when is sideloading coming to ios?
Pretty sure that’s only going to happen in the EU where they have to by law. Think it’s supposed to be sometime in 2024.
I hope never. It is awful for consumers.
How so? If you don’t want to side load, then don’t. Others having the ability to do so doesn’t mean it needs to affect you…
Maybe I’m conflating two of the EU’s/reddit/Lemmy’s anti-tech ideas. Alternate app stores are horrible for consumers. Side loading without the ability to have an alternate app store is fine, but I don’t think that’s on anyone’s mind.
This opinion won’t be popular with the crowd on lemmy but it is absolutely true. People use Apple because they want the walled garden.
They don’t want a walled garden. They like Apple products because they all work together and the walled garden is a symptom of that that people have to put up with.
Alternative app stores and sideloading are only good for consumers. It means that Apple has less control over what apps people are allowed to download, they can’t take as much revenue from developers, and it has zero impact on those that don’t care, but a huge benefit for those that do.
I want the walled garden and use Apple products.
Alternative app stores and sideloading is ONLY good for big corporations. Epic will not charge less for their products on their app store and it opens up the product for extremely poor security and an inconvenient user experience with shitier features.
Hi, I’m a person. There are apps that I would like to easily use on my iPhone that Apple won’t approve on the App Store. Those apps are written by indie devs. Many of them have a Patreon where you can support their work, but otherwise it’s done for free. I would like to be able to install their apps without hassle and would like to be able to have those apps automatically updated. None of this benefits corporations.
Hi. Get an Android phone.
If you want a walled garden, just don’t sideload things. Problem solved
The first time Amazon tried to force me to use their app store to get an app I left Android and never looked back.
By forcing Apple to support anybody putting their own app store on it you are removing the walled garden and removing choice from the marketplace.
If you want sideloading, stay on android. It doesn’t affect you that I have and want a walled garden so stop complaining. Problem solved.
How is only allowing Apple’s App Store considered “choice”? What are you choosing?
I am choosing privacy, security, and user experience over Epic Games making extra money off of me.
You’re missing my point. If side loading and alternate app stores offer a bad experience it doesn’t need to affect you. Just don’t use them and you will continue to have the same ‘walled garden’ experience that you currently enjoy. If other users choose to use them and have a bad experience, that’s their choice!
