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Microsoft Teams is distributed through the Play Store. If iOS provided a similar API with a similar bug, the same thing could happen there. So clearly, blocking
by colatkinson 5y ago
Microsoft Teams is distributed through the Play Store. If iOS provided a similar API with a similar bug, the same thing could happen there. So clearly, blocking side-loading would have had no impact on this particular issue.
If you're worried about low-quality software being side-loaded onto the phone, you can just not side-load anything. That's probably how most Android users use their devices. But it's nice that the walled garden has a gate.
- CubsFan1060 5y agoI’m sorry. The question op asked wasn’t about side loading or about separate stores. It was about what makes a laptop different from a phone. But that’s an interesting question anyway. Apple and google can remove apps distributed through their stores. If a side loaded malicious app exploited this bug, would you have been in favor of google being able to disable those apps? Or should users wait a month until it is sort of fixed on some phones, and be unable to dial emergency services during the month where this was unpatched?
- keleftheriou 5y agoApple can already disable “sideloaded” apps on macOS by revoking their notarization ticket. The same process could be implemented for iOS: > Apple can also issue a revocation ticket for apps known to be malicious—even if they’ve been previously notarized. https://support.apple.com/guide/security/protecting-against-malware-sec469d47bd8/web https://support.apple.com/guide/security/protecting-against-... https://developer.apple.com/documentation/security/notarizing_macos_software_before_distribution https://developer.apple.com/documentation/security/notarizin...