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Apple plans fees and restrictions for non-App Store apps in the EU (bgr.com)

submitted 10 months ago by throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] Shady_Shiroe@lemmy.world 28 points 10 months ago (3 children)

I just wished it was as easy as making apk files but for apple devices, I don't want to pay for an apple developer account every year so I could make a free app for my family to use.

[–] LazaroFilm@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

In the meantime you can use SideStore to side load two apps on your iOS device. Down side you need to open the SideLoad once a week and renew access to your side loaded apps.

[–] QuaternionsRock@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Didn’t realize there were multiple of these. AltStore works pretty well too

[–] LazaroFilm@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

AltStore requires you to have a the AltServer opened on your Mac and your phone on the same WiFi to refresh. SideStore is branched off AltStore but allows to renew and install apps right from your iPhone (you only need a computer for the first install of SideStore iOS app, or if you to re-activate if you go past the renew date). I had AltStore before and SideStore is much easier to deal with imo.

[–] jvrava9@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

For anyone looking to sideload on their iPhone without jailbreaking or paying for a dev account, look into Trollstore, if your IOS version is compatable, you can sideload unlimited apps thanks to the 2 coretrust bugs.

[–] Shady_Shiroe@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

To use trollstore you need to make an IPA app. I use react native with expo which requires apple developer account to sign the app before compiling, or you need to own a Mac to use Xcode to compile, which no one in my family owns one.

[–] jvrava9@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 10 months ago

What about a MacOS virtual machine? If you use Linux, SomeOridnaryGamers has a video on how to set one up.

[–] invertedspear@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Look into a tool called expo. Maybe it only works with react native, but I was using it to load an app I was building onto testers devices and I didn’t have a developer account.

[–] LazaroFilm@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Look into SideStore. It allows two apps to be sideloaded for free with app refresh without a computer.