EU-style App Store rules reach Brazil with new app stores & payments

Apple is bringing alternative app marketplaces and payment options to iPhone users in Brazil under an agreement with the country's antitrust regulator, extending App Store changes that were previously limited to the European Union. Apple announces changes to iOS in Brazil The changes reflect an agreement with Brazil's competition regulator, the Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Economica, known as CADE, and will arrive as part of iOS 26.5. Developers can begin integrating the new capabilities im