Riley Testut :fatpikachu:

Building emulators and app stores for iPhone with [@shanegill.io](https://threads.net/@shanegill.io/ )

Website: https://rileytestut.com
AltStore: https://altstore.io
Patreon: https://patreon.com/rileyshane
Threads: https://www.threads.net/rileytestut

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2024-09-16 20:23:52

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your username has found it’s true purpose 🙌

2024-09-13 12:10:07

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Decided to try in-store pickup for the first time ever because I’m tired of waiting for delivery…we’ll see if I regret it 😬

2024-08-16 11:31:46

The prophecy has been fulfilled — Fortnite has officially launched on AltStore 🙌
Most importantly for me though: Fall Guys mobile too!!
https://fosstodon.org/@altstore/112971450614794744

2024-08-13 10:48:36

Was on a flight to Europe when the Patreon news dropped, but don’t really have anything to add that hasn’t been said
This *is* Apple now — arguably the greediest corporation around today, with no compassion for indies and artists. Really makes me ashamed to have ever defended Apple as the good guys https://news.patreon.com/articles/understanding-apple-requirements-for-patreon

2024-08-07 18:45:54

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I *love* a clean slate with no open windows
(I also hate cleaning them up, so rebooting daily keeps them in check)

2024-08-07 14:28:03

“weekly […] and every time you reboot your Mac”
As someone who reboots my iMac every morning, looking forward to daily permission alerts 🙃
https://mastodon.online/@9to5Mac/112916905882020099

2024-08-05 19:28:47

Damn, would hate to be a giant tech company being sued by DOJ rn https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/08/05/doj-google-monopoly-trial-judgment/

2024-08-05 15:09:31

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lmao nice 😂
(sry I missed this until now!!)

2024-08-05 13:53:16

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congrats!! 🥳

2024-08-03 15:46:37

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these were my exact thoughts as well. great premise that just kinda dropped the ball

2024-07-30 23:15:29

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ahhh good to know! that’s probably related to another issue I’m trying to fix rn, but as a workaround you should be able long-press Delta from the My Apps tab, press “Remove”, then reinstall it again (without deleting it)
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/877/982/560/288/335/original/960a1e8f7a93be9a.jpeg

2024-07-30 17:54:08

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currently investigating this, sorry about that! Appears to be an issue with MarketplaceKit, but seems to be kinda random…
Just to confirm, Delta is still installed correct? Does waiting ~10 seconds cause anything to appear?

2024-07-30 14:20:02

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damn who knew Apple support was so empathetic

2024-07-29 17:23:30

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joke’s on you, she was next to me on the phone!
(needed her permission to do something bc my developer account is technically under her name lmao)

2024-07-29 17:17:32

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apparently! it was such an unexpected turn after helping me with boring account issues lol

2024-07-29 17:11:46

lol I called Apple support (for a mundane reason), but before hanging up the rep said “congratulations Riley we’re all really proud of you!” which totally caught me off guard but also made my day :)

2024-07-26 18:32:20

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thanks Sophia :)

2024-07-25 22:48:22

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never, Apple will change App Store rules to allow it first 🤪

2024-07-25 21:28:41

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playing the long game FTW

2024-07-25 21:18:09

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finally, I’ve successfully manifested this joke tweet from 4 years ago https://x.com/altstoreio/status/1296866644464082944
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/849/209/633/264/808/original/19faa1f2b8e5ca65.png

2024-07-25 21:02:07

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thank you!!

2024-07-25 21:01:56

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and still more to come :)

2024-07-25 20:36:31

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LOL sorry!! if it helps it was extremely hard 😂

2024-07-25 20:35:02

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been SO hard to keep this a secret 😂

2024-07-25 20:19:58

Guess the cat’s out of the bag — the one-and-only Fortnite Mobile is coming soon to AltStore PAL! https://fosstodon.org/@altstore/112848967951001360

2024-07-25 15:19:15

Boooooooo 👎 https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/25/business/southwest-airlines-assigned-seating.html

2024-07-24 20:05:25

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for so long I was strongly in the “wait and do it right” camp…but yeah a decade later I’m doubtful we’ll ever get that last ~10% to make it fully viable (for me at least) w/o macOS escape hatch

2024-07-24 19:27:18

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glad you got them updated in the end, appreciate your patience! Apple has at least been responsive to what we’ve reported so far, so I’m hopeful 🤞

