The best way to install apps from outside Apple’s App Store was only made possible because Riley Testut wanted to play Pokémon on his iPhone. Testut was still in college when he started building an ...

Apple's iPhones are pretty famous for being closed off, with jailbreaking being the only way that most people can imagine ...

Recent changes to EU laws require Apple to allow third-party app stores in EU countries. Here's how to use AltStore to sideload iOS apps. The European Union recently passed the Digital Markets Act ...

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 ...

Apple’s chokehold on the App Store ecosystem for iPhone apps stifles competition, according to the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), so it’s now forcing the tech giant to open up to new rivals. As a ...

With iOS 17.4, Apple began supporting alternative app marketplaces in the European Union, and the first of these stores will be launching soon to give consumers new ways to install apps without having ...

Apple rival Epic Games today announced plans to bring Fortnite to alternative app store AltStore in the European Union, which will mean the popular game will soon be available to download on iPhones ...

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 ...

It’s been ready for a while, but today, AltStore is finally available for iOS users in the EU. Riley Testus, one of AltStore’s founders, had this to say about the launch: This is a day I’ve been ...

The alternative iOS app store had cost €1.50 plus tax annually, but that fee is going away with the help of Epic Games. The alternative iOS app store had cost €1.50 plus tax annually, but that fee is ...

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