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If only there was an alternative to the Apple app store like F-Droid is for Google Play...
by Tepix 7y ago
If only there was an alternative to the Apple app store like F-Droid is for Google Play...
- gallexme 7y agoDoes Cydia etc no longer exist?
- newscracker 7y agoThat requires jailbreaking the device, which may or may not be possible depending on the device and the version of iOS it's running. Recently there was a bootrom exploit called checkm8 that made possible "tethered" jailbreaks to be created for a large range of devices. But even that works only till iPhone X (and not on newer devices), and the jailbreak (if/when available) would have to be done every time the device is restarted.
- dewey 7y agoIf you jailbreak you also usually have to run on an older iteration of the OS and have to wait before updating. It's not really a very attractive option. Signing up as developer, paying the fee and building the app yourself is probably the better option. Even if you have to rebuild it every xx days.
- nyuszika7h 7y agoAltStore is a thing, assuming you have a Mac...
- virgilp 7y agoApple can still shut it down, and you can bet they will if it gets any sort of popularity. > Testut imagines Apple could disable the ability to sync over Wi-Fi, but that would just mean plugging in your phone once a week to continue using AltStore How about limit the number of disable WiFi syncs and force you to plug in once every 8 hours?
- Tepix 7y agoI just noticed a beta version for Windows on their homepage.
- driverdan 7y agoThere is, F-Droid on Android. Stop using devices you don't have root access to.
- Andrew_nenakhov 7y agoActually, F-Droid is not panacea. F-Droid apps do not have access to Push notifications. Coupled with crippled background app performance in recent Android version, it extremely limits certain classes of apps, especially all messengers.