Following sweeping App Store changes, AltStore PAL launches in Japan
Japanese users can now download AltStore PAL and sideload apps on their iPhones and iPads. Here’s how.
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AltStore raises $6M as it prepares to launch in these three new countries
AltStore, one of the first and most popular third-party app stores, has just announced a Series A funding round, a new board member, and plans to expand its platform to at least three new countries. Here are the details.
Expand Expanding CloseTorrent app unavailable at AltStore PAL following apparent notarization revocation by Apple [Update: Apple statement]
Update, August 28, 11:19 a.m. PT: In a statement to 9to5Mac, an Apple spokesperson said: “Notarization for this app was removed in order to comply with government sanctions-related rules in various jurisdictions. We have communicated this to the developer.”
When Apple was compelled to allow alternative iOS app stores in the EU, it adopted the notarization model familiar to Mac developers. This means that if Apple revokes the notarization of a certain app, its distribution and use get blocked, even though it was installed from outside the App Store. That’s exactly what seems to have happened to iTorrent. Here are the details.
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AltStore PAL, one of the first alternative app store available for iPhones in the EU after last years major DMA changes, has announced the release of AltStore Classic for AltStore PAL users – allowing hundreds of non-notarized apps, including those that require JIT compilation, to be installed with no hassle.
Expand Expanding CloseAltStore PAL now free, thanks to grant from Epic Games
Third-party iOS app store AltStore PAL is now free of charge, following a grant provided by Epic Games.
This means there will be no annual subscription fee for new users, and existing subscribers to the EU app store will not be charged when their renewal falls due …
Expand Expanding CloseAltStore PAL now offering third-party apps to iPhone users in the EU
In April, developer Riley Testut launched an alternative version of AltStore as an App Marketplace for iOS users in the European Union thanks to the Digital Markets Act (DMA) legislation. AltStore PAL was launched solely with apps developed by Testut, but users can now also find third-party apps in the store.
Expand Expanding CloseInstalling a third-party app store takes a dozen ‘irritating and scary’ screens
Installing a third-party app store is now possible for iPhone owners in the EU – but it’s not exactly a quick-and-easy process.
It seems a safe bet that this is a deliberate move on Apple’s part to deter people from doing it – something which is likely to land the company in court on antitrust charges …
Expand Expanding CloseAltStore to offer iPhone apps backed by Patreon in the EU
With the Digital Markets Act (DMA) in the EU, Apple was forced to allow developers to distribute their apps through alternative app stores (or App Marketplace) in member countries. However, these developers are required to pay Apple a Core Technology Fee after they reach a certain number of downloads. To make things easier for small developers, AltStore will offer Patreon-backed apps.
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