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You don't need to get Signal from an app store (unless you're on iOS I guess)
by fulafel 2y ago
You don't need to get Signal from an app store (unless you're on iOS I guess)
- kjkjadksj 2y agoEven then the webapp should work
- guerrilla 2y agoSince when is there a Signal web app? I don't think there is, but even if there were then presumably it'd work the same as the desktop app: "To use the Signal desktop app, Signal must first be installed on your phone."
- miohtama 2y agoIn the EU, Apple must support side loading and other app stores.
- fulafel 2y agoBut those are also vulnerable to these laws, no? App sideloading seems the only escape.
- itishappy 2y agoFor 99% of people the effect is the same as blocking the app.
- fulafel 2y agoYou mean because users don't know how to sideload? Maybe so far, as there's been no need. On Android it's just one pref and then you download the APK in the browser.
- itishappy 2y agoYeah, most people don't leave the easy path. Most people don't use Signal. Adding more friction won't improve that.
- jjav 2y agoFortunately iOS is not 99% of the market.
- itishappy 2y agoI did not mean iOS.