{"id":44284,"date":"2024-07-30T14:29:07","date_gmt":"2024-07-30T18:29:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=44284"},"modified":"2024-07-31T11:33:17","modified_gmt":"2024-07-31T15:33:17","slug":"bittorrent-apps-in-altstore-pal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2024\/07\/30\/bittorrent-apps-in-altstore-pal\/","title":{"rendered":"BitTorrent Apps in AltStore PAL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2024\/7\/24\/24205036\/iphone-ios-torrenting-apps-eu-altstore-pal\">Jess Weatherbed<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2024\/7\/24\/24205036\/iphone-ios-torrenting-apps-eu-altstore-pal\">\n<p>Specifically, the new additions include <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/XITRIX\/iTorrent\">iTorrent<\/a>, an iOS torrent client that can be used without jailbreaking iPhones or iPads, and <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/Michael-128\/qBitControl\">qBitControl<\/a>, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qbittorrent.org\/\">qBittorrent<\/a> remote client for iOS devices. <a href=\"https:\/\/peopledrop.app\/\">PeopleDrop<\/a> is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/PeopleDrop\/comments\/1byywka\/tired_of_tinder_or_similar_try_peopledrop\/\">dating-focused<\/a> &ldquo;social discovery platform&rdquo; that connects you with other users in the real world as they pass by.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2024\/07\/28\/torrenting-apps-now-available-for-eu-iphone-users\/\">Hartley Charlton<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2024\/07\/28\/torrenting-apps-now-available-for-eu-iphone-users\/\"><p>Apple has consistently banned torrent apps from its  App Store, <a href=\"https:\/\/torrentfreak.com\/utorrent-iphone-app-rejected-by-apple-goes-underground-090831\/\">citing<\/a> that they are &ldquo;often used for the purpose of infringing third-party rights,&rdquo; but the DMA has weakened Apple&rsquo;s ability to maintain its walled garden approach, allowing alternative app marketplaces like AltStore PAL to offer apps that do not meet Apple&rsquo;s guidelines.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n<p>I still think it&rsquo;s wild that Apple banned an entire network protocol because some people used it for copyright infringement.<\/p>\n\n<p>Previously:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2024\/07\/12\/delta-1-6-rejected-from-the-app-store\/\">Delta 1.6 Rejected From the App Store<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2024\/05\/16\/deltas-10-year-journey-to-the-top-of-the-app-store\/\">Delta&rsquo;s 10-Year Journey to the Top of the App Store<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2024\/05\/02\/altstore-pal\/\">AltStore PAL<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2024\/03\/05\/emulation-on-iphone\/\">Emulation on iPhone<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2012\/09\/23\/bittorrent-and-the-app-store\/\">BitTorrent and the App Store<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jess Weatherbed: Specifically, the new additions include iTorrent, an iOS torrent client that can be used without jailbreaking iPhones or iPads, and qBitControl, a qBittorrent remote client for iOS devices. PeopleDrop is a dating-focused &ldquo;social discovery platform&rdquo; that connects you with other users in the real world as they pass by. 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