Comment on Breaking: Google is easing up on Android's new sideloading restrictions!

• Mistic@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Not really an option considering it’s even more locked down.

  Hope Valve comes up with something eventually, after all they’ve been getting into x86 emulation for mobile ARM chips lately. Granted, it was for VR, but still.

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  • Pirate@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Hope Valve comes up with something eventually

    That could be interesting. In terms of the iPhone being locked down, I’m not sure what you’re looking to do but personally managed to get ad-free Reddit, YouTube and YouTube music ad-free (+sponsorblock) just using apps from the App Store. All of them free or one-time payment of 3 euros. It was actually easier to do than with Android where I had to “sideload” stuff from GitHub since Android is owned by google and all frontends to their programs are banned.

    As long as you get yourself an email that isn’t iCloud you can also take all your contacts and email with you wherever you want. Then you can install KDE Connect as you would on Android and can send files freely between you phone and Pc. I don’t feel more locked down on the iPhone than on Android, which was a surprise for me as well.

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    • Mistic@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      App store being the only option where you can install apps from is a major issue.

      I live in an autocratic country and have to suffer from sanctions due to our officials’ abhorrent decisions.

      Due to that, for example, none of the banking apps can be installed on iPhones. So, NFC is useless. Neither does it have anti-DPI apps to overcome censorship, afaik.

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