Apple’s Senior Vice President of Software Engineering Craig Federighi is against iPhone / iPad users sideloading apps as he states that this action opens iOS to cybercriminals as well as malware, but for those who are still interested, there are several ways to do so without jailbreaking. When you sideload an app, it basically means you’re manually installing software that has not been approved by Apple for the App Store.
The simplest way to sideload iOS apps would be through AltStore, which is exactly as it sounds, an alternative app store that does not require enterprise certificates. That’s right, it actually makes use of a legitimate Apple feature allowing users to nstall up to three apps for free using their Apple ID. This means that it does require an Apple ID and password to function, but users are also able to create a throwaway account for security purposes. However, the AltStore developer claims this information is never sent to any 3rd party server, but rather only directly to Apple for authentication.
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