AppValley

AppValley is among several services that violate enterprise developer certificates from Apple. The terms under which these are granted make clear that they are for companies who wish to distribute apps to their employees. AppValley uses these certificates to distribute software directly to non-employees, thereby bypassing the AppStore. AppValley's conduct had implications in U.S. sanctioned markets like Iran, Iraq, North Korea, Cuba, and Venezuela, which have all been subject to commercial sanctions.{{Cite web|url=https://www.patentlyapple.com/patently-apple/2019/03/apple-suspends-ios-distribution-certificates-of-many-iranian-app-developers.html|title=Apple Suspends iOS Distribution Certificates of many Iranian app Developers|website=Patently Apple|access-date=2020-03-24}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50578587/hackers-use-apple-tech-to-put-apps-on-iphones/|title=Hackers use Apple tech to put apps on iPhones|date=2019-02-14|website=Khmer Times|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-24}}

Among the software offered by AppValley and other services is pirated software, including paid apps on the app store and premium versions of Instagram, Spotify, Pokémon Go, and others. For instance, AppValley distributes an ad-free version of the music streaming app Spotify even on the free tier.{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-piracy-idUSKCN1Q3097|title=Software pirates use Apple tech to put hacked apps on iPhones|date=2019-02-14|work=Reuters|access-date=2020-03-24|language=en}}{{Cite web|url=https://news.sky.com/story/pirate-developers-using-apple-tech-to-spread-hacked-iphone-apps-11636952|title=Software pirates hijack Apple tech and release rip-off iPhone apps|website=Sky News|language=en|access-date=2020-03-24}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/14/pirates-load-hacked-paid-apps-on-iphone.html|title=Pirates found a way to load paid apps on iPhones for free, and Apple could be losing money|date=2019-02-14|website=CNBC|language=en|access-date=2020-03-24}}

The website was founded in May 2017,{{cite web |title=appvalley.vip whois |url=https://lookup.icann.org |website=ICANN Lookup |accessdate=2 Jun 2020}} releasing late that month with a very basic version of the app. There were less than 100 apps available for download at this time. On Jan 19, 2018, a new version dubbed AppValley 2.0 was released bringing dark mode, more categories, a search, and a much faster interface.{{cite tweet | user = AppValley_vip | number = 954577449655980032 | title = Release of AppValley 2.0 | date = 19 Jan 2018 | access-date = 2 June 2020 }} On February 14, 2019, a Chinese partner "Jason Wu" allegedly took control of the main Twitter account and domain,{{cite tweet | user = Winner_Plenix | number = 1221899683213324290 | title = A Twitter User Talking About What Happened to the Original Account | date = 27 Jan 2020 | access-date = 2 June 2020 }} causing the original AppValley developers to migrate to the domain app-valley.vip and the Twitter account handle @App_Valley_vip.{{cite tweet | user = AppValleyRevokes | number = 1095959563570827265 | title = The Original AppValley Developer's Response | date = 14 Feb 2019 | access-date = 2 June 2020 }} As of September 2024, the app-valley.vip domain now redirects to [https://appvalley.signulous.com/ appvalley.signulous.com]. Today, AppValley continues to offer an alternative to Apple's App Store where app developers can publish their applications.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sciencetimes.com/articles/24445/20191210/user-preference-mobile-app-installer-is-now-available-here.htm|title=User Preference Mobile App Installer Is Now Available Here|author=Staff Reporter|date=2019-12-10|website=Science Times|language=en|access-date=2020-02-27}}

AppValley is a mobile app installer which can also support iOS version that can be installed and downloaded on the mobile or the devices of the people who wish to get access to many different applications available. AppValley also contains apps that have been modified or tweaked for user preferences, and allows the user to by pass national restrictions on the use of apps, without having to resort to jailbreaking. As of June 2, 2020, there are over 1300 apps available for download.

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• {{Official website|https://appvalley.signulous.com/}}

Category:Application software