- The first native porn application of the iPhone is now available on iOS in the EU
- The whirlpool has arrived thanks to the EU third party application stores like Altstore
- Apple says he is “deeply concerned about security risks”
Apple responded with anger to the arrival of the first native porn application of the iPhone, Hot Tub, on iOS in the EU this week. The application has become available on the ALTSTORE third -party applications market – and an Apple declaration indicates that the company “does not approve of this application” and that it is “deeply concerned about security risks”.
The arrival of the application was announced by Altstore, a third -party application shop that arrived in the EU just under a year ago thanks to the regulations of the European Union which forced Apple to Allow alternative application markets in the region.
The whirlpool is described as a “adult content browser” and will allow iOS users who live in the EU both search and read videos from adult websites, including pornhub. He claims to be “the first porn application approved by Apple”, but Apple has categorical and is furious that it was indeed obliged to authorize an application on iPhones which would otherwise be blocked according to the rules of the App Store of Apple.
In a press release, Apple said: “We are deeply concerned about the safety risks that hardcore porn applications of this type create for EU users, especially children. This application and others as will know the Confidence and consumer confidence in our ecosystem that we have worked for more than a decade to make the best in the world.
Apple added that the hot tub and other applications as it would not be authorized in the official app store. “Unlike the false statements made by the Marketplace developer, we certainly do not approve of this application and never offer it in our application store. The truth is that we are held by the European Commission to allow it to be Distributed by market operators such as Altstore and Epic who may not share our concerns for user safety, “added the declaration.
This mention of Epic, which financed the alstore, is notable, because the Fortnite Maker previously said that Apple had ended his developer account following the fallout from his antitrust trial in 2020. But despite Apple’s reluctance on Altstore, there is currently not much that ‘He cannot do to stop the arrival of Hot Tub On Iphones in the EU. ..
Analysis: Apple’s whirlpool anger is not a surprise
🙋️ To answer certain questions: the whirlpool is not visible in Altstore PAL by default, and it is not a recommended source, you must explicitly add its source before it appears in Altstore Pal – Just like the majority of alstore applications. This means that you will only see it if you want 🙂 https://t.co/4ucwl8mjseFebruary 3, 2025
Third -party application stores like Altstore are not a full West West. As this Apple support doc explains, all applications always go through an Apple “notarization process”. It is indeed a basic control that ensures that they “free from known malware, viruses or other security threats”.
There are also obstacles to applications like the whirlpool ending in bad hands. As the alstore mentions above, the application is not visible in its default store, and you must take manual measures to make it available. Nor is it the first time that porn has been available on iPhones, as it has been possible to access via web browsers (such as Apple Safari).
However, the arrival of a dedicated porn application on iOS which has followed an official approval process is always important – and it is that which Apple is naturally not at all satisfied, in particular given alstore describing tire of ‘Application as “the 1st porn approved by apples in the world in the world in the world, the world, the world approved by Apple in the world, the world, the world of the world, the world of the world, the world Apple in the world, In the world Apple to the world, the world’s world in the world, the world Apple in the world, the world Apple in the world, the world Apple in the world, the world Apple in the world, approved Apple in the world in the world Apple App “.
In March 2024, his colleague Apple Phil Schiller previously expressed his concerns about the disadvantages of third -party application store security, telling Fast Company: “These new regulations, while providing new options for developers, also present New risks.
Apple followed this with a white paper that detailed all the new protections he planned to deploy to protect iOS users from the DMA (Digital Markets ACT). But he clearly believes that this was not enough to protect users of the iPhone in the EU, and its own brand, from the side effects of applications such as whirlpool. And it will probably not be the latest example of climbing tensions between Apple, the Altstore and the EU regulators.
