The iOS 17.5 update provides support for downloading iPhone apps from developer websites but only for customers in the European Union (EU).
iOS 17.5 brings support for downloading iPhone apps directly from websites
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This iPhone app lets you shoot Apple’s fancy spatial videos in 4K HDR
The recently updated Spatialify app now lets you capture crisper, higher-quality spatial videos on your iPhone 15 Pro than Apple's own Camera app.
Alfie CG shows off design of upcoming TrollInstallerX TrollStore installer
It was only a couple of weeks ago that we showed you an upcoming and ambitious project being undertaken by iOS developer @alfiecg_dev to make a new TrollStore installer that installs TrollStore directly and doesn’t sacrifice a system app, such as Tips.
Apple permits EU developers to distribute iPhone apps directly from their websites
Third-party developers from the European Union will be able to offer iPhone apps for download directly from their websites, bypassing the App Store altogether.
Alternative stores will stop updating iPhone apps if you leave Europe for 30+ days
Are you traveling outside Europe anytime soon? If so, you’ll have to return after 30 days to receive the latest versions of apps downloaded from third-party app stores.
TrollStore perma-signing utility updated to version 2.0.13 with minor improvements
TrollStore, the popular perma-signing utility by iOS developer Lars Fröder, received an important update early Sunday morning that brought the utility up to version 2.0.13.
Apple backtracks, saying Home Screen web apps in the EU are here to stay
Apple’s iOS 17.4 software won’t prevent people in Europe from saving progressive web apps to the Home Screen of their iPhones after all.
MacPaw is bringing a Setapp Mobile alternative app store to iPhone in the EU
Setapp, MacPaw's macOS and iOS app subscription service, will launch an alternative app store on iPhone in the European Union (EU) in April.
Tinge colorizes notification badges on jailbroken devices to match the app icon
A few years ago, we showed you a jailbreak tweak called ColorBadges that would automatically colorize your apps’ missed notification badges to match the dominant color of the icon itself. Fast-forward to today’s rootless-esque jailbreaks, and this tweak, which was designed to work on rootful jailbreaks, no longer works.
SparkCode lets jailbroken iPhone users write code & compile Swift or C-based apps without a computer or Xcode
Developers who often find themselves away from their computer, and by extension, Xcode, could benefit from a mobile app development platform for jailbroken devices called SparkCode by iOS developer SparkleChan.
You’ll perform a facial scan with the Apple Store app to determine your Vision Pro size
The Apple Store app will let you scan your face with an iPhone or iPad’s TrueDepth camera to determine correct sizes for Vision Pro's light seal and headband.
How to use the Journal app on iPhone (full guide)
In this tutorial, we will tell you everything you need to know about using Apple’s Journal app on your iPhone. Learn how to make diary entries and preserve memories that you can revisit in the future and reminisce about those special moments.