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What has Apple opened up along the way? To me it seems like they just started with permissions to slightly fewer things than Android and restricted access away
by dawhizkid 9y ago
What has Apple opened up along the way? To me it seems like they just started with permissions to slightly fewer things than Android and restricted access away along the way. Both gave developers access to MAC addresses early on, for example. Apple also stopped allowing developers to identify other apps installed using canOpenURL but AFAIK it's still technically a public API.
- Trundle 9y agoWhen the iPhone first came out you had to jailbreak it if you wanted to install third party apps.
- monocasa 9y agoI always got the feeling that had more to do with shipping at MVP stage rather than something they weren't always planning to do.
- sjwright 9y ago> What has Apple opened up along the way? A few highlights: iPhone OS 2 — Native apps. iPhone OS 3 — Apps can now connect to external accessories through serial I/O or bluetooth. Apple also began permitting turn-by-turn navigation and push notifications. Apps can now access music library. Lots of new APIs. iOS 4 — Apps can now perform limited tasks in the background with multitasking. Lots of new APIs. iOS 7 — Multitasking is liberated further. Apps can even send audio streams to other apps. Apps can also run JavaScript directly, allowing app scripting for the first time. Lots of new APIs. iOS 8 — Developers can now create and sell third-party keyboards. Apps can now use Touch ID for authentication; have deeper access to camera exposure settings; register extensions for sharing and notification centre. Lots of new APIs. iOS 10 — New APIs let VoIP apps do stuff that used to be exclusive to the native dialler. Some apps can now hook into Siri. Lots of new APIs. More recently, Apple has relaxed its stance on apps executing (interpreted) code that is downloaded from the internet.