"Known broadly as the "fediverse," users on the open social web join independent servers that interoperate with one another, or "federate," allowing people to communicate, view, and respond to posts with those on other social platforms."
"With AltStore PAL's launch of its own Mastodon server, it's becoming the first federated app marketplace. The company intends to use its server to give app developers a way to communicate about their apps' news, updates, and alerts. Because these posts are federated, they can be seen, liked, and interacted with by users across the open social web."
"The interactions on these posts will also be shown on the AltStore PAL app itself, as people can sign in with their Mastodon or Bluesky accounts to like the apps, the app updates, and the news alerts within the app marketplace."
AltStore PAL, an alternative iOS app store enabled by EU and Japanese regulations, has launched support for the fediverse by creating its own Mastodon server. This makes it the first federated app marketplace. Developers can use the server to communicate app news, updates, and alerts that federate across the open social web, including Mastodon, Threads, and Bluesky. Users can follow these developer accounts from their own social media platforms and see updates in their timelines. Additionally, users can sign into the AltStore PAL app using Mastodon or Bluesky accounts to interact with app listings and updates directly within the marketplace. Initial participating apps include Loops, PeerTube, and iPhanpy.
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