Summary: The first Apple-notarized porn app, “Hot Tub,” is now available to iPhone users in Europe through AltStore PAL, a third-party app marketplace. While Apple has not approved the app for its official App Store, it currently complies with the EU’s Digital Markets Act, allowing such distributions. Apple has expressed serious concerns over the safety risks associated with adult content apps like “Hot Tub.”
Affected: Apple, AltStore PAL, iPhone Users in Europe
Keypoints :
- AltStore PAL launched in April 2024 as an alternative app marketplace for iOS users in the EU.
- The app “Hot Tub” is the first of its kind to be notarized by Apple but is not available in the official App Store.
- Apple has issued a statement expressing concerns about safety risks associated with porn apps, emphasizing that it does not approve of “Hot Tub.”
- Users must explicitly add “Hot Tub” as a source in AltStore PAL to access it.
- AltStore PAL plans to donate all Patreon earnings to organizations supporting sex workers and the LGBTQ+ community.