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Re:I fear App Review is getting too powerful (2015) [pdf] by askafriend on Monday August 17, 2020 @02:43PM (#24190382)
> the missing alternatives to the App Store on iPhones

Get an Android phone and use the Play Store (or any of the 3rd party Android stores). The magic of a smartphone isn't only on iPhone and there's nothing you can do on iPhone that you can't do elsewhere.

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Re:I fear App Review is getting too powerful (2015) [pdf] by heavyset_go on Monday August 17, 2020 @06:07PM (#24192787)
Third party app stores on Android are purposely hindered in their functionality by Google. Restrictions in Android mean that they cannot install apps in the background, autoupdate apps or batch install apps. The Play Store can do all of those things, however.

Apple and Google have an effective duopoly on the mobile and tablet app distribution markets.

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Re:I fear App Review is getting too powerful (2015) [pdf] by m-p-3 on Monday August 17, 2020 @04:09PM (#24191436)
Let me know when you find a decent alternative to Hindenburg [1] that work as well and that field reporter might want to actually use on Android.

[1]: https://hindenburg.com/products/hindenburg-field-recorder

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Re:I fear App Review is getting too powerful (2015) [pdf] by askafriend on Monday August 17, 2020 @04:32PM (#24191681)
There are a lot of opinions packed in your description of the app - I'm sure there are apps that meet reasonable bar for replacement.
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