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Re:Sideloading f.lux on iOS with Xcode 7 by Zr40 on Thursday November 12, 2015 @04:44AM (#10552164)
Apple added the ability to compile and deploy apps without a developer license in iOS 9 and Xcode 7.

In fact, Apple even advertises this ability as the most prominent new feature of Xcode 7.[1]

If your response were true, Apple would never have added this ability in the first place.

[1] https://developer.apple.com/xcode/

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Re:Sideloading f.lux on iOS with Xcode 7 by josteink on Friday November 13, 2015 @04:34AM (#10558842)
Say again? It's already blocked:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10556375

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Re:Sideloading f.lux on iOS with Xcode 7 by Zr40 on Monday November 16, 2015 @12:48PM (#10575818)
No, the ability is not blocked. The app is no longer distributed by the developer in response to a request by Apple.
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Re:Sideloading f.lux on iOS with Xcode 7 by spacemanmatt on Thursday November 12, 2015 @06:35AM (#10552547)
Version 7 and we're just now getting the ability to sideload without a developer license? I think that actually demonstrates the PP's point. This isn't a new liberty, this is a tool to help Apple to drive adoption of their new language.
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Re:Sideloading f.lux on iOS with Xcode 7 by Zr40 on Thursday November 12, 2015 @07:21AM (#10552676)
Their point was that the ability is going to be removed if it gets used at all. That just doesn't make any sense given the fact I outlined in my response.
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Re:Sideloading f.lux on iOS with Xcode 7 by celticninja on Friday November 13, 2015 @04:54AM (#10558913)
making sense or not, it has happened,
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Re:Sideloading f.lux on iOS with Xcode 7 by Zr40 on Monday November 16, 2015 @12:46PM (#10575809)
No, it has not. The ability is still there. Apple only asked the developer to stop distributing the app, which they did.
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