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Apple's walled garden is a double-edged sword. If Apple would allow users to easily* sideload applications like Android, protesters can easily bypass these typ
by bmarquez 7y ago
Apple's walled garden is a double-edged sword.
If Apple would allow users to easily* sideload applications like Android, protesters can easily bypass these types of bans.
*telling someone to install Xcode or Cydia Impactor and resigning a certificate every 7 days is too much for the average user
- scarface74 7y agoOr if all the app does is report police presence using your location, they could create a website and not need an app at all....
- jonfw 7y agohkmap.live The map is online as well, I guess they also wanted the app
- scarface74 7y agoWhat does the app do that the website doesn’t?
- vzidex 7y agoNothing much, which some people argue is additional justification for Apple removing it - one of their rules is that apps have to use native iOS features, and can't just be glorified webapps.
- qzx_pierri 7y agoIt’s not that easy to create a website in China. You need an ICP license to run a website over there.
- umeshunni 7y agoNot in Hong Kong, only in the mainland.