Apple will let iPhone users in Brazil get apps and services outside of the App Store
Brazil is forcing changes to how Apple runs the iPhone app business. After an antitrust probe by the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE), Apple has agreed to let Brazilian iPhone users download and pay for apps and digital services outside the official App Store. CADE has approved Apple’s proposed fixes, and the company now has 105 days to put them in place.
The move follows similar pressure in the EU and other markets that have pushed Apple to loosen its tight control over software distribution and in‑app payments. Details on how alternative app access and payment options will work in Brazil are still to come, but the decision marks another crack in Apple’s global App Store model.
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