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Does someone know why there is only one iOS with not so optimal UI/UX? On Android both clipious and libretube are really good piped/invidious apps with very ac

Does someone know why there is only one iOS with not so optimal UI/UX? On Android both clipious and libretube are really good piped/invidious apps with very active development and good UI. Another thing I noticed is that sometimes videos just don't work. And then you spend time search for an instance where things work. Why is that?

lolinder 3y ago
iOS is always behind when it comes to FOSS apps. The platform is just not FOSS-friendly—the developer needs a Mac in order to even build for it, and in order to host on the app store they have to pay a yearly fee, never mind that the app has no revenue stream. Also, unlike Android, there can be no alternate app stores, so where F-Droid can exist to host apps that Google disapproves of, if Apple doesn't like it there's no good way to distribute.
judge2020 3y ago
Using a third-party YouTube client is against the YouTube Terms of Service, and YouTube does not offer official APIs for watching video content. Thus, Apple helps Google by proactively blocking apps that are a "YouTube Alternative Player" or "Free YouTube [/Music]" since it's a violation of 5.2.2 of the App Store Review Guidelines: > 5.2.2 Third-Party Sites/Services: If your app uses, accesses, monetizes access to, or displays content from a third-party service, ensure that you are specifically permitted to do so under the service’s terms of use. Authorization must be provided upon request. https://developer.apple.com/app-store/review/guidelines/#intellectual-property https://developer.apple.com/app-store/review/guidelines/#int...
- rjzzleep 3y ago
  I see, I had a feeling that was the case, but I never knew the exact policy. Thank you. Here's me hoping that sideloading with one day be a first class citizen.
KETHERCORTEX 3y ago
I suspect it's because the people, who want more control over the usage of the services they use, usually see Android as a system that allows higher degree of that control. And because of that, iOS may simply have less people who is interested.

lolinder 3y ago

iOS is always behind when it comes to FOSS apps. The platform is just not FOSS-friendly—the developer needs a Mac in order to even build for it, and in order to host on the app store they have to pay a yearly fee, never mind that the app has no revenue stream. Also, unlike Android, there can be no alternate app stores, so where F-Droid can exist to host apps that Google disapproves of, if Apple doesn't like it there's no good way to distribute.

judge2020 3y ago

Using a third-party YouTube client is against the YouTube Terms of Service, and YouTube does not offer official APIs for watching video content. Thus, Apple helps Google by proactively blocking apps that are a "YouTube Alternative Player" or "Free YouTube [/Music]" since it's a violation of 5.2.2 of the App Store Review Guidelines: > 5.2.2 Third-Party Sites/Services: If your app uses, accesses, monetizes access to, or displays content from a third-party service, ensure that you are specifically permitted to do so under the service’s terms of use. Authorization must be provided upon request. https://developer.apple.com/app-store/review/guidelines/#intellectual-property https://developer.apple.com/app-store/review/guidelines/#int...

rjzzleep 3y ago
I see, I had a feeling that was the case, but I never knew the exact policy. Thank you. Here's me hoping that sideloading with one day be a first class citizen.

KETHERCORTEX 3y ago

I suspect it's because the people, who want more control over the usage of the services they use, usually see Android as a system that allows higher degree of that control. And because of that, iOS may simply have less people who is interested.