{"slug": "sideloadly", "name": "Sideloadly", "category": "other", "category_name": "Other software", "description": "", "recommenders": 3, "commenters": 5, "warners": 0, "score": 3.222, "rising": 0.35, "first": "2026-01-05", "latest": "2026-09-22", "why": "No screwing with Xcode or anything, just drag-drop-sign.", "why_is_quote": true, "has_verdict": false, "sentiment": {"recommend": 3, "neutral": 2, "compare": 0, "warn": 0}, "spark": [0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0], "listed": true, "loved": [], "caveat": "", "short_quote": "No screwing with Xcode or anything, just drag-drop-sign.", "kind": "", "icon": true, "domain": "sideloadly.io", "github_repo": null, "official_url": "https://sideloadly.io/", "pricing": "", "aliases": ["Sideloadly"], "verdict": null, "praise": [{"label": "", "summary": "", "quotes": [{"id": 787160288, "item_id": 49197518, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49197518", "by": "kotaKat", "date": "2026-08-06", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "No screwing with Xcode or anything, just drag-drop-sign.", "excerpt": "> Because you can't just load your app on iOS - this is just not possible (well perhaps there are a few percent of some jailbroken iPhones, but that is neglibile). No, smart normies are sideloading with the 7-day limit and leveraging automation to have their pirated apps automatically re-sign and re-push. If you pay the $99 to Apple for a dev cert (or like $10 to a service that'll sell you a cert off someone's accoun", "context": "", "use_case": "Sideloading iOS apps", "switched_from": "", "story": "On non-rooted Android 17, ADB uninstall of system apps fails"}, {"id": 766536112, "item_id": 47908507, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47908507", "by": "forsalebypwner", "date": "2026-04-26", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "just sideload it with a tool like Sideloadly", "excerpt": "No jailbreak required, just sideload it with a tool like Sideloadly. There are plenty of games, but it's understandable if you don't want to support Apple's practices.", "context": "", "use_case": "sideloading iOS apps", "switched_from": "", "story": "Tell HN: An app is silently installing itself on my iPhone every day"}, {"id": 744065314, "item_id": 46504082, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46504082", "by": "diimdeep", "date": "2026-01-05", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "links for those interested in downgrading", "excerpt": "I just got old iPhone 4s with iOS 9 from drawer, and hour later managed to downgrade to iOS 6, uhh, shapes and colors on these icons is something and it's got 3d dock at the bottom that looks just like dock from OSX 10.7, what a blast from the past. links for those interested in downgrading: https://github.com/LukeZGD/Legacy-iOS-Kit/wiki/How-to-Use https://github.com/LukeZGD/Legacy-iOS-Kit/wiki/Restore-32-bit-device ", "context": "", "use_case": "Downgrading iOS devices", "switched_from": "", "story": "It's hard to justify Tahoe icons"}]}], "caveats": [], "who": [], "tags": [], "use_cases": ["sideloading ios apps", "downgrading ios devices"], "compared": [], "makers": [], "threads": [{"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47906253", "title": "Tell HN: An app is silently installing itself on my iPhone every day", "mentions": 2}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49784336", "title": "Disney+: New user agreement allows ads before movies in all subscriptions", "mentions": 1}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49193173", "title": "On non-rooted Android 17, ADB uninstall of system apps fails", "mentions": 1}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46497712", "title": "It's hard to justify Tahoe icons", "mentions": 1}], "sentiment_by_month": {"2025-11": {}, "2025-12": {}, "2026-01": {"recommend": 1}, "2026-02": {}, "2026-03": {}, "2026-04": {"recommend": 1, "neutral": 1}, "2026-05": {}, "2026-06": {}, "2026-07": {}, "2026-08": {"recommend": 1}, "2026-09": {"neutral": 1}, "2026-10": {}}, "versions": [], "version_unnamed": 0, "family_ref": null, "runs_on": null, "lines": [], "quotes": [{"id": 796763875, "item_id": 49797742, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49797742", "by": "Gareth321", "date": "2026-09-22", "version": null, "stance": "neutral", "quote": "Sideloadly etc can automatically refresh certificates while on wifi", "excerpt": "Sure! On Android TV, SmartTubeNext is fantastic. Installation instructions are in the GitHub repo. For Apple TV the best option I have found is MuTube. It's basically a YouTube repack without ads and with SponsorBlock. The catch is that it requires sideloading or an Apple developer account. Sideloadly etc can automatically refresh certificates while on wifi, but I ended up purchasing a dev account because it works fo", "context": "", "use_case": "sideloading iOS apps", "switched_from": "", "story": "Disney+: New user agreement allows ads before movies in all subscriptions"}, {"id": 787160288, "item_id": 49197518, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49197518", "by": "kotaKat", "date": "2026-08-06", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "No screwing with Xcode or anything, just drag-drop-sign.", "excerpt": "> Because you can't just load your app on iOS - this is just not possible (well perhaps there are a few percent of some jailbroken iPhones, but that is neglibile). No, smart normies are sideloading with the 7-day limit and leveraging automation to have their pirated apps automatically re-sign and re-push. If you pay the $99 to Apple for a dev cert (or like $10 to a service that'll sell you a cert off someone's accoun", "context": "", "use_case": "Sideloading iOS apps", "switched_from": "", "story": "On non-rooted Android 17, ADB uninstall of system apps fails"}, {"id": 766560688, "item_id": 47910043, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47910043", "by": "lbourdages", "date": "2026-04-26", "version": null, "stance": "neutral", "quote": "Didn't know that tool existed, thanks for that!", "excerpt": "Didn't know that tool existed, thanks for that! I assume it's using the development features in order to bypass protections?", "context": "", "use_case": "sideloading iOS apps", "switched_from": "", "story": "Tell HN: An app is silently installing itself on my iPhone every day"}, {"id": 766536112, "item_id": 47908507, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47908507", "by": "forsalebypwner", "date": "2026-04-26", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "just sideload it with a tool like Sideloadly", "excerpt": "No jailbreak required, just sideload it with a tool like Sideloadly. There are plenty of games, but it's understandable if you don't want to support Apple's practices.", "context": "", "use_case": "sideloading iOS apps", "switched_from": "", "story": "Tell HN: An app is silently installing itself on my iPhone every day"}, {"id": 744065314, "item_id": 46504082, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46504082", "by": "diimdeep", "date": "2026-01-05", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "links for those interested in downgrading", "excerpt": "I just got old iPhone 4s with iOS 9 from drawer, and hour later managed to downgrade to iOS 6, uhh, shapes and colors on these icons is something and it's got 3d dock at the bottom that looks just like dock from OSX 10.7, what a blast from the past. links for those interested in downgrading: https://github.com/LukeZGD/Legacy-iOS-Kit/wiki/How-to-Use https://github.com/LukeZGD/Legacy-iOS-Kit/wiki/Restore-32-bit-device ", "context": "", "use_case": "Downgrading iOS devices", "switched_from": "", "story": "It's hard to justify Tahoe icons"}]}