2024-07-24 18:50:25

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thank you!! And only a couple months later than expected 🙃

2024-07-24 18:48:16

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sorry about that, we’ve filed some radars but yeah the update flow does seem to have some issues (at least on 17.x) 😕
What issue are you seeing for AltStore? Is there an error message, or is it not showing up?
For Delta at least, you can long-press it in My Apps tab and then press “Remove” to remove it from your My Apps list, then you should be able to reinstall it to manually update it to 1.6.1 (you can keep Delta installed the entire time though)

2024-07-24 18:41:36

Honored to have been asked to share my thoughts about putting macOS on iPad for this Verge video! I remain hopeful someday it’ll happen 🙏
https://mastodon.social/@verge/112842139264628796

2024-07-24 17:19:30

After 3 long months of A̷p̷p̷ ̷R̷e̷v̷i̷e̷w̷ Notarization, the first 3rd-party apps in AltStore PAL are here! 🥳 https://fosstodon.org/@altstore/112842555810648093

2024-07-24 00:37:31

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congrats! 🥳

2024-07-21 12:38:21

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done!

2024-07-19 20:54:06

JUMBO MODE (aka iPhone skins on iPad) is now in beta, along with a bunch of bug fixes related to game controllers introduced in 1.6 — sorry about that!
https://fosstodon.org/@altstore/112814860461959629

2024-07-18 17:17:25

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guarantee someone out there says no 🤪

2024-07-18 17:11:43

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At long last, my vision for Delta on iPad is fully realized 😌
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/808/604/409/758/477/original/0529943096be7279.png

2024-07-18 17:08:44

So turns out the iPad version of Delta can ~technically~ load and display iPhone-only skins perfectly fine, who knew!
This is 100% unintentional, but I’m considering embracing it as a quick fix for those who prefer using Delta with gigantic buttons — what do y’all think? https://mastodon.social/@rileytestut/112797242480479396
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/808/592/695/379/425/original/4eb2ab32df08f585.png

2024-07-18 15:39:17

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just wait until they submit it for Notarization, then magically Apple will change their minds 🙃

2024-07-17 18:28:14

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it’s available in the EU! There’s currently an issue preventing PAL from being installed on iPadOS 18 beta (which supports alternate app stores), but if you email deltaipad@altstore.io with your AltStore PAL subscription email we’ll send you an alternate way to install it https://fosstodon.org/@altstore/112797360291480173

2024-07-17 17:30:13

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However, the main reason I added them was to make the “Hold Button” feature MUCH more convenient. This feature is crucial for playing certain games on touch screen…but having to constantly open the pause menu just to hold/release a button can be annoying
Now you can press Menu + any button, and Delta will keep it “held down” (or release if already held down) — perfect for games like Mario Kart where you need to hold A at just the right time 👌
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/803/013/109/600/725/original/6de3a27149dd8400.mp4

2024-07-17 17:27:30

With Delta 1.6 out, wanted to highlight some of my personal favorite features — starting with the new “Menu Button Gestures”
Previously, to perform quick actions like toggling fast forward or saving/loading save states without opening pause menu, you had to download a skin that explicitly supported it (e.g. this Pokémon Pinball skin by HoriZon)
With 1.6, you can now activate these quick actions with *any* skin: just hold down the Menu button and perform the relevant gesture!
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/803/004/160/293/521/original/9e4fee39d35c0da3.png

2024-07-15 17:27:44

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we’ve been talking with them plenty :)

2024-07-15 16:32:24

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From my @npub168y…upza PAL announcement blog post:
“Now that the App Store has real competition, we’re hopeful Apple will feel pressured to allow apps they otherwise wouldn’t”
Turns out, that’s exactly what’s happening! https://rileytestut.com/blog/2024/04/17/introducing-altstore-pal/
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/791/462/620/578/751/original/d6692fece6b8d95d.jpeg

2024-07-15 15:31:59

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I’d be totally okay with that! As long as it doesn’t delay our own schedule, that’s just regular competition :)

2024-07-15 15:22:00

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it’s very frustrating, and IMO the way they’re handling notarization is not compliant with the DMA

2024-07-15 14:45:42

Thanks Apple for once again proving the best way to change the App Store rules is to submit an app to AltStore :)
https://fosstodon.org/@altstore/112791027992914306

