sideloading
You have already shown you are brainwashed by apple. Have you ever even seen a modern android phone that costs more than $500?
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Aatube@kbin.social 11 months agoIt’s not impossible, it’s just a chore level difficulty. Either buy it in Apple Music or just pop the audio file into garage band and export as ringtone. iOS is way better than Android in everyy aspect except sideloading and expensive development, and some might argue against sandboxing.
havokdj@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Aatube@kbin.social 11 months ago
Why quote sideloading?
Lol, there are a TON. The Fairphone, pretty much every Samsung phone, Google Pixel, OnePlus 11, Motorola Razr… I could go on and on
havokdj@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Because sideloading is a fake concept developed by apple because they want you to think that you can only install from the app store. It is called downloading and installing. On android, you have the benefit of multiple app stores to choose from, not just one. You can also download .apk directly and install that. With iOS you are SOL unless you have one of the few jailbreakable phones, which will fall behind on security updates and become inherently insecure.
Every one of those phones even in their standard configuration smack iOS flagships 6 ways to Sunday. I know this because I have used both, android since 2007 and iOS since 2012 to 2020.
Yes, it is harder to break an iOS system, but android offers infinitely more freedom, and the UI is not bad either. If you don’t like the UI, you can simply install another launcher.
Aatube@kbin.social 11 months ago
I hate word choice arguments. It’s literally just a different word/phrase. It doesn’t matter as long as it’s unbiased and people know what you mean. It’s also generally better to categorize things and make a distinction and not start your argument by a personal attack.
There’s AltStore. Granted, it’s slightly inconvenient, but as long as you have contact with your server you’ll be fine.
While it’s not something I care about, iPhones are widely known to be significantly ahead on performance on running things. One thing I do care about is how it runs smoothly. I use some Chinese apps for reasons and all their different services clog up the background and make things laggy. This isn’t really Android’s fault, but in practice it makes Apple a better choice for my needs. It also has a great UI design across apps. Yes you can change your launcher but you can’t change the appearances of apps to be better and I haven’t found good-looking apps on par with Apple’s on Android yet. I also just like Apple Emojis, fonts and bells and whistles more. I’m curious on what advantages you’re referring to.
Android offers more freedom, but Apple’s lack has not hindered me in doing my stuff, which is all I care about for a touch device.
CaptainAniki@lemmy.flight-crew.org 11 months ago
GrayBoltWolf@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Wut?
You’ve been able to download files since like iOS 5. You’re just being obtuse at this point.
LifeInOregon@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Why would I email it to myself if I have already downloaded it?
And what world do you live in where downloading a PDF and sending it via email is something the iPhone can’t do? Are you living in 2007?
CaptainAniki@lemmy.flight-crew.org 11 months ago
Aatube@kbin.social 11 months ago
Is it a PDF? Just long/3D touch the link and click save link as or just take a screenshot and click full page on the PDF. If you wanna transfer local-only files then just host an Apache server on your computer or send it over your favorite instant messaging service.
lorez@lemm.ee 11 months ago
My lawyer sent me a pdf via Gmail on my iPad, I signed it with the pencil and sent it back in five seconds. What are you talking about?