Administrator Updated on March 7, 2023 How to Allow Unknown Sources on iPhone? Due to the overcrowding of iOS apps, there is a chance you may want to allow these “unknown” (iTunes & App Store) source apps on your device. Maybe you are sick of the repetitive featureless icons or want to try something completely new. Maybe you don’t want to go through the tedious process of searching it through one by one within iTunes. Whatever your reason, you will find this guide especially useful if you are using an iPhone or iPad.
Apple doesn't let you install unknown apps available on the app store or can't be trusted. Even if you use an Android device, unknown sources will be disabled by default because of security issues.
Sometimes unverified apps cause problems to your device by injecting malware or attacking the system software. So, it is not suggested to install apps that the Apple App Store doesn't verify.
But if a source is trusted and you want to install apps from some other site, you need to enable unknown sources. This process is easy for Android users, but you'll have to do some additional methods on iPhone, and I'll explain how you can do that.
Allowing Unknown Sources on iPhone
Before enabling unknown sources on your iPhone, make sure that the anonymous source can be trusted. You should see the reviews on that source and check for any malware or any bad sector. To allow unknown sources on your iPhone, follow the steps
- Tap the "Settings".
- Scroll down and find "Shortcuts". Tap on "Shortcuts".
- Now, there's an option saying "Allow Untrusted Shortcuts". You can't turn it on right now; you have to do some other steps to enable it.
- Now, navigate to your iPhone's home menu and tap on "Shortcuts".
- Select the "Create Shortcut" option to create a new shortcut.
- Tap the "Add Action" option.
- Navigate to the "Web" option.
- Select the "Free Articles" option.
- Tap the "Next" option.
- Type any name you want on the "Shortcut Name" bar.
- Now, run the shortcut, tapping on the magical wand looking icon.
- Now, navigate to "Shortcuts" from the "Settings" again and turn the switch on for "Allow Unknown Shortcuts".
- Choose the "Allow" option, and it will allow unknown sources on your iPhone.
Allowing Unknown Sources on Android
Like Apple, Google doesn't let you install apps that aren't on the Android Play Store. There is a restriction set if you want to install apps from other websites, and you'll need special access to install them. To enable unknown sources on your Android device, do the followings
- Open the "Settings".
- Choose "Biometrics and Security" from the "Settings".
- Go to "Install unknown apps".
- Now, you'll see the apps that can be enabled for installing apps from unknown sources.
- Now select the app you want to use to access the unknown sources. Google Chrome, Google Drive, and My Files need to be allowed if you're going to enable unknown sources on your Android.
You can allow all the apps from the list, but there's always a security-related question if you try to enable unknown sources on your Android devices.
Summary: Allow Unknown Sources on iPhone
- Tap Settings
- Tap General
- Tap Profiles & Device Management (in some cases, you may need to tap Profiles).
- Look for and tap the profile you want to trust.
- Tap Trust
- Tap Trust again when prompted to confirm you want to trust the profile.
