[Zhang Fei]

Let’s say Apple bans the Parler app. Is it possible to download the app from Parler and install it on your own the way you would in Windows? This article suggests that it’s impossible:

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The truth behind why Apple bans sideloading apps on iOS
https://medium.com/macoclock/the-truth-behind-why-apple-bans-sideloading-apps-on-ios-a21a2163c0e2

[Trump Girl Kit Cat]

I have a ton of apps that are not through the App Store on my IPad you just go to the site and bookmark it, the app comes up on a secondary screen, where the search engines are!!

[Jane Long]

If you’re on an iPhone, just go to the main webpage, or the page you sign in on, and click the “share” symbol, at bottom of the screen, then click/choose Add to Homescreen. That makes it it’s own icon/app.

[Dr. Sivana]

Let’s say Apple bans the Parler app.

I read the link included in your post. The reason why iOS has store-based security and MacOS doesn't is because the Mac was around for over 20 years and is used before the phone, and is used different. $99/year is NOTHING for a serious developer.

But if Apple bans the Parler app, then users can just go to the web based site like they do for Free Republic, which doesn't even have an app!

A monopoly on iOS is ridiculous. Android is around, the web is around, heck, Microsoft Surface is still around, I think. Some people LIKE the idea that apps available for the iPhone have a certain minimum standard to achieve (though some apps, like TikTok have even abused those). Early on, Jobs decided that apps were not going to be used for porn. Porn watching folks just have to stream it on a website. I like that I won't run into that garbage in the App Store. For full-fledged flexibility, I have my Windows desktop, where I do real work, though Microsoft is trying to batten that down with their damn Micorosft account and Microsoft store, and vendors pushing subscriptions and cloudware and SaaS over licenses you own on physical media.

[Swordmaker]

Let’s say Apple bans the Parler app. Is it possible to download the app from Parler and install it on your own the way you would in Windows? This article suggests that it’s impossible:

That article is very misleading. The Chinese market developers founded many AppStore’s that used commercial licenses to sideload apps.on iPhones. The iphone users that took advantage of these third party app stores soon found their devices run rampant with malware, viruses and adware and other forms of piracy. They. Invaded legitimate apps, copied data, and spread themselves to legitimate users. Version of the Xcode used to developer these ghost side loaded apps soon were being used by developers to develop and modify real apple apps, poisoning Apple App stope app updates. Apple shut down all side loading gue to the mess and severely limited commercial and corporate app incenses. So this author is lying through his teeth. It is about security of the platform.

[BunnySlippers]

its available as a download on Apple:

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/parler/id1402727988

[ArcadeQuarters]

It’s accessible from the web even if the app is banned.