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'HiddenApps' Hides Stock Apps, iAds and More on Non-Jailbroken iOS Devices [Update: Removed]
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It's just another example of Apple abusing their virtual monopoly on iOS software distribution to deny consumers the right to use their bought and paid for computer hardware however they like.
It should not be Apple's decision what kind of software you can run on YOUR COMPUTER (and the iPad and such ARE computers!) They don't OWN your iPad or iPhone or iPod Touch and they should stop acting like they do. Once they've sold the device it should be out of their hands and a public MARKET like any other publicly available material good.
I don't see why people are fixating on this.
Anyone in the world can pay less than $10 to get a domain that ends in .com (or other familiar TLD - like .net).
You shouldn't rely on the TLD of a domain as a security indicator.
.de is the TLD for Germany
I would say no.
I don't see Apple using that unless they REALLY have to. If (when?) Apple ever uses it, it's going to end up being bad for PR. Using it for something that isn't actually a security risk would therefore make little sense.
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Apparently this 'hidden app apphider' is now out, it automatically installs itself on almost all iOS devices and then hides itself. You can see if you have it installed by looking for it on your device - if it's hidden then you must have it.
Here is what the app looks like:
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Also try looking for it on the App store - you won't find it, which of course proves it's all working brilliantly. In-app upgrades will be problematic unfortunately.
Reminds me of that old poem:
Last night I saw upon the stair
A little man who wasn't there
He wasn't there again today
Gee whiz, I wish he'd go away
This is old news. There is a site (don't remember the name) that does exactly what this app does somehow. It can hide any app, but they come back after a reboot. But it doesn't disable iAds, of course.
It's not useful. I just shove stupid Newsstand, iTunes, and Game Center in the back.
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This also disables iAds. I don't think Apple should allow this app, but on the other hand, I want it. Stupid ads.
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Good point; I was thinking the same thing. How the heck did this get on the App Store?
Well, he likely stole the code from the older website (still up I think!) that does this. This app seems to work in the same way.
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You can put Mail in a folder. It's just Newsstand. I don't get what the big deal is. Sure Newsstand is @#$%ing retarded, but it's no problem to shove it on the last page.
I would assume they'd only do that if its later proven to be stealing customer data--or something else truly malicious.
Sorry, that is an extremely lame workaround. I usually name my junk folder with a foul name in the hopes that Apple logs it when the worthless apps are hidden. It is ashamed (and a deal-breaker for me) that you cannot even dump the Newstand app into a folder.
Damn apple moved really fast on this one. So many crap obvious spam/clone apps stay up there (some even at the top ten list) for days before apple bothers to do something about it and when it came to something which could have hurt them, it disappeared in a matter of hours!
Wow so newstand is the only app you're not allowed to tuck away in a folder? Why such outrage? Geez, if only we had real problems to worry about.
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Send an email to Tim Cook.
hahahahaha!!! Thanks for the laugh.
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Have you noticed that Newsstand behaves like a folder? Can you put folders inside folders? No.
Hmm, that is a very nice improvement, it's a shame that the majority of users on Android probably still can't take advantage of something like that.
Also just looked on the Nexus, I see it there, very nice.
Yea sadly Android 2.x is the Windows XP of Android. Thankfully nearly half of Android users are now on Android 4.x
It's just another example of Apple abusing their virtual monopoly on iOS software distribution to deny consumers the right to use their bought and paid for computer hardware however they like.
It should not be Apple's decision what kind of software you can run on YOUR COMPUTER (and the iPad and such ARE computers!) They don't OWN your iPad or iPhone or iPod Touch and they should stop acting like they do. Once they've sold the device it should be out of their hands and a public MARKET like any other publicly available material good.
Sure, but they do own iOS that is running on your iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. Just because you bought the device doesn't mean you own the software on it. You only own a license to use the software. The rights of how that software operates and is [intended to be] used remain with the developer.
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Stick them into a folder and forget about them. Simple solution.
If only there was OS that kept apps in a drawer with only the ones you deem important or useful on your home screen. Oh wait a minute...
But seriously, Apple needs to put some innovation love back into iOS. If they let you hide the iTunes app in restrictions, how hard would it be to add an on/off switch for stocks and Newsstand too?
But seriously, Apple needs to put some innovation love back into iOS. If they let you hide the iTunes app in restrictions, how hard would it be to add an on/off switch for stocks and Newsstand too?