2024-07-13 18:51:13

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the eternal struggle during beta season 🙃

2024-07-13 14:31:27

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same here, but Trendly is still working for me at least https://apps.apple.com/us/app/trendly-app-sales/id1669815607

2024-07-13 04:15:07

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oh yeah I meant it more as I’m surprised but thankful I haven’t had to touch it since 😄 it most likely will break at some point tho, and I’m dreading have to touch all that old code

2024-07-13 01:01:54

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I’m amazed that code still works, it was written before official hardware keyboard APIs were a thing and miraculously hasn’t broken yet…

2024-07-13 00:58:44

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jk I see you chose the GBA4iOS icon, makes more sense lol

2024-07-13 00:58:01

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ooo amazing! I’ve had the TestFlight version on my phone but iOS 18 didn’t seem to want to tint that one, so thought it didn’t work at all w/ Delta

2024-07-13 00:39:33

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now I don’t need to cringe whenever I see people sharing their libraries with the old hard edges 🙏

2024-07-13 00:23:17

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oops my bad, forgot to remove them from the release notes 🤦‍♂️ tl;dr we had to remove them from this build to get it through app review quickly, but they’ll be returning in a future version!

2024-07-12 23:55:22

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had to remove them temporarily to get this update approved quickly, but they’ll be returning in a future update!

2024-07-12 23:02:23

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*immediately passes out*

2024-07-12 23:02:03

The update is now LIVE!! Enjoy 😄
https://fosstodon.org/@altstore/112775993684821128

2024-07-12 21:06:50

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wait apparently if you download Delta through the Mac App Store it downloads the *AltStore PAL* version of 1.6?? (s/o @npub1lkh…u5t4 for the discovery)
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/775/555/075/908/960/original/55ecbee1ad0fa0e3.jpeg

2024-07-12 20:47:54

Some positive news! App Review just called — tl;dr we *are* allowed to include Patreon benefits (e.g. alternate app icons), there are just some changes we need to make first
Rather than delay 1.6 any more though, we’ve removed *all* Patreon functionality for now and resubmitted. Plan is to add it back in an update soon once we get 1.6 out the door (hopefully soon)🤞

2024-07-12 16:29:39

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don’t be silly, that would make way too much sense!
(and also…they want our money lol)

2024-07-12 16:27:48

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I’ll have to convince [@shanegill.io](https://threads.net/@shanegill.io/ ) to make it a business expense then…

2024-07-12 16:27:07

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basically an Apple handheld at this point

2024-07-12 15:40:50

God please give me the strength to resist buying the new aluminum Analogue Pocket https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/12/24197135/analogue-pocket-aluminum

2024-07-12 13:31:19

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hah yup that’s the AltStore version! You’re probably the only person outside the EU who has that 😄

2024-07-12 05:30:04

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can you send a screenshot of the full screen DS skin on your MAS version (e.g. in settings)? There’s a slight difference between AltStore and App Store build, curious which one you have…

2024-07-12 00:15:09

Delta 1.6 went into review this morning so was hoping for a release today, but haven’t heard anything since unfortunately
Last time though it was rejected within ~30mins for Patreon link 🤷‍♂️

2024-07-11 21:25:47

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wtf?? did it show up as an update, or was it a new install?

2024-07-11 16:53:51

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took a lot of engineering effort but totally worth it for authentic 50Hz UICollectionView scrolling 😌

2024-07-11 01:16:30

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thanks! Happy with how it turned out 😄

2024-07-10 23:53:47

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lol Apple rejected it
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/764/886/888/288/201/original/890fef57a33b1b7b.png

2024-07-10 21:38:11

The Delta update you’ve all been waiting for is here! Delta 1.6 with full iPad support is available NOW in AltStore PAL, and the App Store as soon as Apple approves it 🥳
Thanks for all your patience as we worked to finish this up, hope y’all enjoy it :)
https://fosstodon.org/@altstore/112764037770811929

2024-07-10 18:35:56

#UpdateDay
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/763/636/665/949/222/original/83ff31bea07cf215.mp4

