How is the piracy experience on an iPad ? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 1 year ago by B3_CHAD@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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So I am planning on buying an ipad, never owned one before. I have always been an android guy and from what I have heard Ipad os or ios is pretty restrictive in nature so I was wondering how much does it hamper the piracy experience. For example on android I can torrent files of any nature or size without any restrictions and sideload the apk's of paid apps to enjoy them for free, can I still do all this on an ipad or should I just drop the idea and get an android tablet instead ?

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[-] lemmyvore@feddit.nl 58 points 1 year ago

Torrent clients are banned from the Apple Store and you can't sideload apps. It's a very restrictive device in many respects.

[-] B3_CHAD@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 year ago

uuff, that apple silicon is the only thing that made me wanna buy an ipad in the first place but I can't deal with their restrictive software environment.

[-] kniescherz@feddit.de 12 points 1 year ago

Get a used M1 Macbook Air. MacOs isnt restricted like their mobile devices. Its passivly cooled, relativly cheap, portable and also capable for more serious productive work.