I’m looking forward to FDroid both because I support open source and because it’ll presumably be called Fapple or the Fapp Store and really disappoint some confused horny people when it’s just things like Termux and privacy apps.
Sideloaded app stores are coming to iOS in the EU
Submitted 9 months ago by aprnu@feddit.ch to technology@lemmy.world
https://thenextweb.com/news/sideloaded-app-stores-ios-eu-how-work
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ShittyBeatlesFCPres@lemmy.world 9 months ago
andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
More like F-Apple. Don’t pronounce it.
maxprime@lemmy.ml 9 months ago
You’re talking about the internet, here…
ioslife@lemmy.sdf.org 9 months ago
FiOS makes the most sense to follow the naming convention.
AltStore also already exists
dinckelman@lemmy.world 9 months ago
As much as i’m excited about this, “rumors predict” and “this is coming” are not the same
lud@lemm.ee 9 months ago
I mean, what else could they do except comply?
dinckelman@lemmy.world 9 months ago
It’s Apple we’re talking about. They will find ways to continue gatekeeping this as hard as possible
TonyTonyChopper@mander.xyz 9 months ago
Think Different
smileyhead@discuss.tchncs.de 9 months ago
I would love to see alternative operating systems, not just app stores.
Da_Boom@iusearchlinux.fyi 9 months ago
Android or some other Linux based os on iPhone hardware anyone?
smileyhead@discuss.tchncs.de 9 months ago
There’s hardware we don’t know how to write free software for, because they won’t tell us how to use the hardware. That’s shocking. They want to sell you the product and they won’t tell you how to use it. They say “Here’s a non-free [proprietary] program you can use. Run it and shut up.”
Some time ago this was only about the peripetials and drivers, now this is about all phones, tablets and smart things…
WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 months ago
Sigh…unzips
kittenzrulz123@lemmy.world 9 months ago
We need true freedom not surface level sideloading. We need to be able to freely modify our devices. If I want to I should be able to install Linux on my phone.
csm10495@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
I guess you could do this on Android via a bootloader unlock, lots of work, and a cup of coffee.
I mean Android is a Linux kernel already so I guess you mean some other distro.
kittenzrulz123@lemmy.world 9 months ago
I want free as in freedom, not some watered down Google spyware. I don’t care if it technically uses Linux if I’m still not free.
sunbeam60@lemmy.one 9 months ago
Clickbait, still just rumours and speculation.
I mean, I agree with the rumours and speculation, but that doesn’t make it any more confirmed.
Corngood@lemmy.ml 9 months ago
I wonder how this will work where apple controls the OS and sort of controls the Dev tools.
The gatekeeper shall not be prevented from taking proportionate measures to ensure that third party software applications or software application stores do not endanger the integrity of the hardware or operating system provided by the gatekeeper;
To me that sounds like they won’t have to offer root access to users, which is no suprise, but will they be able to continue to require certification of apps, even if they’re sold on other stores?
I’ve only just skimmed the legislation so far.
KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 months ago
Root is absolutely not required, you’re correct. But I don’t believe they would need to certify apps, since that kinda defeats one of the purposes.
This isn’t just “people should be able to not pay Apple a fee” it’s also “Apple has unreasonable control of the ecosystem and that is bad.” The moment Apple is allowed to just turn down whatever they don’t want on other stores, that second point is back in place.
Not to mention, Apple would be certifying apps either for free, or charging developers for that certification. Neither of which follows the spirit of the legislation.
unionagainstdhmo@aussie.zone 9 months ago
I wish this was coming to Australia. I wish I didn’t have to pay ~$150 AUD to put my app on the store and not make any money after buying their stupid laptop as well
Lightrider@lemmynsfw.com 9 months ago
Defeat the fuckingcapitalists
ASaltPepper@lemmy.one 9 months ago
Might have to start importing all my tech from the EU at this rate.
M500@lemmy.ml 9 months ago
Someone found some code that referenced geo-blocking features. So if you are physically in Europe, then it should work and when you are outside of Europe then it wouldn’t.
I’m not sure if they plan to use the os with way, but maybe they will.
Maybe turning on a vpn will do the trick.
I’m guessing that they will lock it to Europe for some time, but in the next iOS update roll it out world wide as they see the writing on the wall.
But Apple always seems to find a way to disappoint.
fhek@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 months ago
It’s likely to be based on your iOS account.
In order to use the EU store, your account just needs an EU address & credit card on file.
potatopotato@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
Faraday cage and GPS simulator? A hackrf and some tinfoil can probably do it for a few hundred bucks
tsonfeir@lemm.ee 9 months ago
Be sure not to import any malware.
Prandom_returns@lemm.ee 9 months ago
“Protecc me daddy Apple, I don’t know what I’m doing! Lock me up real good!”
Dyskolos@lemmy.zip 9 months ago
You mean, beside apple-crap itself? 😁
TheFeatureCreature@lemmy.world 9 months ago
I’m sure Apple will heavily region-lock this.