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Riley Testut :fatpikachu: @rileytestut.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

There’s definitely been a small (but noticeable) shift in how Apple’s treated us this past year; I’m hopeful it’s indeed a sign their approach to alternative marketplaces is evolving

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Daniel Supernault @dansup.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026

Sup. the fediverse messenger is modular, and will support Matrix, Discord, Signal and other providers, allowing you to manage all your conversations easily, and with fine grained notifications, with one app. And the entire Sup. platform will be open source, and will target F-Droid and Altstore […]

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Riley Testut :fatpikachu: @rileytestut.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026

Welp guess I won’t be able to actually test Delta on the Duo before it launches 😪

Screenshot of rejection email from Apple for iPhone Duo workshop

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Riley Testut :fatpikachu: @rileytestut.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026

RE: fosstodon.org/@altstore/11735044868… Thanks to our intern Zoe, I changed my iPhone’s lock sound to be Mario saying “BYE BYE!” and it’s music to my ears every time I lock my device 😌

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Riley Testut :fatpikachu: @rileytestut.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026

RE: fosstodon.org/@altstore/11735044868… Thanks to our intern Zoe, I changed my iPhone’s lock sound to be Mario saying “BYE BYE!” and it’s music to my ears every time I lock my device 😌

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sam henri gold @samhenrigold.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026

I built Light Touch, a full-featured iPod touch 2G emulator for Mac. Networking + Wayback Machine proxy, GLES/3D games support, a built-in app store via legacystore.app, rotation, screen capture, the works. Have fun […] [Original post on hachyderm.io]

A Mac app with an emulated iPod touch + bezel sitting on top of the Apple keynote gradient background. The iPod is loading a 2009 archived copy of the NY Times, and the Mac app sidebar is showing app results for the word "Doodle"

Gameplay of Doodle Jump, with the iPod rotated and the iPod reflecting the bezel's rotation.

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Riley Testut :fatpikachu: @rileytestut.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/09/2026

Finally have a chance to play with Duo simulator — pretty happy with how Delta’s game library adapts to different poses! Wondering if the custom page control would make more sense as a vertical bar though 🤔

Delta on Duo Simulator, showing game library on outer screen

Delta on Duo Simulator, showing game library on unfolded inner screen

Delta on Duo Simulator, showing game library on outside screen in “tent” mode

Delta on Duo Simulator, showing game library on inner screen in “laptop” mode

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Riley Testut :fatpikachu: @rileytestut.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/09/2026

RE: fosstodon.org/@altstore/11727114944… With iOS 27, users in the EU, Japan, and Brazil can now sideload apps (.ipa files) entirely on-device without ever using a computer!! Just install AltStore Classic with AltStore PAL, then follow our […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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Riley Testut :fatpikachu: @rileytestut.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/08/2026

RE: mastodon.social/@paulcolton/1171607… The only time I ever use Safari’s Reader is when it temporarily hijacks the “Website Options” button on page load 🫠

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Sophia :AAAAAA: @via.myf.one.ap.brid.gy · 22/08/2026

For the past almost a year, I’ve been building a fully working, 1:1 scale Tune Thumper Bike from Mario Kart World! :sadok: video: youtu.be/vbM31wagyRg The bike is fully functional. The cassette tape door is also a Nintendo switch 2 dock, so when you put the […] [Original post on myf.one]

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ewan @ewancroft.uk · 13/08/2026

hey so Inkwell, my @standard.site app for iOS and Android are now available via @altstore.io and F-Droid! inkwell.ewancroft.uk#download

a promotional graphic for the Inkwell app on its website. It features the text "Get Inkwell" at the top, followed by "No App Store, no Play Store — Inkwell installs straight from its own hosted sources, and updates ship the moment they're built." Below this, there are two sections: one for iOS via AltStore and one for Android via F-Droid, each with a green download button and installation instructions.

