Comment on Apple quietly deletes nearly a hundred VPNs that allowed Russians to get around censorship

• brbposting@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I do wish it were possible to make iOS more free. With that said, is it a fair comparison to draw when someone only knows how to use a VPN if it’s in the App Store, whether Apple’s or Google Play?

  So novices on either platform are harmed by lessened app availability even while both could be instructed to set a VPN up in settings or sideload an app.

  Now if it’s a TOR browser or something, that’s a big L for Apple.

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  • Fades@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    is it a fair comparison to draw when someone only knows how to use a VPN if it’s in the App Store

    This whole thread is absurd, sideloading is possible on iOS, end of story. As per the original OP, their comment is 100% about sideloading

    My message is clearly talking about side loading. Don’t twist my words.

    alexandrite.app/lemmy.world/comment/12667198

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• chiisana@lemmy.chiisana.net ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Plenty of tools to Sideloadly on iOS; sideloadly.io pops to mind as one example of such.

  What kind of sad existence feels compelled to double down on spewing misinformation when being called out? Here, have a pity upvote.

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  • moon@lemmy.cafe ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Imagine thinking that’s the same thing as Android’s side loading support. The cope is real.

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    • gzerod200@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Their comment got deleted, what did they say?

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• Fades@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  and iOS supports sideloading, don’t twist reality

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  • moon@lemmy.cafe ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Bro I hope Apple is paying you for all the white knighting you’re doing for them. To side load on Apple, you have to create a developer account and treat it as if you’re developing an app. That is borderline exploiting it and definitely not intended to be used for regular consumer applications. For all intents and purposes, you can’t side load on Apple because this is not intended nor recommended for anyone, and is easily blocked by Apple if they ever choose to do so.

    You’re being blatantly bad faith to compare that to Android where you can simply download an apk, open it, and press install. It’s entirely supported and intended by Android’s design. Android goes so far to support seamless updates for third party app stores, and extends their app malware scanner to side loaded apks as well.

    If you consider those two to be the same, then you’re just in bad faith and not worth taking seriously, and are looking to argue for the sake of arguing. Apple is not your friend. They do not want you side loading, and you know this.

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