Apple has recently been facing pressure from regulators and rivals over its control over its iOS App Store. Now, the company has published a new document that showcases its defensive stance on the subject, which also warns of the hazards of allowing sideloading of iOS applications.

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According to the 31 page long document with the title “Building a Trusted Ecosystem for Millions of Apps, A threat analysis of sideloading”, the Cupertino based giant shared a that “Some are demanding that Apple support the distribution of apps outside of the App Store, through direct downloads or third-party app stores, a process also referred to as ‘sideloading. Supporting sideloading through direct downloads and third party app stores would cripple the privacy and security protections that have made iPhone so secure, and expose users to serious security risks.”

In other words, Apple is strictly against bringing in competition due to these concerns, which it has also told US lawmakers as well. As of right now, the iPhone maker has even voiced out concerns of being forced by the European Union to allow third party app stores and direct download of apps by the user. However, there is a major flaw in Apple’s argument against “sideloading.” As pointed out by TheRegister, the brand refers to sideloading as both the user directly downloading and installing apps and third party app stores.

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Although, this is not the case as only the former classifies as side loading and the two scenarios are not equal to one another. Generally speaking, “sideloading” is when the users installs an app on their device without a trusted intermediary that performs some oversight function. Or simply put, installing apps that are not from an official source. This means that installing an app from an unverified website is not similar to downloading an app from an app store from another rival company like Google, Epic Games, or Microsoft, which Apple is clearly against to hold onto its monopoly.

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