Oh true competition. Nice.
It would be amazing knowing if as a tourist one can have access to a different browser in iPhone or sideload crazy apps that block ads without questioning.
If it’s anything like the EU setup, it’s based off of where your iCloud account is based out of. At least I think that was what it was last time I went looking.
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I wouldn’t call them different browsers, more like skins or “chrome”. All iOS browsers are built on Apple WebKit. This essentially makes all of them reskinned versions of Safari.
Sure they may have some clever UI, accessibility, or platform specific functionality. But they are nothing like any of those browsers on other operating systems.
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It’s not common knowledge outside of dev circles tbh, your advice to blocks ads though is legit. You don’t deserve those downvotes
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They still all use the safari engine though, unless something has changed and I missed it.
No, and it’s annoying because Safari’s extensions I’ll let you install ad blockers, but they won’t work on Firefox even though it’s still Safari
Now we just need these laws worldwide.
Cupertino has complied anyway, and said it introduced “Notarization for iOS apps, an authorization process for app marketplaces, and requirements that help protect children from inappropriate content and scams.”
Notarization requirements mean that they still maintain total control over the operating system and what software it can run. These kinds of onerous requirements keep the bar artificially high for competitors and are only possible because they are still enforcing their monopolistic control over the platform.
So no, they’re not complying at all actually. They’re just doing the same thing in a different way.
The article doesn’t go into detail about how the notarization works. I would hope that users can choose to only use notorized apps, or accept the risk.
I don’t want a device that requires the manufacturer to allow me to use it.
Unfortunately that’s every device
… and it destroyed their company right? Their entire business model broke down and it impacted the security of their customers who complained constantly about the decision. Right?
Right?
So what alternative apps stores are there? Is there any other app store for Android that lets developers charge users for the app? Samsung’s Galaxy Store I guess? Anything for iPhone?
So now we know it is possible, it is time to replicate that success worldwide.
Can I do this in the US if I use a proxy? My guess is no.
With a Japanese Apple ID and probally GPS spoofing too, sure.
And the the app can only be updated for 90 days if you “leave” the supported region.
