Comment on Google just took down IPAs (Apple equivalent of APKs) of popular YouTube tweaks

• abhibeckert@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Apple has always allowed side loading. App developers use it all the time and not just on their own devices, it’s also used to beta test apps.

  Apple limits it to ten thousand beta test users per app.

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  • evident5051@lemm.ee [bot] ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    The current method for sideloading apps without a developer account seems to be limited to three separate apps at a time.

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  • Aatube@kbin.melroy.org ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    You need to pay a lot for a dev account

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    • mriguy@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      $99/year is a lot of you’re just doing it to side load. If you’re using all the tools available, it’s not that much.

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• ShadowCat@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  they probably just want to make it as inconvenient as possible

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• Aatube@kbin.melroy.org ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Development.

  Not sure if this has changed for free due to EU regulation.

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