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sam henri gold @samhenrigold.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 04/08/2026

RE: hachyderm.io/@samhenrigold/11702737… If you wanna try out the iOS 3 emulator, I bundled it all into a single Mac app. You can join a fake wifi network and install apps by dragging them onto the window. github.com/samhenrigold/qemu-ios/re…

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Riley Testut :fatpikachu: @rileytestut.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/07/2026

With today’s Delta beta, you can also now customize the game screen position when a controller is connected 🙌 Perfect for controllers like 8BitDo’s FlipPad www.theverge.com/tech/964658/8bitdo…

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Daniel Supernault @dansup.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/07/2026

I spent a lot of time redesigning and improving the new fediverse.info it would mean a lot to me if you boost this, and spread awareness of this powerful onboarding resource ❤️

fediverse.info

The bespoke fediverse guide and people directory.

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Riley Testut :fatpikachu: @rileytestut.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/07/2026

After 20 years of playing #Pokemon, my biggest fear finally came true: running into a shiny in the Safari Zone (Yes I screamed)

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Christopher Lawley @chrislawley.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/06/2026

I just released beta 1 of my new app, Parchment, for my Patreon members. It will come to the App Store later on, but my Patreon members get permanent TestFlight and early access. The idea of this app is to have your reminders, calendar, and daily notes in one place. I will have a video about it […]

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Riley Testut :fatpikachu: @rileytestut.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/06/2026

Had such an incredible time at #WWDC26, my first in-person WWDC in over a decade! Perfect opportunity to take some Delta Camera photos too 📷

Game Boy Camera photo of me standing in front of 1 Infinite Loop sign (taken with Delta Camera)

Game Boy Camera photo of WWDC keynote viewing area (taken with Delta Camera)

Game Boy Camera photo of me and some friends standing under rainbow arch at Apple Park (taken with Delta Camera)

Game Boy Camera photo of me, Adrian Eves, and Ben Freiband holding Apple Design Award titanium cube (taken with Delta Camera)

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Flipboard @flipboard.flipboard.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/05/2026

As Mastodon celebrates its 10-year anniversary in 2026, the open source platform’s new Executive Director, @mellifluousbox, is focused on what it’ll take to make the next 10 years even more impactful. He and @mike spoke for the Dot Social podcast about the power of building at the protocol level […]

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Riley Testut :fatpikachu: @rileytestut.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/04/2026

Ternus it is! I’m legitimately hopeful Apple uses this an opportunity to rethink its approach to developers and regulatory issues — but will take time to see if that’s true www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/04/tim-…

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Riley Testut :fatpikachu: @rileytestut.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/04/2026

Headed off to @DeepDishSwift to give my first dev conference talk in quite a while! If you’re around please say hi 👋

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Mastodon @mastodon.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/04/2026

In a new blog post, imanijoy provides a deeper dive into the design process for Collections, and explains what we’ve included (and things that are left out) for the first release. We’ll be enabling this feature on [mastodon.social](http://mastodon.social) next week, and rolling it out more […]

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Riley Testut :fatpikachu: @rileytestut.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/04/2026

Looks like I’ll be attending a WWDC keynote for the first time in over 10 years!!! My decade-long drought is finally over 🙌

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Matt Fantinel @fantinel.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 01/04/2026

Bad day to release something, but iPhanpy 1.5.4 is out now on the App Store and @altstore ! It brings: - All the latest Phanpy updates; - Tapping on the status bar will now scroll the feed to the top; - Support local-hosted instances (will ask for Local Network permission if needed); The […]

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Felix Hlatky @mellifluousbox.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/03/2026

The problem with Meta’s business model is that they’re beholden to shareholders, not their community. We are not publicly traded, we are publicly FUNDED. Mastodon has no incentive to keep you addicted. Our incentive is to make you happy, and help you build friendships, because it’s the right […]

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Fireside Fedi @firesidefedi.btfree.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/03/2026

Fireside Fedi 80** **- Delta, AltStore, and Other Ways to Jailbreak Your iOS Experience - Riely Testut - AltStore Special thank you to @rileytestut@mastodon.social of @altstore@fosstodon.org ! 🚀 **Full VOD:** tubefree.org/w/bPVjxbLt8cQtK... 🔎 ** More Episodes:** […]

