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Re:QEMU-iOS, an emulator for legacy Apple devices by 2OEH8eoCRo0 on Thursday December 14, 2023 @09:49AM (#38641921)
> 1) Spend $100 a year for the privilege of being allowed to access their app store

Doesn't it require $100 a year to compile an app and install it on your own phone (because even hobby apps require signing)? I can't fathom why so-called "hackers" put up with this. I suspect because $

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Re:QEMU-iOS, an emulator for legacy Apple devices by kotaKat on Thursday December 14, 2023 @10:03AM (#38642091)
No, you can build and install for yourself. Self-signed apps last 7 days before they need to be re-signed. If you have a Developer Account your signed app lasts 1 year before re-signing.

People have even made it (generally) easy to re-sign IPAs; see tooling like https://sideloadly.io/.

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