The best way to install apps from outside Apple’s App Store was only made possible because Riley Testut wanted to play Pokémon on his iPhone. Testut was still in college when he started building an ...

One of the first alternative app marketplaces went live in the European Union today, with developer Riley Testut introducing AltStore PAL, a version of his AltStore that can be accessed in EU ...

If you're an iPhone owner in the European Union, there's a new alternative app store now available for download. The AltStore PAL store is a version of the popular AltStore and is now available for ...

As someone who uses Android as their primary mobile OS, I tend to focus on alternative apps/service to Google’s products, but that doesn’t mean I don’t also enjoy the third-party replacements for ...

To use AltStore PAL in the EU, you can install it by visiting the AltStore website using an iPhone running iOS 17.4 or later. In order to install AltStore PAL, you must subscribe to a 1.50 euro (about ...

The European Union (EU) used the new Digital Markets Act (DMA) to force Apple to allow third-party App Store alternatives on the iPhone. The DMA also brings third-party payments and sideloading to the ...

With iOS 17.4, Apple began supporting alternative app marketplaces in the European Union, and the first of these stores will be launching soon to give consumers new ways to install apps without having ...

EU third-party iOS app store AltStore PAL has dropped its yearly €1.50 subscription fee following a “MegaGrant” from Epic Games. This fee was previously a necessity for the app as it was charged that ...

Apple is officially letting third-party app stores for iPhones in the EU, starting with iOS 17.4. Developers can create alternative app stores for iPhones and offer different apps and services outside ...

Nick Statt is a Senior Producer on Decoder. Previously, he reported on the technology and gaming industries for more than a decade. Riley Testut, an iOS app developer who has for years worked on ...

Nearly four months after its initial launch, AltStore PAL is dropping its €1.50 subscription fee thanks to a “MegaGrant” from Epic Games. This means that users based in the European Union can now ...