Apple forced to allow sideloading and 3rd-party app stores under new EU law

Re:Apple forced to allow sideloading and 3rd-party app store... by xdxfw on Saturday March 26, 2022 @12:11AM (#30809175)

They should force apple and android manufacturers to add 1 button to jailbreak and root. Rooting is much more useful than that warranty

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Re:Apple forced to allow sideloading and 3rd-party app store... by MerelyMortal on Saturday March 26, 2022 @07:34PM (#30816308)

In the U.S., rooting does not void the warranty unless the manufacturer can prove the rooting itself caused physical damage. Just having a blanket policy of rooting = voided warranty is illegal because of the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act.

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Re:Apple forced to allow sideloading and 3rd-party app store... by Anunayj on Saturday March 26, 2022 @03:47AM (#30810058)

Frankly I think the current root/jailbreak situation on android is fine, I feel like there should atleast be a some technical barrier to that power.

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Re:Apple forced to allow sideloading and 3rd-party app store... by nulld3v on Saturday March 26, 2022 @04:02PM (#30814869)

I'll be happy after they get rid of Samsung Knox and put more restrictions on who can use the SafetyNet API.

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Re:Apple forced to allow sideloading and 3rd-party app store... by Anunayj on Sunday March 27, 2022 @02:47AM (#30818281)

Oh yeah Samsung Devices are weird.. I think they even have a different fastboot implementation. But I do not think that represents "stock" android?

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