Apple has significantly changed its policy by allowing emulators of retro games in the App Store. The company has allowed emulators of games from around the world on its platform, provided that they comply with legal requirements and avoid distributing pirated games. This change opens the door for developers to port emulators that were previously available on Android. They will now be able to run on the iPhone without the need for jailbreaking, The Verge reports.

In addition to changing its policy on emulators, Apple has updated its guidelines for super apps such as WeChat. The new policy requires mini-games and apps on these platforms to use HTML5, explicitly prohibiting them from being native apps.

These changes seem to be a response to legal challenges, in particular to the well-known antitrust lawsuit in the US, in which Apple is accused of suppressing competition in the field of cloud gaming and super apps. After that, Apple started to allow cloud-based streaming services, such as Xbox Cloud Gaming and GeForce Now, to the App Store.