Alternative app store AltStore PAL is joining the fediverse
Alternative app store AltStore PAL is joining the fediverse

AltStore PAL, the alternative iOS app store available in the European Union and Japan, is joining the social web. In a post on Wednesday, AltStore PAL announced that users across Mastodon, Threads, and Bluesky can now interact with apps that developers choose to federate on its explore.alt.store website. Any likes from the social web will […]

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