Apple is reportedly preparing to allow customers to sideload iPhone apps from alternative app stores beginning in the first half of 2024.
Apple could make iPhone sideloading a “highly controlled system”
Europe
European iPhone 15 models could be the next to lose the legacy SIM card tray
The upcoming iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro models destined for European countries like France are rumored to ditch the SIM card tray and go all-in on eSIM technology.
RIP Lightning: Will Apple cave to the European Union pressure to adopt USB-C charging on iPhone by 2024?
New EU rules may force Apple to drop its proprietary Lightning connector and adopt USB-C charging for its iPhone, AirPods and other products by late 2024.
Apple’s acquisition of UK’s open banking startup Credit Kudos could be a precursor to Apple Card’s arrival in Europe
Apple Card may hit Europe after all, breaking its US exclusivity, as Apple has snapped up Credit Kudos, UK's startup which offers credit-checking services.
HBO MAX is coming to 15 additional European countries on March 8, six more later in 2022
HBO Max has been scheduled to launch in fifteen new European countries next month in its second wave of European launches. The WarnerMedia-owned service has also confirmed it'll be coming to an additional six countries in Europe “later in 2022.”
Beats Fit Pro arriving soon in Canada, Japan and a bunch of countries in Europe
Apple's Beats-branded earbuds, the $200 Beat Pro Fit, are officially launching in Canada, Japan and European countries at the end of January.
Here’s how much Europeans will be paying for HBO Max when it arrives on October 26
WarnerMedia has announced HBO Max Europe prices for the six countries where the service is scheduled to debut on October 26. The company also said that HBO Max will be coming to more markets across Europe in 2022 than its previous release schedule would have us believe.
HBO Max is debuting in Europe on October 26. Here’s why Germany and UK are not on the list
HBO Max is coming to six European markets on October 26 sans Germany and the UK, with the list of HBO Max countries expanding in 2022 to accommodate an additional 14 new nations.
Video: Tim Cook explains Apple’s new privacy features to European customers
Apple has turned protecting user privacy into a valuable marketing tool, and now its chief executive has addressed fans in Europe with a video highlighting the new privacy features.
Apple’s new iCloud data center in Viborg is now operational, running on 100% renewable energy.
After nearly four years of construction, Apple's new iCloud data center, located near the Danish city of Viborg in Europe, is now operational. Like all of the company's data centers, this one's running on 100 percent renewable energy. Earlier this summer, the Cupertino company completed one of Scandinavia’s largest solar arrays to power the Viborg facility. It marks the first Danish solar project built without the use of public subsidies.
Apple invests in the construction of two of the world’s largest onshore wind turbines
Apple today said it's advanced its self-imposed 2030 carbon neutral goal by investing in the world’s largest onshore wind turbines in Denmark and new clean energy efforts in Germany.
Apple expands iPhone repair services to more countries with additional options for customers
Apple made an announcement this morning that it's expanding its iPhone repair services to "hundreds of new locations" across the United States, while also opening the Independent Repair Provider Program to independent repair shops across Europe and Canada.