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Apple Says iOS is Safer Than Android Because Sideloading Apps Isn't Allowed
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Don’t use macOS then. It has been able to sideload anything freely for decades.
Not what I asked. Nice deflection.
That's your opinion anyway. I very much appreciate that the government has mandated airbags in cars, rather than leaving that decision up to the automaker.
You don't have to sideload apps. Don't know how many times this has to be said.
Well, this has been fun, and like so many things in the world today, very polarized. Neither side is going to listen to the other or change opinions so I'll admit to being caught in that old meme of an Internet Argument and step back in lieu of spending the rest of my day trying to convince those who disagree with me.
A few final thoughts...
A few final thoughts...
It's not children. I'm responsible for provisioning adequate support for many thousands of users.
How about a buyback program? You have an iPhone but feel stuck. Apple buys back your phone so you can go buy the one you really want. Seems fair.
You bought a phone that doesn’t allow side loading. You know this coming in.
Probably, but do you even have to agree to that ToS if you have a free account? Either way, they won't actually care if you're just doing it for yourself on your own devices, at least so far.
You can say it an infinite number of times. These people are about enjoying being under control; they like being told what they can do with their phones.
The funny thing is, Apple could totally open up sideloading and I likely would only use it for one thing: Emulators. Emulators are banned from the app store, and are really the only thing I want to run on my devices that aren't allowed there.
Most stuff people would sideload is niche stuff because 99% of users will not want to go through the trouble.
How is leaving the the "allow sideloading" button unticked, a security risk?
Nobody is doing that on Android either without the user first allowing sideloading.
I'll repeat what I said earlier. Did you ever consider that there are many factors that go into the decision of which platform or phone to use that may greatly outweigh whether sideloading is allowed? That perhaps there are a great many things you like about iOS and iPhone, but that there are a few areas you'd like to see changed?
I see it’s the “my hardware I should do what I want” crowd. Just because you own the hardware doesn’t mean you own any of the software. Don’t like it? Create your own ecosystem and apply whatever restrictions you want.
Any consumer that wants to be able to install any app can already buy an Android phone. What is the problem here? Why are so many people trying to force Apple to make iOS more like the Android OS which all of its users actively selected against?
Ok, I'll try again, no need to be so combative. As stated before, I realize there are several things that go into a purchase decision on any given item, not just phones. So there is a crowd that likes iPhones I guess from a hardware standpoint but wants the ability to purchase apps anywhere and do anything to the device, I get it but there is also a crowd that enjoys the hardware and also enjoys that the walled garden approach to software/payments/privacy etc.
Fair enough but that is also an opinion. I would have no issue with cars being offered without airbags or seat belts, lets see how fast the market takes care of such cars, I doubt many would be sold. I would also have no issue with your auto insurance company charging you more for driving that car.
And you don't have to use iPhones, don't know how many times this has to be said.
Allowing sideload apps is like putting a garbage dump behind a building. Some people may care, some may not, some may not even notice. But one thing is certain, the garbage dump devalues the entire property.
You can retain that, even if sideloading were allowed. Nobody is forcing you to step outside the garden.
I can tell you how it would play out. You'd have cheap bastards killing themselves and their innocent family members.
You're right I don't, but I continue to do so and advocate for changes I want to see.
Really weird analogy that's not particularly accurate. But you do you.
LOL, ok, so what specifically is a "bald faced lie"?
1) The fact that @vipergts2207 appreciates that auto manufacturers are mandated to use airbags?
2) The fact that I personally would have no issue with autos being offered without safety mandates such as airbags because I feel the market would largely shun such vehicles?
3) The fact that I would not have a problem with auto insurance companies charging more to consumers purchasing said vehicles.
As these are all personal opinion I anxiously await where the "bald faced lie" is. I'll wait.
Why are you agreeing with me as if we disagreed on something? I‘m confused. Did you respond to a wrong person?
In response to the European Commission's proposed Digital Markets Act, which could force sideloading of apps on the iPhone in Europe, Apple has shared an in-depth document highlighting the security and privacy risks of sideloading. Sideloading refers to installing apps outside of the App Store, such as from a website or a third-party app store.
Apple's document, titled Building a Trusted Ecosystem for Millions of Apps, states that "mobile malware and the resulting security and privacy threats are increasingly common and predominantly present on platforms that allow sideloading." For example, Apple cited Nokia's 2019 and 2020 Threat Intelligence Reports that found Android devices to have an "estimated 15 to 47 times more infections from malicious software" than iPhones.On the other hand, Apple claimed that malware on iOS is rare and said that many of the attacks on the platform are "narrowly targeted attacks, often carried out by nation-states." Apple added that "experts generally agree that iOS is safer compared to Android, in part because Apple does not support sideloading."
Apple said if it were forced to allow sideloading, users would be subjected to more malicious apps and have less control over apps after they download them onto their devices. Apple added that some proposed sideloading legislation would also mandate removing protections against third-party access to proprietary hardware elements and non-public operating system functions, resulting in security and privacy risks for users.
Apple added that even users who don't wish to sideload and prefer to download apps only from the App Store would be harmed if sideloading were required, as some users may have no choice other than sideloading an app they need for work, school, or other essential reasons. In addition, Apple said criminals may trick users into sideloading apps by mimicking the appearance of the App Store or by advertising free or exclusive features.
Apple touched on many of these arguments in a similar document shared back in June. Apple CEO Tim Cook previously claimed that sideloading apps "would destroy the security of the iPhone" and "a lot of the privacy initiatives that we've built into the App Store."
Apple's document goes on to provide examples of common malware affecting mobile platforms like Android and makes more arguments against sideloading.
Apple has faced increasing scrutiny over its App Store, which remains the only place to install apps on the iPhone and iPad, excluding devices that have been jailbroken. Fortnite creator Epic Games sued Apple last year for anticompetitive conduct, but it was unsuccessful in getting the court to force Apple to allow third-party app stores on iOS.
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One simple reply…. It’s my device. Give me the option to side load freely. Cover your own butts by making us accept some type of terms, and a switch that allows us to turn it on and off. So we fake full responsibility when we do
those who surrender freedom for security will not have nor do they deserve either one.
Actually, why own iPhone at all? Stop selling off contract iPhone and put every single US consumer into infinite lease program and tie their phone bill into iPhone lease. No one own iPhone anymore and apple can just get free money every month without producing as many iPhone, better for environment too. Win-win-win, oh and users are enjoying new devices every year or two.
On that note, sell iPad and Mac on lease as well.
That garbage dump suspiciously looks like a treasure chest, full of emulators, open source software, useful utilities and applications free of censorship.
Surprised y'all are even ok with apple giving us unrestricted access to the internet on safari