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I doubt the alt-stores will be doing any installing of their own. They probably get a higher level API and get to say "install this package at this url" and iOS

by pests 3y ago

I doubt the alt-stores will be doing any installing of their own. They probably get a higher level API and get to say "install this package at this url" and iOS will handle the usual verification checks, permissions, actual installation, Home Screen and App lists, etc.

chinathrow 3y ago
GaaS - Gatekeeping as a Service for and by gatekeepers.
- anticensor 3y ago
  Unsurprisingly not allowing us to create our mini-gatekeeping services
mcfedr 3y ago
Briefly reading sounds like this is the case, very limiting as an app store
- rahkiin 3y ago
  I would not be surprised it is how the App Store has worked for a long time though. The store is the catalog and just tells the OS what to download and install.
  - mcfedr 3y ago
    That app is clearly connected to the os in ways that no other developer will ever be given access