And in October, another version of the program from a lesser-known team of Popcorn Time developers was launched for iOS.
Since September of last year has offered a version of its pirated video player for jailbroken iOS devices. 's new app isn't the first iOS version of that free software, either. Another fork at PopcornTime.io claims to be even more popular. And, which formerly used the domain, is only one of several teams that's taken on the mantle of Popcorn Time over the last year in an open-source free-for-all. A spokesperson for told WIRED last month that its software had already been downloaded at least 4 million times, with as many as a hundred thousand new downloads a day. Popcorn Time has exploded over the last year as a free and likely illegal alternative to Netflix, with no monthly fees, more content, and in some cases better quality video. Apple, for its part, didn't respond to WIRED's request for comment on Popcorn Time's installation workaround. Jailbreaking your iOS device can also void its warranty-it's not clear whether installing bootleg apps might have the same effect. Apple's restrictions, after all, are designed in part to make its devices secure from malware and adware, and any method of circumventing them leaves users potentially vulnerable to those problems. It's worth noting that users should think twice before installing any unauthorized app from anonymous developers. "The longer we keep this information to ourselves and not published, the stronger we'll be in this war against them." "We're going into war against Apple with this iOS installer," says one unidentified developer of the installer program in an email to WIRED. Popcorn Time and its iOS Installer developers won't reveal all the details of how their installation process jumps Apple's garden walls.
"Our relentless pursuit for a solution led us to a fruitful collaboration with another group of brilliant developers who came up with the awesome solution of making an iOS installer.All a user will need to do to get Popcorn Time on his non-jailbroken iOS device is to download this software called 'iOS installer' to his desktop nnect his iOS device to the computer with a USB cable, and then just follow simple instructions that will download the app on the iOS device." "We've been our brains to find a solution that will enable iOS users who don't want to jailbreak their device.to also enjoy Popcorn Time on their iOS device," reads an email from one of 's anonymous developers, who have kept their identities hidden to avoid the legal repercussions of building a piracy app downloaded by millions of users.
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