AltStore Available in Japan One Day After Apple Enables Alternative App Marketplaces

Just a time aft Apple announced alternative app marketplace support for iOS users successful Japan, AltStore PAL has launched successful the country.


iPhone and iPad users successful Japan tin download the alternative app marketplace from the AltStore website, and past usage the AltStore to download apps without having to spell done Apple's App Store. Prospective AltStore users request to beryllium physically located successful Japan, and person a Japanese ‌App Store‌ account. Devices besides request to beryllium moving iOS/iPadOS 26.2 oregon later.

AltStore developer Riley Testut said that Apple did not supply a heads up astir the ‌App Store‌ regularisation changes that went into effect yesterday, but the marketplace was capable to motorboat wrong a fewer hours due to the fact that it has been unrecorded successful the European Union for months now.

To observe AltStore PAL's motorboat successful Japan, users tin get a period of escaped Patreon entree with patron-exclusive features. AltStore is escaped to download, but the AltStore Patreon provides entree to beta updates for the fashionable Delta crippled emulator.

Along with Delta, AltStore PAL offers respective different apps created by autarkic developers, immoderate of which person functionality that's not allowed successful the modular ‌App Store‌. Apps distributed done AltStore PAL are capable to monetize done Patreon subscriptions.

Apple is allowing alternate app marketplaces to conscionable the requirements of the Mobile Software Competition Act (MSCA) that went into effect connected December 18. Marketplace apps are required to wage Apple a 5 percent Core Technology Commission.

Alternative app marketplaces necessitate authorization from Apple to operate, and are capable to administer apps that person besides been notarized by Apple. The notarization process checks for basal functionality and ensures that apps bash not see malware, but marketplace apps are not taxable to the aforesaid contented requirements, and Apple has small contented oversight.
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