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Begging the question, what part of the Apple app store prevents a bricked phone, and why would that not be a feature of non-Apple stores?

• sleepybrett 5y ago
  Part of their app review process is static analysis and determining if you are using any of the 'private' parts of their apis. Another app store might decide that they don't care to do that level of work and just rubber stamp everything that comes into their queue.
  • nradov 5y ago
    Perhaps then Apple should simply block all user installed apps from using any API that can brick a device.
  • Apocryphon 5y ago
    Apple could just provide those scanners as an open service, or make something akin to notarizing on macOS universal even if third party app stores are available. https://developer.apple.com/documentation/security/notarizing_macos_software_before_distribution https://developer.apple.com/documentation/security/notarizin... > Notarizing is not App Review.
  • realusername 5y ago
    In other words, the iOS sandbox isn't that secure...