Nils@feddit.de to Apple@lemmy.world · 8 months agoiOS 17.2 hints at Apple moving towards letting users sideload apps from outside the App Store9to5mac.comexternal-linkmessage-square52fedilinkarrow-up1118arrow-down12cross-posted to: hackernews@derp.foo
arrow-up1116arrow-down1external-linkiOS 17.2 hints at Apple moving towards letting users sideload apps from outside the App Store9to5mac.comNils@feddit.de to Apple@lemmy.world · 8 months agomessage-square52fedilinkcross-posted to: hackernews@derp.foo
minus-squarepenquin@lemmy.kde.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up26·8 months agoOf course it won’t be available for us here in the US.
minus-squareLeo@lemmy.linuxuserspace.showlinkfedilinkarrow-up28arrow-down1·8 months agoUnfortunately we need to force companies to do the right thing. And we should.
minus-squaremeseek #2982@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up5·8 months agoThat’s going to rely on the US people. If they make a big enough fuss, Apple will have to bring it to NA. But in all likelihood it will be gated by your regional payment provider.
minus-squarepenquin@lemmy.kde.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·8 months agoAnd we all know how much our people here care about stuff like this. lol
minus-squaremeseek #2982@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·8 months agoMy guess is Apple has already bought out most states if it gets to that. So you’ll get a few that will squabble and just get nothing done. Hope I’m wrong.
minus-squaretahoe@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agoIf it’s not in the US, I fear developers won’t take it seriously and we probably won’t get many good sideloadable apps anyway
minus-squarepenquin@lemmy.kde.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·8 months agoI just want to sideload YouTube revanced and a couple of other apps. This is the only reason why I have an android.
minus-squaretahoe@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·8 months agoTo be fair you can already do it for YouTube with uYou and AltStore, it won’t be as seamless as on Android but it’s possible :)
minus-squareLazaroFilm@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 months agoAnd worse, development for other sideloading apps may slow down.
minus-squareLazaroFilm@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 months agoEuropean devs would not need it anymore.
Of course it won’t be available for us here in the US.
Unfortunately we need to force companies to do the right thing. And we should.
That’s going to rely on the US people. If they make a big enough fuss, Apple will have to bring it to NA. But in all likelihood it will be gated by your regional payment provider.
And we all know how much our people here care about stuff like this. lol
My guess is Apple has already bought out most states if it gets to that. So you’ll get a few that will squabble and just get nothing done.
Hope I’m wrong.
If it’s not in the US, I fear developers won’t take it seriously and we probably won’t get many good sideloadable apps anyway
I just want to sideload YouTube revanced and a couple of other apps. This is the only reason why I have an android.
To be fair you can already do it for YouTube with uYou and AltStore, it won’t be as seamless as on Android but it’s possible :)
Ignited (or Delta) too
And worse, development for other sideloading apps may slow down.
Why?
European devs would not need it anymore.