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Re:iOS 26.2 to Allow Third-Party App Stores in Japan Ahead o... by isodev on Wednesday November 05, 2025 @10:42AM (#45824090)
All this is rehashed common sense - what you as a seller of software probably will do anyway to appear legitimate. No part of the review process stops someone from circumventing any of those rules - all you need is for the app to behave during review.

Every technical safeguard is part of the operating system anyway, so that’s what’s really protecting you and it will still protect you when you install an app from another source. Just like computers have worked since forever.

Re:iOS 26.2 to Allow Third-Party App Stores in Japan Ahead o... by bzzzt on Friday November 07, 2025 @08:43AM (#45846261)
The safeguard of being able to get a refund for a non-working app is not part of the operating system, but belongs to the app store.