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I can't wait for my banking app to ask me to disable sideloading on iOS before I can actually use it. Such idiocy has been rampant on Android with banking apps

I can't wait for my banking app to ask me to disable sideloading on iOS before I can actually use it. Such idiocy has been rampant on Android with banking apps refusing to launch when Developer Options are enabled. That aside, I am very happy with this development. I have personal apps that I'd like to sideload without paying for a developer account. I am also looking forward to a more lively open-source ecosystem around iOS apps which has been significantly lackluster compared to that on Android.

layer8 3y ago
I don’t think banking apps will have much reason to do so, given that sideloaded apps will still be sandboxed. This is not like a jailbreak. I would also assume that apps have no way to check what kind of other apps are installed.
- microflash 3y ago
  I hope that sideloading detection will not be possible for other apps. Enabling Developer Options is not rooting Android devices but that hasn't stopped many banking apps forcing users to completely disable them before they can be opened.
jutrewag 3y ago
You can side load your personal apps now.
- Pfhortune 3y ago
  ...but you have to refresh them every seven days or they stop launching. A very annoying tether for a mobile device. And you can install three personal apps at most.