As someone who uses Android as their primary mobile OS, I tend to focus on alternative apps/service to Google’s products, but that doesn’t mean I don’t also enjoy the third-party replacements for ...

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

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 ...

All apps that are allowed to be distributed in the App Store must pass Apple's review, and although it was developed with some effort, it was judged that `` It is inappropriate for distribution on the ...

Apple is officially letting third-party app stores for iPhones in the EU, starting with iOS 17.4. Developers can create alternative app stores for iPhones and offer different apps and services outside ...

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 ...

However, some special work is required for JIT to work: In addition to installing AltStore Classic within AltStore PAL, the StikDebug JIT compiler must also be ...

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 ...

The 'App Store' on iOS devices has very strict guidelines, so useful apps may be suddenly deleted. Jailbreak is known as a method of installing unofficial apps from other than the App Store, but it ...

That’s because DMA rules let iPad owners access alternative app stores like AltStore Classic. That opens the door to iPadOS apps with just-in-time compilation (JIT) for modern hardware emulation and ...

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