Apple warns Australia against joining EU in mandating iPhone app sideloading
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Australia is reportedly considering following the EU in forcing Apple to allow sideloading on iOS and iPadOS. In response, Apple has warned officials not to move forward with the plan.

Apple warns Australia against following the EU in mandating iOS app sideloading, citing security risks. Australia is considering forcing Apple to open its App Store to sideloading as part of competition reforms.

  • dinckel@lemmy.world
    21·
    4 days ago

    Don’t get me wrong, I’m not suggesting that they should just say okay, installing instagram from a Limewire download is the intended path now.

    Using AUR or Nixpkgs to install your stuff is perfectly acceptable to me, for these exact reasons. You have a choice, you’re choosing your preference, and at the end of the day you get a vetted source from a trusted repository.

    Choice is what matters to people, and it’s being taken away from them. But even beyond that, if i wanted to install an “unsupported/untrusted” app on my device, that should fully be my choice

    • hddsx@lemmy.ca
      2·
      4 days ago

      Not that I do it, but if you’re going to use the words “better source from a trusted repository”, I’m going to have to remind you to check your PKGBUILD files before you makepkg.

      And I absolutely agree with you. I switched to iOS because an industry standard app for my hobby was iOS only. I’m frequently annoyed at the amount of control I have. But, like my Windows work computer, I tried to fix it with Linux: iSH.

    • Aatube@kbin.melroy.org
      2·
      4 days ago

      I agree, but I think it’s also useful to have an intuitive term for installation methods that aren’t officially-supported.