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As a user and a mobile game developer, please no. I want the safety and uniformity of knowing that have gone through the review process. If it not mandatory, n
by mdouglass 7y ago
As a user and a mobile game developer, please no.
I want the safety and uniformity of knowing that have gone through the review process. If it not mandatory, no one will do it and I will lose the protection I have now.
- pier25 7y ago> I want the safety and uniformity of knowing that have gone through the review process Like I said you could choose to install only reviewed apps. 90% of the apps I install on macOS are not reviewed by Apple and after 12 years that has never been a problem for me. > If it not mandatory, no one will do it and I will lose the protection I have now. If users prefer Apple-approved apps then the dev market would shift towards that.
- mdouglass 7y agoNo because the average user doesn’t know they care. They’ll just blindly install whatever and I lose the protection and safety that Apple provide.
- pier25 7y agoOn macOS the vast majority of users still install apps outside the Mac App Store and this hasn't really been a problem.
- eitland 7y agoFor Android, this is how I would approach it if I had to do it starting now: Add a checkbox to show apps tjat aren't approved yet. Make it default off. Turn it off every time you leave the Play store app. Disable it for people under 18. If a user still wants to install the app point out the app isn't approved yet and ask for password. There, problem solved..?
- jjwhitaker 7y agoIt'll got the same route as grandma installing malware. It doesn't matter if credentials are needed unless it creates a real barrier.