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AltStore allows you to run any app you want on your iPhone without a jailbreak. How does the App Store have a monopoly when there are literally alternatives too
by _kbh_ 6y ago
AltStore allows you to run any app you want on your iPhone without a jailbreak. How does the App Store have a monopoly when there are literally alternatives too it. This ignores Cydia and the other app stores that require you to jailbreak your phone.
Apple has no more of a monopoly on iOS app sales then Google has on android apps, Microsoft has on the Xbox store, Sony has on the Sony store, or Nintendo has on the Nintendo store.
- singularity2001 6y agoCan't find AltStore on the appstore and can't even bundle my apps for usage outside of the app store any more (I honestly tried for three hours last year. maybe the stack overflow was outdated)
- _kbh_ 6y agoThe fact you couldn’t find AltStore on the App Store just proves the point more. The app doesn’t have to be in the app store to be installable on the phone.
- saurik 6y agohttps://twitter.com/saurik/status/1337094724813918208 https://twitter.com/saurik/status/1337094724813918208
- dTal 6y agohttps://altstore.io/faq/ https://altstore.io/faq/ Not exactly "first class" is it? "I followed the instructions, why is AltStore still not installing for me?" > This could happen for a number of reasons "AltStore freezes/takes forever to sign-in." > This could happen for a number of reasons "AltStore says “Could not find AltServer” when trying to refresh." > This means AltStore could not discover a running AltServer on the same WiFi network So you have to run your own local server? And it's janky as all get-out? This basically proves the point. If your app isn't on the app store, for 99.999% of users it doesn't exist; they will not be able to install it. At least on Android you can hand them an .apk and they can trivially install it.