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Erm, what? Your statement makes no sense whatsoever. It's perfectly reasonable for the default setting of a phone to forbid sideloading apps. And anyone who do

Erm, what? Your statement makes no sense whatsoever. It's perfectly reasonable for the default setting of a phone to forbid sideloading apps. And anyone who doesn't want to can leave it that way. That's the 'option of safety'.

noodlesUK 2y ago
Until such time as a big player like Epic or Facebook decides that the only way you’re getting their apps is by using a store they control and can bypass all permission controls on. When that happens it’s going to become 2000’s browser toolbars all over again
- bigstrat2003 2y ago
  That hasn't yet happened on Android. While it might happen on iOS, it's not reasonable to assume that it will happen.
  - noodlesUK 2y ago
    It has already happened on android in the case of Epic. They require that you side load their launcher/store in order to play games such as Fortnite. There was a big lawsuit about google’s fees which precipitated this. https://www.fortnite.com/mobile/android/new-device?lang=en-US https://www.fortnite.com/mobile/android/new-device?lang=en-U...
  - jwells89 2y ago
    My hypothesis is that it’ll happen to both iOS and Android once iOS has been forced to allow third party app stores in most major markets. Why? Because historically, iOS has been the more profitable platform for mobile developers by a large margin. The payoff for building and maintaining an alternative app store for Android only is questionable, but improves significantly if the store can exist on iOS too.
- nerdix 2y ago
  You don't have to use their apps. I never understood this argument. Why would you even want to use the apps of companies that you don't trust?
- Repulsion9513 2y ago
  Oh no! People will have to install a store from a developer they trust which contains products from that developer they trust in order to install those products from that developer they trust! How unsafe! This is absolutely removing options from the user! Sheesh...

noodlesUK 2y ago

Until such time as a big player like Epic or Facebook decides that the only way you’re getting their apps is by using a store they control and can bypass all permission controls on. When that happens it’s going to become 2000’s browser toolbars all over again

bigstrat2003 2y ago
That hasn't yet happened on Android. While it might happen on iOS, it's not reasonable to assume that it will happen.
- noodlesUK 2y ago
  It has already happened on android in the case of Epic. They require that you side load their launcher/store in order to play games such as Fortnite. There was a big lawsuit about google’s fees which precipitated this. https://www.fortnite.com/mobile/android/new-device?lang=en-US https://www.fortnite.com/mobile/android/new-device?lang=en-U...
- jwells89 2y ago
  My hypothesis is that it’ll happen to both iOS and Android once iOS has been forced to allow third party app stores in most major markets. Why? Because historically, iOS has been the more profitable platform for mobile developers by a large margin. The payoff for building and maintaining an alternative app store for Android only is questionable, but improves significantly if the store can exist on iOS too.
nerdix 2y ago
You don't have to use their apps. I never understood this argument. Why would you even want to use the apps of companies that you don't trust?
Repulsion9513 2y ago
Oh no! People will have to install a store from a developer they trust which contains products from that developer they trust in order to install those products from that developer they trust! How unsafe! This is absolutely removing options from the user! Sheesh...