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Re:Checkm8 – Bootrom exploit for many iOS devices by ValentineC on Friday September 27, 2019 @12:06PM (#21093451)
> Theming and game emulators will probably never come to the App Store, but those are even more niche.

Apple thankfully enabled sideloading for "free" developer accounts, and someone released AltStore (a distribution method for the Delta game emulator) yesterday [1].

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21083092

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Re:Checkm8 – Bootrom exploit for many iOS devices by Wowfunhappy on Friday September 27, 2019 @08:36PM (#21097532)
But you usually have a three app limit and need to reinstall every seven days. Altstore is using some very clever tricks to get around that, and while I applaud the developer’s creativity I don’t expect it to last.
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