In a document outlining the limitations of the third-party App Store process, Apple made it clear how long third-party app stores installed on iPhones will continue to operate once a user leaves the European Union.
Furthermore, Apple is clear that privacy could be an issue and that the company will not monitor fake apps.
If the customer leaves a European Union country, an app downloaded from one of these app stores can only be updated for 30 days — but it will work beyond that time frame. Users can still use marketplaces to manage pre-installed apps, but they must be physically in the European Union to install marketplaces and new apps from those stores.
The support document makes clear Apple’s disdain for the concessions it must make in the European Union to comply with the Digital Markets Act. It goes on to discuss app notarization, what happens when a third-party app store shuts down, content that might be allowed in third-party app stores that Apple doesn’t allow, and more.