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It seems like the replies here are very much in defense of Apple which I am not surprised about, but I do not really consider it to be warranted. I have been u
by craigc 10y ago
It seems like the replies here are very much in defense of Apple which I am not surprised about, but I do not really consider it to be warranted.
I have been using f.lux for years and it has definitely had a huge impact on me. I don't have any scientific data to back up my claims, but f.lux is a fantastic product.
When you consider that f.lux released a side loading version of their app on iOS and then Apple threatened to remove their developer license, and then after it was pulled, released their own ripped off version of the software that does not work as well, you can understand how they might be upset about that. I understand that is business, but as someone who has used both I find f.lux to be completely superior.
Apple probably should have bought f.lux and then integrated it into their products, but instead decided to do it themselves. I'm not saying the software is earth shattering, but they spent years on the problem, and it feels as if Apple implemented their version in a few days.
I think Apple should open up the screen/display APIs on iOS to allow f.lux and other similar apps to be installed. I would happily pay for it rather than use night shift.
- g0atbutt 10y agoThe reason f.lux sideloaded app got pulled is because they didn't release their source code. Instead, f.lux relied on loading/patching a binary that bypassed some of iOS security features and could load unsigned binarys (read: it could then run pirated apps).
- dota_fanatic 10y agoThis order of operations is incorrect, though the grandparent set you up a bit by saying "released on iOS". In order to install the f.lux app you would first need to be jailbroken, ie able to run pirated apps.
- damnfinecoffee 10y agoNot true, f.lux released a version of their app in the App Store. Apple pulled their app and so they added another method to sideload it https://justgetflux.com/sideload/ https://justgetflux.com/sideload/ using xcode. Apple then revoked their development license which broke that method as well. It's always been available as a jailbreak tweak but it's also been available to the general, non-jailbroken public
- r00fus 10y agoWhy don't they just open-source it? I'm sure that'd get around the reason Apple banned it.
- thomastjeffery 10y agoI don't think you understand how Apple works. They love to promote proprietary software in their "walled garden". Apple's concern was that f.lux changes the color of the screen outside the app, and that fact alone goes directly against Apple's philosophy of keeping apps in their own respective sandboxes. Only Apple is allowed to change UI outside of an app. Consistency at all costs.
- alvarosevilla95 10y agoI think you don't understand what the comment was implying. If it was open source anyone could build it using xcode and install it in their devices themselves.
- saurik 10y agoYou need to look at what the definition of "sideloaded" is, as you seem to have it fundamentally confused with its exact opposite.
- adultSwim 10y agoIf only we hadn't seen this pattern many times before. The first time I watched them do it was with Watson back in the early days of OS X.