AltStore PAL third-party iOS app store launches in Europe

After the EU forced Apple to open up its iOS platform for third-party app stores, we now have the first alternative to Apple’s default App Store.It’s called AltStore PAL, which is rather fitting.

Technically, AltStore PALhas been around since 2019, but you were able to access it after “hacking” your way into it. You had to “disguise” yourself as a developer using companion software called AltServer running on your computer. But after the EU Commission’s DMA, AltStore PAL is now available to anyone willing to tap through all the prompts from Apple asking if you are sure you want to…