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		mrintegrity on Jan 26, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Apple announces changes to iOS, Safari, and the Ap... Possibly stupid question, but if I install an "alternative app store", approved by Apple, can i not just use that store to install yet another app store (assuming there would be one) that isn't approved by apple and doesn't care about their restrictions (and doesn't pay apple anything?)

TheYumasi on Jan 26, 2024 [–]

They require apps to be notarised, so my guess is that this app store from another store would not be, and as such, would not execute on the iPhone.

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