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Re:Apple blocks Google from running its internal iOS apps by Nullabillity on Thursday January 31, 2019 @04:39PM (#19049132)
> At the end of the day, you can compile and run anything on your machine.

Iff you have a Mac. And even then, you need to recompile it every week.

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Re:Apple blocks Google from running its internal iOS apps by banana_giraffe on Thursday January 31, 2019 @04:51PM (#19049259)
I assume you're being hyperbolic to make a point, but really the need to recompile yearly when my dev cert is up for renewal isn't that bad.

I'd prefer something else for my personal toy applications so I don't even need to bother with this, but it's not a huge deal to me.

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Re:Apple blocks Google from running its internal iOS apps by steffan on Thursday January 31, 2019 @05:00PM (#19049350)
The parent is correct if you're not using the Developer Certificate, but relying on the Free Provisioning Profile - as the name implies, it is free, but it only lasts for 7 days instead of the 1 year you get with a paid developer account / Developer Certificate.

The advantage of the Free Profile is that (afaik) it can't be revoked or censored. Disadvantage is 7 day lifespan.

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Re:Apple blocks Google from running its internal iOS apps by banana_giraffe on Thursday January 31, 2019 @05:01PM (#19049362)
Ahh, thanks, I forget the free version exists. That is a very annoying limitation of it.
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Re:Apple blocks Google from running its internal iOS apps by twr on Thursday January 31, 2019 @06:36PM (#19050158)
Apple also weirdly limits the capabilities available to free developer accounts, like AutoFill and built-in IPSec/IKEv2 VPN support.

https://help.apple.com/developer-account/#/dev21218dfd6

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Re:Apple blocks Google from running its internal iOS apps by saagarjha on Thursday January 31, 2019 @05:18PM (#19049546)
You don't necessarily have to have a Mac, but this makes it significantly easier.
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