Apple Pulls Iphone Torrent App From Altstore Pal In Europe

Apple has removed nan iPhone torrenting client, iTorrent, from AltStore PAL’s replacement iOS marketplace successful nan EU, showing that it tin still exert power complete apps that aren’t listed connected nan charismatic App Store. iTorrent developer Daniil Vinogradov told TorrentFreak that Apple has revoked his distribution authorities to people apps successful immoderate replacement iOS stores, truthful nan rumor isn’t tied to AltStore PAL itself.

“Apple removed Alternative Distribution functionality from iTorrent’s Developer Portal without immoderate warning,” Vinogradov said connected iTorrent’s Github page. Apple has not provided a logic for nan removal, according Vinogradov, and distribution was revoked astatine nan Apple Dev Account level. The matter is besides being investigated by AltStore PAL.

While Apple bans torrent apps connected its ain iOS store, nan EU’s Digital Markets Act gave iPhone users wrong nan bloc greater state to instal apps from third-party app stores that nan Cupertino institution doesn’t straight manage. iTorrent was added to AltStore PAL successful July past year, which raises nan question: why now?