Apple opens iOS to rival app stores in Brazil after antitrust settlement with CADE

Apple Announces Changes to iOS in Brazil

Apple announced on Wednesday changes to iOS in Brazil that will empower developers to:

  • Distribute apps through alternative marketplaces,
  • Operate their own app stores, and
  • Process payments for digital goods outside Apple’s In-App Purchase system.

These changes take effect with iOS 26.5 and are a result of a settlement with Brazil’s competition regulator, CADE. Brazil becomes the latest country to gain greater app store flexibility, following in the footsteps of Europe [...].

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