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Re:Signal: Will leave the EU market rather than undermine ou... by SheinhardtWigCo on Sunday June 02, 2024 @02:39AM (#40551914)
No because Apple still has to “notarize” the app before it can be sideloaded
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Re:Signal: Will leave the EU market rather than undermine ou... by wojciechpolak on Sunday June 02, 2024 @03:00AM (#40551990)
So there is no way to overcome this by installing an unapproved app (unverified, unsigned, etc.)?
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Re:Signal: Will leave the EU market rather than undermine ou... by popcalc on Sunday June 02, 2024 @03:38AM (#40552181)
You could just change your App Store region to any country outside the EU. For example all you need to change to US is an American phone number and credit card.
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Re:Signal: Will leave the EU market rather than undermine ou... by grishka on Sunday June 02, 2024 @03:43AM (#40552205)
You don't even need a credit card if you don't plan to pay for things. I changed my Apple ID country to US with just a fake address.
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Re:Signal: Will leave the EU market rather than undermine ou... by immibis on Sunday June 02, 2024 @12:05PM (#40555174)
Except you can only sideload in the EU.
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Re:Signal: Will leave the EU market rather than undermine ou... by fingerlocks on Sunday June 02, 2024 @01:57PM (#40556021)
For free. Side loading costs 8 bucks a month in the US but you can self-sign the binaries.
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Re:Signal: Will leave the EU market rather than undermine ou... by grishka on Sunday June 02, 2024 @03:42AM (#40552200)
No unless you jailbreak your iPhone (good luck with that) or re-sign the app every week because that's your only option without a $100/year developer account.
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Re:Signal: Will leave the EU market rather than undermine ou... by Krasnol on Sunday June 02, 2024 @05:25AM (#40552704)
You could buy an android phone and download the APK from their homepage.

https://signal.org/android/apk/

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