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Re:Apple's best product is now privacy by lern_too_spel on Friday September 14, 2018 @11:54PM (#17992898)
I should be able to do it from any app as I stated earlier (not just Google's) just as I can on Android.
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Re:Apple's best product is now privacy by scarface74 on Saturday September 15, 2018 @12:18AM (#17992958)
And have all of the security issues that go along with it....

https://gkbrk.com/2017/05/android-dialer-packets/

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Re:Apple's best product is now privacy by lern_too_spel on Saturday September 15, 2018 @01:00AM (#17993057)
You're grasping for excuses. There are security issues with running any app on your phone. A maps app could do nefarious things with your location. A browser app could do nefarious things with your browse history. That doesn't mean Apple blocks all third party apps.

If I trust a phone app enough to use its dialer, I should be able to route all calls through it. If I trust a maps app enough to use it manually, I should be able to set it to open for all address links. It really is that simple.

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