iOS 17.4, the new version of the iPhone operating system, includes a very important change to comply with the Digital Markets Act that went into effect last March: the ability for users to use app stores other than Apple’s. Now, almost a month after this measure came into force – and the update reached EU users – We already have the first alternative to the App Store.
Called Altstore, and while it’s not yet available for download on the iPhone (and thus it’s unclear whether it will actually be the first App Store alternative), it’s the first to show it working as an App Store replacement. Shop. One of the developers, Riley Testut, shared his interface in a Threads post.
AltStore has the design is very similar to the App Store, with a bottom navigation menu and the ability to search for applications by category. The application pages are visually simple, containing images and information, as well as a button that allows direct installation. iOS, however, will show a pop-up asking if they want to install the app. After that, it will appear on the main screen.
Steve Troughton-Smith, another of AltStore’s developers, says the first App Store alternative It also offers a “drill-down view” of the permissions an app is requesting. with a description of what each one means.
The first App Store alternative will use Patreon as a payment method.
Currently AltStore there are two applications in total. One of them is Delta, a game emulator that can be downloaded for free. On the other hand, there is a clipboard manager for iOS called Clip, created by the developer AltSore himself.
The clip, yes, it will be paid. A pledge of $1 or more on Patreon is required.popular funding platform for content creators, as revealed TechCrunch. The iPhone App Store alternative will also offer beta versions of two of its apps in exchange for a monthly subscription costing $3 per month.
AltStore has Patreon integration and can link app access to your Patreon account, giving you a completely different personal relationship with your users and allowing you to use the same rewards system you use for videos, blog posts, products, etc. .
– says Steve Troughton-Smith, AltStore developer.
The goal is nothing more than to offer the developer a means of income and be able to avoid commissions of 15 to 30% which Apple markets in its app store. However, the Cupertino-based company requires app stores alternative to the App Store to pay €0.50 for each first annual installation that exceeds the one million threshold. Although it is unclear whether they will finally pass this measure, since the EU is investigating Apple, believing that this and other requirements do not comply with what is also called the DMA.
Riley Testut also confirmed that she would allow other developers distribute your applications through their store once it becomes available for iPhone. For now,
Source: Hiper Textual
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