"AltStore PAL, which launched as one of the first alternative iOS app stores in the EU last year, is coming to more countries, developer Riley Testut announced today. "Specifically, we plan to launch in Japan, Brazil, and Australia before the end of the year, with the UK to follow in 2026," Testut says. Launching in more countries is "by far our number one request," though the AltStore team is still waiting to hear more from Apple "on exact timing.""
"Each AltStore source will receive its own ActivityPub account, which can then be followed by any other open social web account. You'll be able to like, boost, and reply to everything, and most importantly all these interactions will appear natively in AltStore. In other words, you'll be able to comment on an app on Mastodon, like a news update on Threads, then open AltStore and view all these same interactions in-app."
"The AltStore team is working with Mastodon gGmbH to "manage a custom Mastodon server on our behalf" (it's available in beta now) and with the non-profit A New Social to support Bluesky using the Bridgy Fed tool. The fediverse features will come to AltStore PAL in "the next few months," Testut says."
AltStore PAL will launch in Japan, Brazil, and Australia before the end of the year, with the UK scheduled for 2026. The team is awaiting Apple's confirmation on exact timing. ActivityPub will federate apps, updates, and news alerts to the open social web, with each AltStore source receiving its own ActivityPub account and interactions surfacing natively in the app. Partnerships include a custom Mastodon server managed with Mastodon gGmbH and Bluesky support via A New Social using the Bridgy Fed tool. A $6 million investment from Pace Capital will fund staffing, global expansion, and finalizing fediverse integration.
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