reports via The Verge: Apple's iOS 17.4 update is now available, introducing new emojis and encryption security protocols for iMessage, as well as some big changes to contactless payments in the App Store and European iPhone platforms. Apple is making some of these changes to comply with the EU's Digital Markets Act (DMA). The DMA is a law aimed at making the digital economy fairer by eliminating the unfair advantage that big tech companies have over businesses and end users. iOS 17.4 will allow third-party developers to offer alternative app marketplaces and app downloads to their EU users from outside the iOS App Store. Developers who want to take advantage of this will have to go through Apple's approval process and pay a “core technology fee” to Apple, which charges 50 euro cents per install once an app reaches 1 million downloads per year. Her iPhone owners within the EU will see various update notes specifically mentioning new options available in the app store, web browser, and payment options.
We know that at least one of Mobivention's enterprise app marketplaces will be available on March 7, although the approval process may take some time. Epic is also working on releasing his Epic Game Store on iOS in 2024, and software company MacPaw plans to officially launch his Setapp store in April. iOS 17.4 allows people in the EU to download alternative browser engines not based on Apple's WebKit, such as Chrome or Firefox, and adds a new feature that asks iOS Safari to choose a default browser the first time you open it. Added selection screen. . Although no replacement browser has been officially announced, Google and Mozilla are currently experimenting with a new iOS browser that may eventually be released to the public.
Apple is also introducing a new API that will allow third-party developers to use the iPhone's NFC payment chip for contactless payment services other than Apple Pay and Apple Wallet in the European Economic Area. Alternative contactless providers have not yet been identified, but users can[設定]>[プライバシーとセキュリティ]>[非接触型と NFC]You can find a list of apps that have requested this feature at. Apple previously revealed plans to end support for progressive web apps (PWA) in the EU to avoid building a “whole new unified architecture” centered around DMA compliance, but the company has now announced that We will continue to provide the existing home screen web application.” Features for EU users.” However, these homescreen apps will still run using WebKit technology, and there is no option to leverage third-party browser engines.
