Chee Aun 🤔

RE: https://mastodon.social/@cheeaun/115806706662248195

Still wondering if anyone can help 🙇‍♂️🙇‍♂️

Jan 4 at 12:29pmPhanpy
Show threadNiléaneJan 4
@cheeaun can't @altstore help out? 😅
Show threadwakest likes your bugs ⁂Jan 4
@cheeaun I haven't set up AltStore Pal yet on an iPhone here (in Germany) as the one I have is too old but I think my partners iPhone is new enough to try it so maybe I can
Show threadChee Aun 🤔Jan 4

@liaizon thanks.

Tho' at this point, I'm quite curious if anyone's using or aware of AltStore PAL. Wondering if there are UX issues (users don't know how to use it, lack onboarding or marketing) or the usual chicken and egg problem (users don't use it because not enough apps, devs don't add their apps because not enough users) 🤷‍♂️

Show threadwakest likes your bugs ⁂Jan 4
@cheeaun well apple played a major blow to it by allowing the main app it was made to support into the normal apple run app store, I would say that's the main way people were finding out about AltStore before. I don't think many people know about it or even that it's something they should look into. But I hope that slowly changes as more apps are available only thru it.
Show threadhalcy​ Jan 4
@cheeaun i had to add the source (manually, by copying the URL), after that it installed fine and works as I assume is intended
Show threadhalcy​ Jan 4
@cheeaun inside altstore pal it looks like so for me
Show threadChee Aun 🤔Jan 4
@halcy thanks! Is adding source like part of the onboarding?
Show threadhalcy​ Jan 4
@cheeaun yeah, though only quick and easy for „recommended sources“, which is like, the rest of those you can see in my screenshot. Not sure how you become one, probably you just ask the guy…? For yours, I had to copy the URL and paste it here. I forget if the onboarding screen also showed the text field
Show threadChee Aun 🤔Jan 4
@halcy there's no like "default" store already added and displayed? I was thinking that my app will be added there to be discovered — maybe my source is "aggregated" to their source or something 😂
Show threadhalcy​ Jan 4
@cheeaun there is a default source but it contains only like, one app, as far as I can tell. More of an example source, really
Show threadhalcy​ Jan 4
@cheeaun actually there are more apps. Though all by the AltStore developer. So still more of a sample thing
Show threadRiley Testut Jan 4

@cheeaun @halcy it may help to think of AltStore less as a “store”, and more as a sideloading tool that allows developers to directly distribute their apps to users. The idea is you discover apps from the web, then install it via AltStore

If you distribute macOS apps, it’s conceptually similar to distributing your app from your website and using Sparkle to update it (Sparkle XML == AltStore Source JSON)

Show threadChee Aun 🤔Jan 4

@rileytestut 🤔 so this means that web sites could add a 'Download via AltStore' badge, when clicked, launch AltStore, auto-add the source, and display the app page? 🙈

@halcy

Show threadRiley Testut Jan 4

@cheeaun @halcy yup! We’re actually working on a standard button anyone can easily add to their website, but in meantime you can use this URL scheme to deep link people to your source:

altstore-pal://source?url=[source URL]

Example:

altstore-pal://source?url=https://i.cizzuk.net/altstore/source.pal.json

Show threadhalcy​ Jan 4
@rileytestut @cheeaun oh that rules
Show threadRiley Testut Jan 4
@halcy @cheeaun it’s a small thing but I think it will help a lot 🤞 especially for newer users
Show thread210561 ✨ [Q]Jan 4
@cheeaun @rileytestut @halcy can’t wait for a one click install button!
Show threadParty Knights - DE party gameJan 8

@q @cheeaun @rileytestut @halcy

Github user Zipdox2 has designed this pretty good looking download badge, you might want to have a look :) https://github.com/altstoreio/AltStore/issues/1607#issuecomment-2937232334

Create AltStore badge · Issue #1607 · altstoreio/AltStore

Can't find svg badge for AltStore like for AppStore https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/App_Store_(Apple) or other stores: It will be nice to create this one in order to simply add information that app i...

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Show threadsatorunJan 4
@cheeaun
Just installed AltStore PAL (both public and beta), but I don't see HackerWeb listed...
Show threadsatorunJan 4
@cheeaun
Once I added the source URL, everything works and I can install the app, but I'm assuming that's not what you are asking for. Let me know if you want me to do another test.
Show threadChee Aun 🤔Jan 4
@satorun just wondering if adding source is part of the onboarding?
Show threadsatorunJan 4

@cheeaun
My understanding is that if you've taken the last and optional step listed on that page (Make your source discoverable), then it should show up as one of the "recommended"s sources (see the screenshot attached), but I'm not sure...

https://faq.altstore.io/developers/distribute-with-altstore-pal

Show threadsatorunJan 4

@cheeaun
Or maybe they have to add you manually. I see only some of the sources that are on the web feed are listed as "recommended" in the AltStore app.

If that's the case, then manually adding the source would be part of the onboarding as you said.

https://explore.alt.store/public/local

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