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Google: 'Your $1000 phone needs our permission to install apps now'". Android users are screwed - Louis Rossmann (youtube.com)
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[–] xnx@slrpnk.net 21 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Sideloading being so easy on iphones and now becoming very difficult on android. Wow

[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Yeah but don't you have to boot up your PC and connect your phone to iTunes once a week to re-enable developer mode to be able to sideload? Is there a more permanent method that I'm unaware of?

[–] willington@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Jesus, how the heck is this called "sideloading is so easy on an iPhone"?

That's a nightmare procedure, and completely unnecessary.

Obviously Apple makes sideloading as hard as possible.

[–] xnx@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 week ago

No i dont have to connect my phone to a pc. It refreshes from the phone and i sideload from my phone

[–] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They are converging to become the same thing.

Its not any better on iOS, fyi, they too require Apple's final approval.

[–] xnx@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 week ago

They don’t require apples approval at all not sure if youre talking about the EU. Im talking about sideloading with sidestore and live container

[–] Ilandar@lemmy.today 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Sideloading being so easy on iphones

Is it easy? Apple has only made that change in the EU AFAIK, it's still a closed system all around the world.

[–] xnx@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Look up sidestore and Live Container. I have many apps sideloaded without jailbreaking

[–] Ilandar@lemmy.today 2 points 1 week ago

I'm not sure I'd call those methods easy. They are all way more time consuming and annoying than Android is currently.