In the previous article, Xiaoguo brought you a lot of news about the opening of sideloading on iOS.
Combined with the revelations from many parties, as well as some signals released by Apple's official, the opening of iOS sideloading has basically become a foregone conclusion.
The main impetus for this change is mainly the EU's legal restrictions. The European Commission submitted a new amendment bill earlier this year that would order Apple to complete the opening of iOS App Store access by March next year. According to the latest news, after Europe, Japan may become the first country in Asia to promote the opening of iOS.
According to a report published this week by Nikkei Asian Review, Japan** is working on regulations that would require tech giants such as Apple and Google to allow the addition of external app stores in their mobile operating systems. 
Nikkeiasia's legislation aims to curb monopolistic practices by tech giants in the Japanese market, and will focus on four main areas: mobile app stores and payment systems, search, browsers, and the operating system itself. Currently, Japan's parliament proposes to pass new regulations in 2024 that would give Japan's fair** committee, the FTC, a higher authority, allowing it to impose fines of up to 6% of the revenue from non-compliant activities on companies that violate the rules.
According to a previous report, in 2022 alone, the App Store generated $46 billion (about 327.9 billion yuan) in revenue and sales for Japanese developers. Not only that, but Apple also took a 49% share of the Japanese smartphone market in the same year. 
With such a large market support, it's no surprise that Japan** plans to impose regulatory restrictions on Apple. Although the report said that the specific implementation standards of the new rules are not yet determined, it is likely that multinational technology giants such as Apple and Google will be restricted by the new rules, and Japanese companies are unlikely to be involved.
If the new regulations are implemented, Japanese software companies will be able to run their own app stores on iOS devices and use their own payment systems.
Japan's new regulations are expected to be fully implemented in 2024. It is not difficult to see that with the European Union and Japan taking the lead, it is expected that more and more countries and regions will join it in the future to jointly promote Apple's opening of iOS sideloading permissions.
Combined with the previous revelations brought by Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman, Apple is likely to be the first to bring this change to users in Europe in the iOS 17 system update released next spring. 
Of course, while Apple probably won't make a public announcement about the opening of iOS sideload, in terms of Apple's attention, this move is bound to generate a lot of attention and discussion. If the news is true, it is expected that this change will be rolled out gradually in the subsequent versions of iOS 17 that will be released next year. That said, time is running out for Apple. Of course, in the short term, even if Apple finally decides to open sideloading, I believe it will not have much impact on the user experience of domestic users. Do you support iOS opening up third-party app stores?Welcome to leave a message in the comment area and discuss with you. If you want to know more about the knowledge and skills of using Apple devices and inquire about the warranty, welcome to pay attention to the Fruit Fan Club.