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I’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 in

I’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 ago
Apple 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...