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I’m still waiting for a way to run my own apps on my own devices that doesn’t require re-signing them every week.
by rcarmo 3y ago
I’m still waiting for a way to run my own apps on my own devices that doesn’t require re-signing them every week.
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- 369548684892826 3y agoWell there is _one_ way but you're probably not going to like it
- rcarmo 3y agoI already use Android devices as well, thanks.
- itake 3y agoMy guess is their way is to buy a dev account, which allows you to install apps for up to 1 year. https://forums.developer.apple.com/forums/thread/91519 https://forums.developer.apple.com/forums/thread/91519
- rcarmo 3y agoBeen there, done that, gave up because it’s not a justifiable expense for individual use. Wrote a couple of Android apps instead but can't really use them daily.
- fingerlocks 3y agoPresumably you work in tech. Every employer I’ve ever had will reimburse my personal dev account fee as an educational expense. Have you tried asking?
- rcarmo 3y agoI work at Microsoft. Next question :)
- fingerlocks 3y agoThen you definitely get a free apple developer account.
- rcarmo 3y agoNo, because I am not in any pertinent product line. And I would never use corporate resources for personal use.
- fingerlocks 3y agoWe must have a different benefits package
- itake 3y agoApple (and other tech companies) offer free versions of products to students, but they don't require you be a full time student. I take a class once a year in a topic that I am interested in, which qualifies me for these free programs. Classes can be as cheap as $25 if you're in WA. https://atlc.apple.com/downloads/AppleDeveloperProgram_FeeWaiverforEducation_OnboardingKit.pdf?cid=pm-enus-nwl-3pp-edu-dis-adp https://atlc.apple.com/downloads/AppleDeveloperProgram_FeeWa...
- user_7832 3y agoIn the meantime I think Altserver works if you connect to a pc frequently enough
- rcarmo 3y agoTried that. And other alternatives I don’t remember right now. Still a hassle I don’t want to get into (and I have something like seven Proxmox nodes in the house). I just have other priorities and wish that this was as easy to do as in Android. The EU adjust doesn’t get that, and probably never will, because the bureaucrats are more worried about impact to their industry lobbyists than to their citizens.
- user_7832 3y agoAh that's disappointing, but as a fellow user I too found it too troublesome so I understand that.
- kandros 3y agoThat would be great
- no_time 3y agoI'm still waiting for a toggle that lets me turn off mandatory notarization checking. And a way to tap on a .ipa file in the file browser and just being able to install it. oh and a way to do all this without paying rent money to apple...
- robertlagrant 3y ago[flagged]
- Jleagle 3y agoYou can already do this, when you buy a car you own it and manufacturers don't stop you changing the car however you like.
- 76SlashDolphin 3y agoFalse equivalence - a manual gearstick complicates the design of the car, making each unit cost more, while allowing sideloading is a one-time development cost with marginal maintenance costs. Also my car manufacturer doesn't get a 30% cut every time I fuel up because I use an automatic transmission. If it were like that I can assure you there would be a much bigger uproar than in this sideloading debate.
- shuckles 3y agoIt's hard to imagine how a working developer can believe that maintaining a platform where anyone can do anything has only upfront fixed costs. Apple spent about 4 years trying to change the contract of the pasteboard API to resolve unwanted data access concerns.