▲ 9 r/iosdev
Apple quietly added a “Default App Installation” setting in iOS 26.5 for Brazil 👀
Right now it still only shows the App Store, but the fact this exists at all is kinda huge.
It sits alongside default browser, payments, email, etc. Which basically means Apple is structurally preparing iOS for alternative app marketplaces.
After years of fighting sideloading, they literally built the doorway.
Brazil might be one step away now.
u/Haolge996 — 18 hours ago