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But... I just want a "plain jane" iPhone that won't stand out, but does what I want it to do. Apple could just introduce an extra setting to unlock the phone f
by fractallyte 3y ago
But... I just want a "plain jane" iPhone that won't stand out, but does what I want it to do.
Apple could just introduce an extra setting to unlock the phone for developer mode, the same way Sailfish does. Then there's an option to install a terminal with easy SSH access, and away we go!
No need to spend time on new non-Appley designs. This fits right into their existing environment, and probably already exists in some form.
- somethoughts 3y agoI think the primary difference between why a dev mode switch would work for Sailfish but less so for Apple iOS is the size of the install base. It's so large that any tech article with "iPhone"+"hack"+images of "this iPhone is the ver same iPhone as the one in your pocket" is going straight to the top in terms of tech news click cycle. The fact that the "iPhone hack" only applies to users who have enabled "dev mode" will be buried at the bottom in the fine print. Presenting different graphics/hardware form factor and branding would ideally prevent the majority of honest tech sites from using the images of the standard iPhone and they would have to use headlines like "xPhone has been hacked" or leave it at "An Apple smartphone has been hacked" which would cue me that I could safely ignore it.
- kelnos 3y agoI think that's a fair reason for why Apple doesn't want to do this. But I don't particularly care. If there are negative consequences to actually allowing people to own the things they buy, then that should just be the price of doing business.