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Flipboard @flipboard.flipboard.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/03/2026

We’re kicking off season 3 of Dot Social with a conversation between our CEO, @mike, and @rileytestut and @shanegillio of @altstore. Watch the episode here, or listen wherever you get your podcasts: flipboard.video/videos/watch/c0dfea… #DotSocial #Podcast […]

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Fireside Fedi @firesidefedi.btfree.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/03/2026

Good day all! Upcoming episode of Fireside Fedi! The #livestream will be on: stream.firesidefedi.live Special Guest: @rileytestut@mastodon.social from @altstore@fosstodon.org Building emulators and app stores for iPhone with shanegill.io So don't miss it! […] [Original post on btfree.social]

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Riley Testut :fatpikachu: @rileytestut.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/03/2026

Took a lot of effort to make it all work seamlessly, but it’s pretty cool seeing likes appear in AltStore from both Mastodon and Bluesky 😊

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The Iconfactory @iconfactory.iconfactory.world.ap.brid.gy · 11/03/2026

Congrats to our friends at AltStore on joining the social web! 🎉 @rileytestut and @shanegillio’s alternative iOS app store is integrating with the fediverse, letting apps shared through AltStore travel across platforms like Mastodon, Threads, and Bluesky and become more discoverable across the […]

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Flipboard @flipboard.flipboard.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/03/2026

RE: fosstodon.org/@altstore/11621135224… Amazing news from our friends at @altstore! Keep an eye out for @rileytestut and @shanegillio's chat with @mike on the Dot Social podcast, coming soon! #AltStore #Fediverse #ActivityPub #Federation #OpenSocial #DotSocial

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Riley Testut :fatpikachu: @rileytestut.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/03/2026

RE: fosstodon.org/@altstore/11621135841… Incredibly excited to launch Loops, PeerTube, and iPhanpy on AltStore PAL! Welcome to the family 🥳

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Mia Quagliarello @miaq.flipboard.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/02/2026

Dot Social is back in the saddle! Here's a quick peek at @mike recording a new episode today with @rileytestut and @shanegill.io of @altstore #dotsocial @dot_social

Screenshot from Riverside podcast platform featuring Shane Gill, Mike McCue and Riley Testut

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The Iconfactory @iconfactory.iconfactory.world.ap.brid.gy · 06/02/2026

:tapestry_app: A year ago we released Tapestry. The app is a beautiful, easy way to create a personalized timeline of your news, RSS, social feeds and more. The response to Tapestry has been amazing. There are lots of improvements ahead but for now we wanted to say thank you to everyone who […]

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Bruce Lawson ✅ ♫ ♿ ✌️♂️✊ @brucelawson.vivaldi.net.ap.brid.gy · 05/02/2026

An extra bonus for Vivaldi users on iOS: today's new Vivaldi 7.8 lets you install alternate app stores, such as @altstore where you don't have to pay tribute to Apple. (Note, only in EU; other jurisdictions don't have Digital Markets Act, so Apple won't let you have nice things.)

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Matt Fantinel @fantinel.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 31/01/2026

iPhanpy is now available on the App Store too! I wrote a blog post detailing what it is and why you might like it. fantinel.dev/blog/iphanpy-mastodon-… And if you want to just go ahead and download it, here's the App Store link […]

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Riley Testut :fatpikachu: @rileytestut.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/01/2026

Just landed in Brussels for #FOSDEM! If you’re also attending would love to say hi, I’ll mostly be hanging out near the Social Web and Policy devrooms 👋

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Riley Testut :fatpikachu: @rileytestut.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/01/2026

RE: fosstodon.org/@altstore/11598011801… Fun fact, Apple tracks all downloads of apps in AltStore PAL (ostensibly to charge CTF) Would be pretty funny if Apple watched this become one of our top apps…

Screenshot from our new app “CSAM Store Checker” with text:

“Is child sexual abuse material accessible via apps in this marketplace?

App Store

Yes, in the X and Grok apps.”

Followed by news articles discussing situation.

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