In general, it's not something we recommend.Īnother way to install apps that haven't been released in the Apple App Store is to use a program called TestFlight. Make sure you fully understand the privacy and security implications, and be aware that jailbreaking information can very quickly become out of date.
Information is widely available on the web about how to jailbreak your iPhone (although unlike Android, the model of iPhone you have doesn't matter as much), and the free apps you need to do it-typically you'll need to connect your device to macOS or Windows and run the jailbreaking tool from there. The biggest challenge with sideloading apps on Android is not how to do it, but making sure everything you install is safe: Android apps are given more rein on your device than they are on iOS, so the potential for an untrustworthy app to do damage or steal data is significantly higher-as long as you stick to known portals like APKMirror and known apps that are well established and widely used, you can minimize your risk. In Android 11, the process is changing slightly, so the downloaded app will have to restart once you've given it permission to run. That's really all there is to it-the process might vary slightly if you're using something other than the stock version of Android 10, which is the latest version at the time of writing. You can install apps from file-syncing services such as Dropbox, as long as you enable this feature for the relevant app. If you need to access the install-unknown-apps setting again, you can find it by going to Settings then selecting Apps and notifications, the app in question (usually your web browser), Advanced, and Install unknown apps.