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iOS 17.2 hints at Apple moving towards letting users sideload apps from outside the App Store (9to5mac.com)
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[–] RGB3x3@lemmy.world 22 points 11 months ago (5 children)

I'm getting tired of all of Google's BS, so I've been looking into an iPhone.

But not being able to sideload apps is a big deterrent. Not having real Firefox is another one.

If Apple could open up iOS to be more flexible and user-configurable, they could probably draw a lot of Android users like myself that appreciate the great hardware and are tired of Google's business decisions.

But iOS is still dumbed down and locked down so badly.

[–] Arthur_Leywin@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

What has Google done that Apple hasn't?

[–] bigdog_00@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

I second that suggestion, just install GrapheneOS. I switched from my iPhone to GOS over 6 months ago and haven't looked back. It syncs with nextcloud for everything and it's seamless!

[–] dingleberry@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Apple being Apple, will charge some absurd fee to "sign" images to sideload on your iPhone. I wouldn't hold my breath. Get GrapheneOS on a Pixel in the meantime.

[–] PrMinisterGR@lemmy.ml 3 points 11 months ago

You can already do that with zero fees. The only issue is you have to redeploy the app after a week. That’s how AltStore works.

[–] LazaroFilm@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

You can already side load 3 apps for free on the iPhone but they need to be re-signed every 7 days. There are apps like SideStore that manage re-signing apps for you at the cost of one app slot.

[–] Fillabong@mastodon.social 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

@dingleberry so, your solution is to buy a Pixel, acknowledge that Google has no clue how to make a secure device, unlock your bootloader (unless you take the OTA) and proceed to cripple it even further by removing all of the proprietary features that make the pixel, a pixel. 🤦🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️🤣

[–] dingleberry@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 11 months ago

I use a pixel as is. But given folks on Lemmy like to install random system images from Megafile in the name of privacy, I thought OP wouldn't mind.

[–] feef@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

I recently switched to iPhone from pixel and am very happy. However, I understand the need to sideload apps, haven’t watched YouTube at all on the iPhone because of the annoying ads.

I’m hoping that iOS allows installing apps from other sources soon, would also love to use the real FF.

[–] Fillabong@mastodon.social -1 points 11 months ago

@RGB3x3 this is what people don’t seem to understand. You want the iPhone to operate like an Android device, but it’s because it doesn’t, is why the iPhone is so appealing to everyone.