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From our analysis, we found the following most relevant:The vast majority of apps on iPhones can be installed only through the App Store, and Apple doesn't offer an official way to install software outside of the App Store using an installation file downloaded from the internet, a process called "sideloading."
Apple says it restricts users to downloading apps from the App Store to preserve quality: Apple employees review every app to assure users that iPhone apps are free of malware, offensive content, and security holesThat didn't happen, and Testut told CNBC he wants Altstore to become a "legitimate store."
AltStore arose out of a previous project: A Nintendo emulator so users could play Game Boy Advance games on their iPhones. After discussions with Apple's app review team, in which he got conflicting information about whether his app would be allowed on the App Store, he came up with a new way to "sideload" his app onto an iPhone.
"Now that it's been about a year and I'm on their radar, they have changed some stuff in the last year that affected me, like they changed how authentication works with the servers," Testut said, but he "figured it out." In August, Altstore announced that it had been downloaded 1 million times.
Testut works on the project full-time with Caroline Moore, his business partner