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F-Droid has released its 2.0 update after a decade, featuring a new Kotlin Compose-based UI for better responsiveness and smoother app installations using Google's pre-approval API.
The author built sidetap, a Python harness that lets an LLM agent control a real iPhone from Windows over USB, with safety features like a kill switch and guardrails. The post details the technical challenge of sideloading WebDriverAgent with a free Apple ID and introduces the open-source tool.
Reynard is a Gecko-based web browser for iOS 13+ that bypasses Apple's WebKit restriction, enabling older devices to load modern websites and use Gecko-exclusive features.
An open-source, cross-platform iOS sideloading tool called Impactor allows users to sign and install apps using a personal Apple ID on Linux, macOS, and Windows.
Google's Android Developer Verification requirement, rolling out regionally from September 2026, will require identity-verified developer accounts for app installation on certified Android devices, but LineageOS users are unaffected as the custom ROM bypasses Google's verification service.
Amazon executives citing malware threats as the reason for ending sideloading support on new Fire Sticks, which now run the Linux-based Vega OS instead of Android-based Fire OS.
Discovered a tool or method that can re-sign apps on iPhone, possibly for sideloading apps.
LiveContainer is a fully open-source iOS app launcher that runs apps directly on the device without jailbreak or signing, bypassing certificate and signing steps, providing a more worry-free installation method for iPhone users.
A method for Chinese mainland iPhones to install Altstore and use third-party apps by adjusting location, regional IP, and Apple ID.
Introduces a web tool called AssppWeb that allows users to bypass the App Store and directly install iOS apps onto devices. It adopts a zero-trust architecture, with user credentials processed only in the browser.
AssppWeb is an open-source web-based tool that allows installing iOS apps directly to devices without the App Store, using a zero-trust architecture where credentials are handled client-side via WebAssembly.
Google has announced a timeline for mandatory Android developer verification, starting with supported app stores from major OEMs like Samsung and Xiaomi, and rolling out in phases from July to September 2026 in Brazil, Indonesia, Singapore, and Thailand, with global expansion planned for 2027.