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0 pointsrahimnathwani11mo ago0 comments

You have to pay $99/year even if you only want to use the app on your own device.

You can only sideload for free if you are willing to reinstall every X days.

They don't need to test an app if you're not asking them to distribute it through their store.

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What’s worse is it used to be 90 days. Apple changed it to 7 days years ago.

90 days is still absurd. I have custom apps I install on my Android phones once per phone. I go years without bothering to rebuild them.

akutlay11mo ago

I would guess they do it because they want to minimize the chance that someone will install an unapproved app to someone’s phone and cause harm. I know it’s already pretty hard but Apple seems to be very particular when it comes to this.

phanimahesh11mo ago

Popup on app open that warns app is sideloaded?

There are simpler and more usable options that are more defensible than what they do today.

prmoustache11mo ago

That is not their job.

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fmbb11mo ago

> You can only sideload for free if you are willing to reinstall every X days.

Does this mean you lose data, or is data retained when reinstalling?

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