2024-07-08 17:04:10

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I started by hiding the dock and showing recent apps, but the secret was to do the OPPOSITE: hide recent apps, but always show the dock. This makes it trivial to pull in the occasional extra app from the dock as needed, but also *really* helps rewrite my brain to not expect iPad apps to always be full screen
Plus now I can have a dedicated Delta window running in the corner at all times 🙏
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/751/951/574/570/783/original/9a846f6f1f438a62.png

2024-07-08 17:02:27

Some personal news: after forcing myself to use Stage Manager for the past couple months…I am (reluctantly) now a fan 🙃
There’s plenty of room for improvement, but at this point I much prefer it to classic iPadOS multitasking. I still primarily use one app at a time, but it’s trivial to add windows as needed, and using apps full screen just seems like a waste of space now
Also s/o @npub1msf…0fp3 for his great overview! https://youtu.be/oth722tzWXw

2024-06-29 23:50:04

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let’s goooo

2024-06-27 20:58:16

Delta 1.6 with full iPad support is almost here! Appreciate y’alls patience as we finalize the release, it’s been a crunch but I’m pretty happy with how the update’s turned out :)
https://fosstodon.org/@altstore/112690504599037241

2024-06-27 17:42:47

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congrats!! 🥳

2024-06-27 01:11:21

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ahhh yeah that’s a known issue — if you email support@altstore.io we can help you out tho!

2024-06-26 22:24:43

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not currently, but would love to support that some day!

2024-06-26 19:31:45

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😆 damn if only

2024-06-26 19:30:32

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🙏

2024-06-26 19:30:13

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assuming no reported (major) bugs, not long!

2024-06-26 17:39:35

While we wait for Apple to notarize Delta 1.6rc, here’s a new feature I’ve been wanting to add *forever* — Handoff between devices 🤝
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/684/142/043/197/683/original/326307d0c3980e5f.mp4

2024-06-25 14:44:04

FINALLY. I’ve been hoping for this ever since launching my Patreon
https://www.theverge.com/2024/6/25/24185454/patreon-gifted-subscriptions-countdown-timer-features

2024-06-24 18:51:27

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When we first met with the EC a few months ago, we were asked repeatedly if we trusted Apple to be in charge of Notarization. We emphatically said yes.
However, it’s clear to us now that Apple is indeed using Notarization to not only delay our apps, but also to determine on a case-by-case basis how to undermine each release — such as by changing the App Store rules to allow them
For these reasons, we are no longer telling the EC we trust Apple to be in charge of Notarization 🤷‍♂️

2024-06-24 18:50:18

“In parallel, the Commission will continue undertaking preliminary investigative steps outside of the scope of the present investigation, in particular with respect to the checks and reviews put in place by Apple to validate apps and alternative app stores to be sideloaded”
We tried to warn Apple that rejecting UTM was illegal 😬
https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EUCommission/112670868773681081

2024-06-23 15:17:42

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thank you for writing them! I didn’t have any programming experience before reading Beginning iPhone Dev, taught me all the essentials I needed :)

2024-06-23 03:00:53

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that’s by FAR the one I learned the most from, such a different time 🥲

2024-06-22 17:07:46

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my 6th grade girlfriend knew just the right words to say 😌
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/661/368/865/653/183/original/ac364556b7c93187.jpeg

2024-06-22 16:56:04

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😂 no idea why I wrote that lol

2024-06-22 16:47:30

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the Apress books were (unsurprisingly) my favorites 🙏
(especially the first one which was my first ever programming book)

2024-06-22 16:41:50

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nice, found my Christmas wish list from 2007
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/661/266/828/110/664/original/b237e2c7be7f74aa.jpeg

2024-06-22 16:19:06

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I used to ask for the latest iOS dev book for Christmas like every year 🤪

2024-06-22 16:17:23

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if it helps I started pretty young 😆

2024-06-22 16:15:48

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my first app was released for iPhoneOS 3.1 😄

2024-06-22 16:12:57

My parents are selling the house I grew up in, which means I’m getting to rediscover so many things from my childhood
Remember learning how to code from books??
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/661/153/288/780/114/original/a1a8daf267fc79f8.jpeg

2024-06-22 16:12:57

2024-06-21 17:41:42

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it supports opening games via deep links! The format is kinda…unintuitive, but you can long-press a game, tap “Share,” then “Copy Deep Link” to grab a game’s URL directly
(Also planning to add deeper App Intent functionality to appease @npub1n2e…a0c6)