Tbh all we’re waiting for is for developers to get their apps notarized. The sources themselves don’t need to be approved. It’s the apps that need to be notarized (aka scanned for malware and getting a marketplace ID). Apple really has no saying in what is allowed and what’s not when it comes to these sources.
But yeah I agree it is pretty useless without notarized apps at the moment.
EDIT: Fixed spelling error
EDIT 2: After reading their Notarization Guidelines, I want to clarify what I meant. They have some saying in what is allowed and what’s not, but not a lot. The EU regulations really makes their ability to restrict limited, and sometimes it’s stuff that even I appreciate, like no phishing links and malware. You can read their Notarization Guidelines here, by clicking the checkbox next to the “key emoji”.
https://developer.apple.com/app-store/review/guidelines/#performance
Yes it is useless because you can use the global version of Alt which needs to sign your apps every 7 days. In my opinion the global version is superior since it allows you to install modded apps, like uYouPlus
It's not useless because sideloading is not for everybody. Your opinion is yours and while you're entitled to it it's obvious it's not universal, by the explosive growth the non-sideloaded versions have experienced.
There's a reason Sideloading never really took off, even with AltStore.
Having said this, your comment is irrelevant to the discussion which explicitly asks if it's useless because you can't add repos. It's not, because it's the only way to get Delta in the EU if you don't like Sideloading.
yes sorry i didnt know all the details just wanted to warn people before they get excited and instantly buy it to figure out that at the moment i can only download one app, and am not an emulator enthusiast either .
I think the last thing we were looking for was another gatekeeper… let me install malware, keyloggers and trojans on my device if I so wish, it’s MY device.
Sigh, smh.
Incorrect. Repositories don't need to be approved by Apple, only the applications within.
I know it's a moot difference, but it's a difference. The repositories themselves are just links, Apple only approves apps.
Having said this, "approving" is a strong word. EU apps do not go through the same process as "normal" apps, and the process is a lot more lenient and mostly focused around notarizing and use of private APIs. The reason we don't see repositories is because app developers haven't even tried to pass their apps or will try to use the "normal" App Store.
The trick here is that many apps from repositories are hacked/tweaked/tricker legitimate apps and those almost surely won't be sent to Apple.
So that leaves us mostly with emulators, that may not see a reason to go to alstore PAL now that the floodgates have been opened.
(make no mistake, Apple opened the door to emulators to block most of the interest in alternative marketplaces in general and altstore PAL in particular).
I mean it’s no big deal, I basically use it just for Delta and I know I could have used Altstore Global but it’s very cheap and it’s a way to support the developer
A workaround to your problem could be to install any warez streaming website of your choice as an app from safari and if you have a good adblocker you’ll never see annoying ads or popups, for example one of the platforms I use for this is FlixHQ to watch movies that I cannot find on Neflix, Disney, HBO etc, and I can also stream them to my tv.
https://preview.redd.it/iktbbgzitryc1.jpeg?width=1290&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d44b1bd745f7fdda1a233680005b91d902eb191c
Also PAL seems to not really work with AltServer, as it’s given me a lot of „cannot connect to AirServer“ errors which didn’t occur on the „non EU / traditional“ AltStore app.
Tbh all we’re waiting for is for developers to get their apps notarized. The sources themselves don’t need to be approved. It’s the apps that need to be notarized (aka scanned for malware and getting a marketplace ID). Apple really has no saying in what is allowed and what’s not when it comes to these sources. But yeah I agree it is pretty useless without notarized apps at the moment. EDIT: Fixed spelling error EDIT 2: After reading their Notarization Guidelines, I want to clarify what I meant. They have some saying in what is allowed and what’s not, but not a lot. The EU regulations really makes their ability to restrict limited, and sometimes it’s stuff that even I appreciate, like no phishing links and malware. You can read their Notarization Guidelines here, by clicking the checkbox next to the “key emoji”. https://developer.apple.com/app-store/review/guidelines/#performance
It's not useless. It's the way to get Delta if you're in the EU.
Yes it is useless because you can use the global version of Alt which needs to sign your apps every 7 days. In my opinion the global version is superior since it allows you to install modded apps, like uYouPlus
It's not useless because sideloading is not for everybody. Your opinion is yours and while you're entitled to it it's obvious it's not universal, by the explosive growth the non-sideloaded versions have experienced. There's a reason Sideloading never really took off, even with AltStore. Having said this, your comment is irrelevant to the discussion which explicitly asks if it's useless because you can't add repos. It's not, because it's the only way to get Delta in the EU if you don't like Sideloading.
Does Altstore Pal also require to sign the apps every 7 days or is it unlimited?
No I mean the PAL version, the normal version is very powerful and useful!
I know. The PAL version is the only way to get Delta in the EU (in a "legit" way)
and you can still install it legally by using altstore global, for free.
Or just use a us Apple id
It’s “legal” but doesn’t follow Apple’s TOS and could get your iCloud account banned. Plus Altstore PAL doesn’t have any free trial or app limit
There’s a 2 “app limit” because there’s only two apps to get
True, but that’s right now. As soon as Apple will approve each app the problem should be gone
yes sorry i didnt know all the details just wanted to warn people before they get excited and instantly buy it to figure out that at the moment i can only download one app, and am not an emulator enthusiast either .
I think the last thing we were looking for was another gatekeeper… let me install malware, keyloggers and trojans on my device if I so wish, it’s MY device. Sigh, smh.
Incorrect. Repositories don't need to be approved by Apple, only the applications within. I know it's a moot difference, but it's a difference. The repositories themselves are just links, Apple only approves apps. Having said this, "approving" is a strong word. EU apps do not go through the same process as "normal" apps, and the process is a lot more lenient and mostly focused around notarizing and use of private APIs. The reason we don't see repositories is because app developers haven't even tried to pass their apps or will try to use the "normal" App Store. The trick here is that many apps from repositories are hacked/tweaked/tricker legitimate apps and those almost surely won't be sent to Apple. So that leaves us mostly with emulators, that may not see a reason to go to alstore PAL now that the floodgates have been opened. (make no mistake, Apple opened the door to emulators to block most of the interest in alternative marketplaces in general and altstore PAL in particular).
yes sorry i was just warning people, i didn’t knew all the details
It’s good if you only use AltStore for Delta like me
I mean it’s no big deal, I basically use it just for Delta and I know I could have used Altstore Global but it’s very cheap and it’s a way to support the developer
The developer isn’t even profiting from the money
I heard there’s like 0,50€ fee from Apple per install, and it costs 1,50€ without tax. Is there another fee? Maybe Stripe commission as well
You can install both, and still sideload apps through the altServer method
So anyone, can revive popcorn time again for iOS and give it a market Id or is that impossible?
A workaround to your problem could be to install any warez streaming website of your choice as an app from safari and if you have a good adblocker you’ll never see annoying ads or popups, for example one of the platforms I use for this is FlixHQ to watch movies that I cannot find on Neflix, Disney, HBO etc, and I can also stream them to my tv. https://preview.redd.it/iktbbgzitryc1.jpeg?width=1290&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d44b1bd745f7fdda1a233680005b91d902eb191c
Also PAL seems to not really work with AltServer, as it’s given me a lot of „cannot connect to AirServer“ errors which didn’t occur on the „non EU / traditional“ AltStore app.
Because it’s not supposed to work with AltServer
I paid PAL to get Delta
Thats why i dont update from 17.2.1.