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Written by Mysk🇨🇦🇩🇪 on 2024-11-27 at 10:22

If you delete the App Store app hoping that you'd force iOS to open App Store links in the browser, you're mistaken. iOS will refuse to open the links in your browser and prompts you to restore the App Store app first. As of iOS 18.2, iPhone users can't view iOS apps without sharing identifiable analytics with #Apple.

Side notes: Deleting the App Store app is a new feature in iOS 18.2 only available to EU users. The App Store website supports Android mobile browsers

[#]privacy #Apple #DMA

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Written by Mysk🇨🇦🇩🇪 on 2024-11-27 at 10:26

The App Store website supports mobile browsers as shown in this screenshot taken from an Android device:

#Apple #privacy #Apple #DMA

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Written by Wesley de Groot 🥷 on 2024-11-27 at 11:35

@mysk does long press and open work? without AppStore?

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Written by Mysk🇨🇦🇩🇪 on 2024-11-27 at 11:39

@0xWDG The link preview will show a sneak peek but you can't scroll and you get this prompt:

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Written by Wesley de Groot 🥷 on 2024-11-27 at 11:41

@mysk bruh. ☹️

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Written by bomberfish 🔻 on 2024-11-27 at 13:59

@mysk they probably forgot to change the code that assigns the app store website to the app itself. hopefully this is a bug and not intentional

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Written by Mysk🇨🇦🇩🇪 on 2024-11-27 at 14:16

@fish Unlikely, as this prompt is new:

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Written by Ondřej Michálek on 2024-12-17 at 11:52

@mysk They implemented an analogical catch-22 to weaken the third party app store requirement. You can setup iOS without Apple account (to my surprise) but the device will allow you to install a store only if Apple deems you worthy of it. It is indicated by some location string at the bottom of the settings page.

iOS did not trust GPS or IP address, only creating their account fixed it. I bet that #DMA does not mandate third party app sources availability only after accepting Apple's EULA!

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