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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A few hours after Apple flipped the switch on its new rules for Japan, AltStore confirmed on Mastodon that its AltStore PAL ...

It appears that Apple is using an alternative app store called ``AltStore'' that allows developers to distribute apps to iPhones without worrying about App Store regulations, avoiding ``Apple tax'' ...

Unlike other rogue app repositories, AltStore doesn't require a jailbroken phone. There are some caveats, but AltStore is available for download today in preview form ...

Apple doesn’t want you to have a sideloading option on your iPhones as that will be a crack in its walled garden. App Store is its biggest revenue driver and an alternate store or avenue to download ...

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 ...

Apple has some strict rules about what can be published on its App Store. iPhone and iPad users can’t install apps like console emulators, Torrent clients, and more. Some workarounds eventually appear ...