GameBoy Advance Emulator coming to iOS 7. No Jailbreak required

#1

Post by carbonr » Wed, Feb 19, 2014, 7:24 AM UTC

Remember GBA4iOS? It was a gameboy advance emulator on iOS that used a AppStore enterprise bug to bring emulator to everyone without a jailbreak. Apple closed that bug but now its back with version 2.0 and the website has a countdown which will finish tonight.

GameBoy Advance Emulator coming to iOS 7. No Jailbreak required
gba4iosapp.com

Re: GameBoy Advance Emulator coming to iOS 7. No Jailbreak required

#2

Post by samweinberg » Wed, Feb 19, 2014, 7:41 AM UTC

I guess this means it'll be browser based, but the screenshots make it look like a native app. Hmm.

Re: GameBoy Advance Emulator coming to iOS 7. No Jailbreak required

#3

Post by yifanlu » Wed, Feb 19, 2014, 8:02 AM UTC

Yes jailbreak required.

From site: How can I install GBA4iOS? Unlike other apps for iOS, you can not install GBA4iOS from the App Store. Until GBA4iOS 2.0 is released, you can download version 1.6 from iEmulators, run by Start3rs, an awesome group of people who are beta testing GBA4iOS 2.0. To install, open the link on your iOS device, and follow the instructions at the top of the page.

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#4

Post by tmikaeld » Wed, Feb 19, 2014, 8:32 AM UTC

samweinberg wrote: post #2

I guess this means it'll be browser based, but the screenshots make it look like a native app. Hmm.

A wrapper maybe?

Even if it's only a wrapper, Apple may not approve it.

Re: GameBoy Advance Emulator coming to iOS 7. No Jailbreak required

#5

Post by thomassnielsen » Wed, Feb 19, 2014, 8:57 AM UTC

It seems like they are using iOS Enterprise distribution. It'll work fine until Apple finds out and blocks their signature and shuts down their developer account.

Edit: Also be adviced that this means Apple hasn't screened this app for malware and privacy issues.