Feature: IOS Support

[gedw99]

Also there is no IOS support, but only android ? Can probably help with that too.

@pojntfx Any blockers you know of ?

Getting the required secrets for IOS, just like we do for Android is easy first step.

[pojntfx]

iOS lacks support for a few things that we need here:

• A cross-compilation toolchain that allows building iOS apps from a Linux machine. hydrapp uses an Apple toolchain for it's macOS builds & code signing already, but there isn't one for iOS yet.
• A free as in freedom distribution chain that allows signing and distributing iOS apps without requiring permission from Apple or depending on it's distribution mechansims

Once those blockers are removed, I'm happy to add iOS support. We'll probably need to wait for more EU regulatory action though before this is possible.

[gedw99]

Thanks @pojntfx

To Compile IOS app and Mac app from Linux Debian here:

https://git.sr.ht/~eliasnaur/gio/tree/main/item/.builds/apple.yml

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Alternate IOS App Stores in the EU and also accessible from outside ..

https://www.theverge.com/24221683/hands-on-fortnite-iphone-europe-epic-games-store

How a User in and out of the EU can access Alternate Apple App stores:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9trGv1ykc68

[pojntfx]

Oooh! Thanks for that iOS Linux toolchain - I didn't know that existed!

The alternate apps stores are great, but right now you need to pay 50ct/user/year even if you use them, and Apple can deny you permission to install even if you do (you still need a $100+/year developer account, too). That being said it could def. be interesting to investigate the builds with the SDK you've linked for now!