iPadOS 18’s surprising new feature is going to be sideloading apps

After complying with Europe's Digital Markets Act law with the iPhone, it seems Apple will have to do the same with the iPad. While the company tried to differentiate its App Store per operating system, the European Commission has announced that iPadOS is also a gatekeeping platform. Hence, it needs to comply with the DMA.

With that, the European Commission said Apple has six months from now to ensure "full compliance of iPadOS with the DMA obligations," which is around the time Cupertino will release its upcoming iPadOS 18 system.