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Its probably a good idea for grandma to have a phone you can not possibly mess up with but it sucks for everyone else that there is no setting to escape bubblew

Its probably a good idea for grandma to have a phone you can not possibly mess up with but it sucks for everyone else that there is no setting to escape bubblewrap mode. I love how linux distros are set up. I can easily find trusted software in the repos but nothing stops me from running anything I want if needed and I understand the risks of running stuff outside of those repos.

eridius 8y ago
> it sucks for everyone else that there is no setting to escape bubblewrap mode. Yes there is. It's called Android. I'm not being glib here, I'm totally serious. If you don't like the security restrictions that iOS has, then use Android.
- mrep 8y ago
  I'm extremely free market but phones are used by practically everyone and 1 of the practically only 2 operating systems won't allow anyone whatsoever to distribute applications in any way outside of their totalitarian system. I get your point and I'm not for forcing Apple to allow free side loading apps yet (I have an android partially because of this reason) but it is infuriating that when I had an iphone, I could not use any apps not allowed by them and annoying that i don't have that ability if I ever want to go back to an Iphone (and a major blocker for going back to be honest now that phone upgrades don't mean much these days).
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- rlue 8y ago
  The Librem 5 is coming! (Slated for April)
- chappi42 8y ago
  With Android you suffer privacy intrusions. Unfortunately the market has failed with the dominant iOS/Android options. Regulations to protect consumers are required imo. Apple and Google are too big and have no incentive to fix this on their side.
  - eridius 8y ago
    You can't have your cake and eat it too. iOS is a lot better on the privacy front in a large part due to Apple's restrictions.
    - baroffoos 8y ago
      You can. Desktop linux lets me do what I want and doesn't spy on me.
scarface74 8y ago
Yes because everyone else really cares about the few apps that are available on Android that are not available on iOS because of Apple’s policies....

eridius 8y ago

> it sucks for everyone else that there is no setting to escape bubblewrap mode. Yes there is. It's called Android. I'm not being glib here, I'm totally serious. If you don't like the security restrictions that iOS has, then use Android.

mrep 8y ago
I'm extremely free market but phones are used by practically everyone and 1 of the practically only 2 operating systems won't allow anyone whatsoever to distribute applications in any way outside of their totalitarian system. I get your point and I'm not for forcing Apple to allow free side loading apps yet (I have an android partially because of this reason) but it is infuriating that when I had an iphone, I could not use any apps not allowed by them and annoying that i don't have that ability if I ever want to go back to an Iphone (and a major blocker for going back to be honest now that phone upgrades don't mean much these days).
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rlue 8y ago
The Librem 5 is coming! (Slated for April)
chappi42 8y ago
With Android you suffer privacy intrusions. Unfortunately the market has failed with the dominant iOS/Android options. Regulations to protect consumers are required imo. Apple and Google are too big and have no incentive to fix this on their side.
- eridius 8y ago
  You can't have your cake and eat it too. iOS is a lot better on the privacy front in a large part due to Apple's restrictions.
  - baroffoos 8y ago
    You can. Desktop linux lets me do what I want and doesn't spy on me.

scarface74 8y ago

Yes because everyone else really cares about the few apps that are available on Android that are not available on iOS because of Apple’s policies....