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 ...

One of the first alternative app marketplaces went live in the European Union today, with developer Riley Testut introducing AltStore PAL, a version of his AltStore that can be accessed in EU ...

Apple’s been forced by European Union regulators to open up access to its iPhones and iPads so that users can download apps from sources other than Apple’s App Store–until now a system that Apple has ...

In a response to the looming regulations in the European Union, Apple is reportedly working on deep changes to how iOS and the App Store work. According to Bloomberg, the company is even considering ...

It's been three years since I first covered Delta, which brought near-flawless emulation of NES, SNES, and Game Boy games to iPhone. In the years since, developer Riley Testut has continued to work on ...

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 ...

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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Image: D. Griffin Jones/Cult of Mac Apple bans apps like emulators and clipboard history on your iPhone, but there’s a clever way to sideload these apps without jailbreaking. The official App Store is ...

Epic Games has granted AltStore PAL a MegaGrant for innovating in app distribution. AltStore PAL will use this grant to cover Apple’s Core Technology Fee and let EU users access its digital storefront ...

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 ...