I can't wait for my banking app to ask me to disable sideloading on iOS before I can actually use it. Such idiocy has been rampant on Android with banking apps refusing to launch when Developer Options are enabled.
That aside, I am very happy with this development. I have personal apps that I'd like to sideload without paying for a developer account. I am also looking forward to a more lively open-source ecosystem around iOS apps which has been significantly lackluster compared to that on Android.
I don’t think banking apps will have much reason to do so, given that sideloaded apps will still be sandboxed. This is not like a jailbreak. I would also assume that apps have no way to check what kind of other apps are installed.
I hope that sideloading detection will not be possible for other apps. Enabling Developer Options is not rooting Android devices but that hasn't stopped many banking apps forcing users to completely disable them before they can be opened.
That aside, I am very happy with this development. I have personal apps that I'd like to sideload without paying for a developer account. I am also looking forward to a more lively open-source ecosystem around iOS apps which has been significantly lackluster compared to that on Android.