Apple has always held a vice grip on its App Store, and from its inception, only approved apps that meet the company's set of rules have been allowed to enter. Up to this point, getting around this ...

Riley Testut's AltStore is perhaps the most popular alternative method of loading apps on devices running iOS. While its built-in app store is relatively small, a major update (available today) adds ...

Apple’s iPhones and iPads popularized the idea of app stores, which make it easy to find and install apps and manage updates all from one place. But while competitors like Google, Amazon, and ...

It’s not easy to install software from outside Apple’s ecosystem if you’re an iPhone user. If you want to use an app that’s not available on the official App Store, previously your only option was to ...

Ever since Apple launched the first iPhone way back in 2007, the iOS platform has been a fortress. Only by implementing fiddly jailbreak hacks could you open the operating system up to unapproved apps ...

Unlike other rogue app repositories, AltStore doesn't require a jailbroken phone. There are some caveats, but AltStore is available for download today in preview form ...

Apple’s mobile operating system has a lot of nice features, but it lacks the flexibility of Android. In particular, installing apps on iOS feels restrictive compared to Android’s APK system. However, ...