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A service called "Setapp" plans to offer iPhone, iPad, and macOS users an alternative to Apple's walled garden in 2024. The business model is geared more like...

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[–] elouboub@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

There are third party app stores? I thought that wasn't possible until 2024.

[–] mishimaenjoyer@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

there are a handful from the jailbreaking days but most people didn't bother because most of the time they were gone with the next ios-update.

[–] elouboub@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

So that's going to change in 2024. They legally won't be able to get kicked off iOS anymore and no jailbreak will be necessary.

[–] amzd@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

If you had Cydia (which basically came with every jailbreak) you had a third party app store. The apple app store was literally inspired by it.

[–] iquanyin@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

@elouboub

@Ilikecheese it’s been possible since the first year of iphone, if you jailbreak. indeed, a lot of new features iphone got over the years were first found in jailbreak tweaks and apps.