Apple: "For everything else there is always the open Internet. If the App Store model and guidelines or alternative distribution and Notarization for iOS and iPadOS apps are not best for your app or business idea that’s okay, we provide Safari for a great web experience too."

Any Android developers on Nostr that are not yet signing their apps on Zapstore? 👀

Just found out. Apple removed the iTorrent app from an iOS alternative marketplace (EU) by revoking the developer notarization "in order to comply with government sanctions-related rules"

The Verge

Apple pulls iPhone torrent app from AltStore PAL in Europe

iTorrent’s developer has been blocked from distributing apps on alternative iOS stores.

@Fountain now signing their app on @Zapstore ! 👌 View quoted note →

In August 2025, Google announced that starting next year, it will no longer be possible to develop apps for the Android platform without first registering centrally with Google. This registration will involve: - Paying a fee to Google - Agreeing to Google’s Terms and Conditions - Providing government identification - Uploading evidence of an app’s private signing key - Listing all current and future application identifiers

Keep Android Open

Your phone is about to stop being yours. In 2027, Google will block every Android app whose developer hasn

Google's message that "Sideloading is Not Going Away" is clear, concise, and false

What We Talk About When We Talk About Sideloading | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository

We recently published a blog post with our reaction to the new Google Developer Program and how it impacts your freedom to use the devices that you...

I did not yet launch an app pack management UI, but this one by @Aida just showed up! Permissionless tech ftw 😎