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At least on Android you can install alternate app stores like F-Droid. All you have to do is allow apps to be installed from unknown sources. If you use Apple,
by TheBrokenRail 4y ago
At least on Android you can install alternate app stores like F-Droid. All you have to do is allow apps to be installed from unknown sources.
If you use Apple, you're just out of luck unless you want to mess with whatever hacky workaround is popular this week.
- TylerE 4y agoI have never felt the need to do so on iOS. I cannot say the same about Android.
- tomrod 4y agoLucky! I felt it very early on in iOS and that does not seem to have abated.
- cheeze 4y agoYour use case might be fine for their app store only, but it doesn't mean thats true for others.
- Vt71fcAqt7 4y agoCan you share more about your experience with android?
- TylerE 4y agoDeath by 1000 cuts of little frustrations, lags, etc.
- throwaway0x7E6 4y agobecause you're an consumer and not a power user. there's nothing wrong with that, but a very wide array of preferences different than yours does exist.
- moffkalast 4y agoYou mean aside from when you see every free android app cost $6.99 on iOS?
- TylerE 4y agoI’ll take a 6.99 price over android craware loaded with ads.
- moffkalast 4y agoWhat if I told you there are blockers that work through the Android VPN API that can strip out ads out of every app. Using Blokada 5 myself. Having an ad blocker is a core essential on today's internet. Even Apple makes $4B/year in just ads.
- anaganisk 4y agoI've been using altstore successfully, minor hindrance of resigning side loaded apps every week, but if you can leave your PC on it does that automatically.
- COMMENT___ 4y agoThis is not “minor hinderance” for 99.9% Apple users. It’s absolutely unusable unless you are an “enthusiast”.
- roblabla 4y agoWith a free apple developer account, you're also limited to only three "active" sideloaded apps. It's a huge hindrance. If you want more, you've got to shell out those 100 bucks per year.