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Aptoide Alternative App Store Launches in the EU With Access to Older Versions of Games
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it was announced last August and is available to download from their website.
That was before my time. But if you search for a list of alternative stores some look very suspicous and you need to install a profile before you are able to use it. The Home Screen icon is also just a link to a website. I think I don't try those on my main phone.
So @ju3rg could be right if someone who has no clue and is searching for alternative stores.
Infinity Blade!! Now that's an old game I'd like to see back on my iPhone!
million and millions are using the alt apps stores... there's testimonials, endless testimonials...
it's niche thing at best.
the baloney about what it was going to do has amounted to very little.
no one, including serial whinger Epic, have claimed big wins.
It woul dbe great to see some hard data on installs and app purchases
Im sorry but I don't want to keep my servers working for 2 major versions behind. I'd rather move on and focus on the future. If I remove a feature, it's also for a good reason, but I will actively work on bringing it back asap.
If the next version will drop a software version, then the app will continue to work on the dropped version.
That will never happen as apps on iOS are sandboxed and can’t take control of the system.
That’s never going to happen as iOS apps are sandboxed.
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Then make the latest version not be full of new bugs, be available on old computers (or old smartphones), have all the functions of the old versions, etc.
The issue is that many aren't sure this "sandbox" works so well
But you got apple AI and new Siri, Europe doesn't get that. Much better than user rights and 3 year warranty.
Got to update the app to latest ad technologies as users find ways around ads in current app version.
Would love to download old apps. Every time I get a new device, I lose a few my apps. Apple teases by putting a cloud logo on the app but when you touch it you get an error from the app store that it is no longer available. I also recently upgraded a game app and it went from ad free to loaded with ads.
This is in addition to using every single Apple product, every single day!
not as tired as the posters asking if porn apps are going to be available soon...
Yes, I have installed all three alternative app stores so far: Alt Store PAL (which I also paid for twice), Epic Games and now Aptoide.
Well, I could play Lego Fortnite on my iDevices, but I don't because I got bored of the game after a few months on Playstation and PC.
I scrolled through Aptoide and didn't find any interesting games. But I no longer play on my phone.
The only useful app is Hot Tub, as long as it is free and has no ads.
I think only that kind of apps that aren't allowed in the Apple App Store and big games like Fortnite will survive long term in alternative app stores, because it's not really worth the effort for developers of other apps.
Or maybe after the US invades Denmark, the EU will impose tariffs on apps from the US-based Apple App Store, then maybe alternative EU-based app stores will become popular.
I didn't know who it was, but after reading the Wikipedia article, I dunno. I guess you can't compare such level of insanity, only its impact on the Orion Arm.