Alternative app store AltStore PAL joins the fediverse

AltStore PAL now supports the fediverse, using its own Mastodon server to let iOS developers share app updates and alerts across platforms like Mastodon and Threads.
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Following sweeping App Store changes, AltStore PAL launches in Japan

Japanese users can now download AltStore PAL and sideload apps on their iPhones and iPads. Here’s how. Yesterday, Apple announced a sweeping set of changes to the App Store and iPhone in Japan to ...
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AltStore Available in Japan One Day After Apple Enables Alternative App Marketplaces

Just a day after Apple announced alternative app marketplace support for iOS users in Japan, AltStore PAL has launched in the country. iPhone users in Japan can download the alternative app ...
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AltStore raises $6M as it prepares to launch in these three new countries

AltStore, one of the first and most popular third-party app stores, has just announced a Series A funding round, a new board member, and plans to expand its platform to at least three new countries.
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iOS 26.2 to Allow Third-Party App Stores in Japan Ahead of Regulatory Deadline

Apple on Tuesday released the first beta of iOS 26.2 to developers, and it appears that the software will allow users in Japan to install alternative app marketplaces on their devices when it is ...