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Question about apps for smartphones/tablets - if you've written an app for an apple product, is the only way you can distribute it to go through the

Posted by prayformojo (aka mayhem) Apr 10 '12, 07:35

app store?

like, if i wrote something just for personal use and wanted to share it with a friend, would i have to post it to the app store before it could be downloaded anywhere else?

similar question about android devices

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Yes, unless you jailbreak for Apple devices. But I think you can "beta test" an app with less than 100 users. - spamlet Apr 10, 07:40 1
- Yes, there is a kind of private distribution with the App Store. There's also a mechanism for companies to deploy apps to their employees - oblique Apr 10, 07:43
don't almost all Androids allow sideloading at this point? -- nm - decline Apr 10, 07:39 1
- oops. that was to go there \/ -- nm - decline Apr 10, 07:39
Apple: No (if you jailbreak). Android: No (if your device allows "sideloading" or you root it (jailbreak) -- nm - oblique Apr 10, 07:36

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