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Third-party apps and services are created by companies or developers that aren’t Google. For example, you may download an app that helps you schedule workouts with friends. This app may request access to your Google Calendar and Contacts to suggest times and friends for you to meet up with.
Starting with OS X Mountain Lion, Apple introduced Gatekeeper so users couldn’t easily install downloaded apps from outside the Mac App Store.
When someone downloads an app from somewhere other than the Mac App Store they will get one of a few warning messages depending on what security settings they’ve set in System Preferences. We’ll show users how to set the security settings in Security & Privacy section of the OS X System Preferences using any version of OS X after Mountain Lion so they can install downloaded apps from outside the Mac App Store.
Why Can’t I Install 3rd-Party Apps By Default?
If you don’t care about why this works, skip to the next section. Here’s why Apple sets OS X to disallow 3rd-party apps by default, for those who like to understand why things work as they do.
Cynics will say that Apple does this because they don’t get a 30% cut from applications bought directly from third-party apps instead of their curated app store. A $10 app nets Apple $3 and the developer gets only $7. The developer gets the entire $10 if the app is sold directly.
Apple says they set things blocking third-party apps because they want to protect users who might install downloaded apps with malware or viruses. They take the 30% cut to cover the cost of hosting the Mac App Store and testing apps to keep malware out of the store. In other words, they want to help protect us from our own mistakes.
Apple offers three setting options in the Security & Privacy Settings in System Preferences. Apple set the default to help protect users from Malware or to lock down computers depending on which explanation you prefer.
Apple created Gatekeeper, a program to protect users from Malware. Developers can get a security certificate from Apple through the Apple Developer program. If a developer distributes their app on the Mac App Store, they have to follow certain guidelines to get approved. These guidelines try to keep malware out of the store. Developers can also add a security certificate to their apps. The certificate is some code inserted into the app code. Users can set their machines to allow third-party apps downloaded from the Internet, but only if they include one of these security certificates.
Find out how to change the settings below so you can install downloaded apps from trusted third-party websites. Don’t install apps from just any site because relaxing security settings could potentially open the door to malware and viruses.
How to Install Apps from Outside the Mac App Store
To install third-party apps, the user must change a setting in the Security & Privacy section of System Preferences, the Settings app in OS X.
Open OS X System Preferences by clicking on the app icon from OS X Dock or by clicking the Apple icon in the Menu Bar in the upper left corner of the screen. When the menu pops up, click on System Preferences.
Click on Security & Privacy from the top row of the System Preferences app. Choose the General tab to see the settings below.
There’s a lock icon at the bottom of the dialog box. Click it to enable all the settings in the box. The OS will ask the user to enter their administrator’s password. Click OK and the grayed out settings become clickable.
The settings we need to work with show up at the bottom half of the dialog box. There are three options under Allow apps downloaded from:. Here are the descriptions taken from Apple’s support site.
- Mac App Store — Only apps that came from the Mac App Store can open.
- Mac App Store and identified developers (default in OS X) — Only allow apps that came from the Mac App Store and developers using Gatekeeper can open.
- Anywhere — Allow applications to run regardless of their source on the Internet (default in OS X Lion v10.7.5); Gatekeeper is effectively turned off. Note: Developer ID-signed apps that have been inappropriately altered will not open, even with this option selected.
If the user chooses the first two options, they can close the dialog box and continue. However, if the user chooses Anywhere, the above warning pops up to scare the user from using this setting. It says:
Choosing “Anywhere” makes your Mac less secure.
The warning box explains that OS X resets this setting after 30 days. Users will have to come back here and do the above steps again. Further, it explains that it’s safer to let the OS warn you each time you launch an app, which includes an option to allow it by clicking an OK button if you select the middle option of the three.
Which Option Should You Choose?
Those who only install apps from the Mac App Store should not bother changing the default settings. Make sure to select the first option labelled Mac App Store and close the box. If you want to install and run any app you want and don’t worry at all about malware, then choose the third option labelled Anywhere. I use the second option since I can still install third-party apps, but they have to come from developers who take the time to add an Apple Developer security certificate to their app. These are safe, but can come from outside the Mac App Store.
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Several users using the Apple TV 4 have found that their Apple TV doesn’t open third party apps. The unit works fine with Apple apps and they are able to watch movies etc using the App store. The problem happens only when trying to access third party apps. For example, trying to open Netflix or Hulu makes the screen flicker with a sound alert at the end and no luck in opening the app.
If you are using the Apple TV 4 and running tvOS 10.1 or higher, you can try the following steps to fix this issue. These are some workarounds that seem to be working for many users.
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Three Tips to Help Fix Apple TV Issue with Third Party Apps
Tip # 1. Log into the tv app store and simply download any free app. Once you have downloaded the free app, test out Netflix or hulu or any other third party app that you were having problems with. For some weird reason, downloading a free app from the store resolves the problem around existing third party apps not working.
Tip # 2. If you didn’t have success with the previous step, try to clear out the apps and try again. In order to clear the third party apps, press the HOME button to return to the Home screen. Once here, double press the home button and you will be able to see all the opened third party apps by scrolling left or right. Force quit the opened apps by swiping up. Once you have cleared the apps, press the HOME button to return to the home screen and then try re-launching the third party app.
Tip # 2 . When in doubt, Reset all Settings is the best course of action that you can take. Using your Siri remote, tap on Settings > System > Reset and Update. This will reset your Apple TV to factory settings and apply any pending updates. You will need to be connected to the internet in order for the updates to work. Once the reset process has finished, you will need to set up your Apple TV and download any previously purchased apps from the app store.
We hope that these simple tips were helpful in fixing this weird problem with your Apple TV. The first tip around downloading the free app works most of the time, even in tvOS 10.
How To Install 3rd Party Apps On Mac
Obsessed with tech since the early arrival of A/UX on Apple, Sudz (SK) is responsible for the editorial direction of AppleToolBox. He is based out of Los Angeles, CA.
Sudz specializes in covering all things macOS, having reviewed dozens of OS X and macOS developments over the years.
In a former life, Sudz worked helping Fortune 100 companies with their technology and business transformation aspirations.
