such trash, just buy the phone you want, clearly if the iPhone doesnt offer what you want do f'ng buy it. I dont understand whats wrong with an ecosystem.
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Apple to Let EU Users Set New Defaults for Multiple Apps, Delete App Store, Photos, Messages and More
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No. It's for businesses and end users. Literally written by the EU people: "Consumers will have more and better services to choose from, more opportunities to switch their provider if they wish so, direct access to services, and fairer prices."
Did you even bother to read before posting? Settings and Phone app cannot be removed.
Along with setting new apps as defaults, Apple will let users delete core apps. The App Store, Messages, Camera, Photos, and Safari apps will be able to be deleted, so it's essentially just the Settings and Phone apps that will not be able to be removed in the EU.
Maybe a pop-up? "Hey, you won't be able to get SMS if you don't have a client installed."
Or iOS could just not give the option to delete Messages if there's no alternative installed.
The one who buys an iPhone to leave him naked, and put other apps, why don't they buy an Android? They would save a lot of money, and then spend it on the corresponding AppStore!!!
Would be interesting to see what % of users actually change defaults down the line.
If it’s less than 10% I’d consider it a spankin’ for the EU
If it’s less than 10% I’d consider it a spankin’ for the EU
I think there might be a bit of confusion here. Vestager wasn't actually fired - she's still an active member of the European Commission and is set to complete her full term. It's always best to double-check facts before making a point, as incorrect information can sometimes undermine the overall message.
Use a different photos app you prefer? There’s no reason why Photos should have a special status.
What about defaults for web rendering engine? Also, too bad it took a law to give users choice like this. As paying customers, we should have the ability to choose which defaults we want to use on our phones!
I wish I could delete Photos. The iOS 18 version is so much worse than the older layout.
I hope it's a hot summer only. In the winter you will see the thing differently.iOS is losing its identity
I was wondering the same thing …
And given that Apple will allow to pick another App as the default messaging App, is there a possibility that iOS might actually be able deliver text messages to that App? (I.e. your text messages would appear in the likes of WhatsApp or Facebook messenger)
Take it easy. Nobody will be forced to delete messaging apps. It's one's choice.
Phone (and Settings) app won't deletable, btw.
You’d think/hope, the delete option only exists for apps not currently the default.
So that alternative apps like Google photos can be the new default if the user wants? This and iCloud being the only permissible backup option are probably my biggest gripes about iOS.
I use google photos largely because their web experience from a computer is vastly superior, and sharing from PC is simpler as well. However, when I go to attach a photo while in an iPhone app, it directs me to the photo library from Photos not Google Photos (which can't be the default), where I have more neatly organized everything with albums... Any photos added to Google Photos from a source external to the iPhone won't be added to Apple's photo library unless you manually add it to the camera roll too, so often it's a multi-step process just to use a photo I want to use. Apple's deep integration of Photos is simply really bad if you prefer anything other than Apple's app.
When there are only two ecosystems, it’s very unlikely that either matches all of your preferences.
This is a really inaccurate take
So you’re saying the interest of minorities does not count?
I want an iPhone and want to use Google Photos as my default. I'm not in Europe, so where can I buy the phone I want? I'm not interested in Android.
I love this. Imagine if Apple added USB-C and allowed for sideloading a few years ago? They’d probably have the EU off of their necks at this point.
Looking forward to the US passing a “give us the same nice things that the EU has” Act.
Looking forward to the US passing a “give us the same nice things that the EU has” Act.
I’m curious to know if current iOS browsers will continue using Safari’s rendering engine, or if they will be allowed to implement desktop features such as the on-browser torrent downloader on Brave.
Make your own mobile OS or use an open source mobile Linux distro on generic raspberry pi-esque hardware, duh.
Unless or until Apple allows apps to use JIT compilation, other browser engines won’t really be practical.