I don’t know if you’re being stupid or trolling, but that’s literally what’s going to happen to Android soon anyways.
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mrnobody@reddthat.com 18 hours agoFUCK no! Apple is dogshit locked down like crazy, so, fuck no, politely.
BaroqueInMind@piefed.social 18 hours ago
dan1101@lemmy.world 17 hours ago
Presumably Android will still allow mounting the complete phone file system and the phones to have SD cards and headphone jacks. If we lose the ability to run whatever we want that majorly sucks, but still not as locked down as iphones.
mrnobody@reddthat.com 17 hours ago
No, because you can literally use an alt app store
“Install F-Droid ↗ on your Android device(s). The more people that use alternative app marketplaces, the harder it will be to shut them out”
Also, to data transfer anything, you’re locked to iTunes on a specific device, on Android I could sideload apps from my SD card if I wanted, move pictures or video, etc.
notfromhere@lemmy.ml 17 hours ago
The link you posted literally has this banner at the top
F-Droid is under threat. Google is changing the way you install apps on your device. We need your help.
mrnobody@reddthat.com 8 hours ago
Yes… It does… I copied straight from the article, and a way to combat the whole Dev reg thing was to… Install alt store!!! Whoa!
Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 hours ago
Reading is hard for some people lawl
TroublesomeTalker@feddit.uk 13 hours ago
Also. Apple has alt app stores in other regions. Data transfer on Apple hasn’t needed iTunes for a long time, and it will read USB-c hard drives and keys. I don’t disagree with you that iOS is more locked down, just pointing out the gap keeps getting smaller. I have a Jolla pre order in, because I’m a fan of open hardware, but it will likely be my android phone that I drop in favour of it.
PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.world 12 hours ago
At least I can get almost 10 years of updates on iOS.
mrnobody@reddthat.com 8 hours ago
Where they slow down your phone to try and force an upgrade? Let’s be real, how many people keep phones passed their 1-2 year upgrade cycle? I’m coming up on 4 years a my android, and outside of me dropping it in a pool it’s worked well! I’m finally ready to upgrade tho since it’s still funky ever since then.
PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
I usually upgrade every 6 to 7 years.
Gaja0@lemmy.zip 7 hours ago
iPhones are premium, whether you like Apple or not. I like an SD slot and the ability to have access to different apps. Most people don’t care. Apple built a phone that works and looks/performs well years after its released (when they’re not intentionally throttling phones with updates.)