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Note this is less about Android being worse than iOS and more about the play store and Google services not being available in China, so people can't install the
by saxonww 2y ago
Note this is less about Android being worse than iOS and more about the play store and Google services not being available in China, so people can't install the Microsoft Authenticator app from a trusted location.
- tadfisher 2y agoMicrosoft can't supply a trusted location to download their own apps? I don't think the Great Firewall breaks TLS.
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- duskwuff 2y ago> I don't think the Great Firewall breaks TLS. It doesn't cryptographically "break" TLS, but it absolutely does monitor TLS handshakes and disrupt connections that it doesn't approve of.
- 0cf8612b2e1e 2y agoHow is Android viable in China? There must be some way that people are loading apps.
- cherryteastain 2y agoThere are alternative app stores for Huawei phones etc
- tibbydudeza 2y agoHuawei is ditching Android compatibility via AOSP completely and their version of Google Play Services and switching to their own ecosystem called "HarmonyOS Next" which will be pure. The big China players like Tencent QQ support it but there is no incentive for Microsoft.
- ammo1662 2y agoIt is not the reason. Microsoft is already providing Authenticator in multiple different app stores in China. Just check: https://www.microsoft.com/zh-cn/security/mobile-authenticator-app https://www.microsoft.com/zh-cn/security/mobile-authenticato... At least, it is officially provided in Baidu, Lenovo, Huawei and Samsung app stores. And for other vendors like OPPO, Xiaomi, VIVO, I they also have this app as it is already widely used. Not sure whether it is submitted by Microsoft or is just copied by these vendors. I think the main reason is some internal App will use Google services, which is not available in China.