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Message   VRSS    All   iOS 26.2 to Allow Third-Party App Stores in Japan Ahead of Regul   November 6, 2025
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Title: iOS 26.2 to Allow Third-Party App Stores in Japan Ahead of Regulatory
Deadline

Link: https://slashdot.org/story/25/11/06/2250226/i...

Japan's new competition rules are forcing Apple to open the iPhone to third-
party app stores, and iOS 26.2 will quietly flip that switch ahead of the
December deadline. MacRumors reports: According to a post shared on X by
@Tzzlala, iPhones running the beta in Japan are able to install alternative
app stores like AltStore PAL and Epic Games, and download apps from them,
though Fortnite in-app purchases are currently region-blocked by Epic. [...]
The guidelines are set to come into effect by December 18, 2025, while Apple
is expected to release iOS 26.2 in December, sometime between December 9 and
December 16. Epic Games has already announced plans to bring Fortnite and its
game store platform to iOS in Japan by late 2025.

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