altstoreio / altstoreio/AltStore
Discover self-signed apps
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Description
I'm mainly interested in this solution to run my own / open source apps. The workflow to install these from XCode is pretty convenient, but I have yet to figure out how to install them using AltStore.
Would it be possible for Altstore to detect self-signed apps installed on iOS devices and to allow them to be resigned using Altstore to make this more convenient?
I know third-party app support is planned, but IMHO the "install from source" route is a bit safer. I trust apps I built from source, I don't know how I feel about installing binaries I don't know the origin off.
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Research direction
The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by tracing how AltStore discovers installed iOS apps and handles signing; done would mean detecting self-signed apps and offering a workflow to resign them through AltStore.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- swift
- Domain
- mobile
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100