Apple opens iOS app distribution in Brazil (opens in new tab)

Apple said on June 18 that developers in Brazil can distribute iOS apps through alternative app marketplaces and offer payment options for digital goods and services outside Apple’s In-App Purchase system. The changes are available on iOS 26.5 and later. The update follows Apple’s agreement with Brazil’s competition regulator, Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Econômica, or CADE, after an antitrust dispute over App Store rules. Apple will still require alternative marketplaces to receive auth...