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iPhone users in the European Union can now bypass Apple's strict App Store policies and install torrent apps. Third-party app marketplace AltStore PAL now offers torrent apps, a category that has historically been banned by Apple.

This follows the introduction of the EU’s Digital Markets Directive (DMA), which reduces Apple’s control over apps in the region. As a result, iOS users can now download and use apps that are not available on the App Store without jailbreaking their devices.

New products on the AltStore PAL include iTorrent, an iOS torrent client, and qBitControl, a remote client for managing qBittorrent on desktop systems.

These apps, along with dating social discovery app PeopleDrop and UTM SE, an app that emulates operating systems such as Windows, Linux, and macOS on iOS devices, mark the first third-party apps released by AltStore PAL since its launch. Unlike the other apps, UTM SE has also been approved by Apple to be downloaded on the official App Store, although it was initially rejected in June and later approved with the assistance of the AltStore team.

But DMA undermines Apple's ability to maintain its "walled garden" approach by allowing alternative app marketplaces such as AltStore PAL to offer apps that don't meet Apple's guidelines.

Users interested in accessing the new apps on AltStore PAL will need an iPhone running iOS 17.4 or later. The service requires an annual subscription fee of €1.50, which is paid by Apple.

For more information on the application and subscription process, please visit the AltStore website:

https://altstore.io/