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Re:Altstore: Home for apps that push the boundaries of iOS. ... by domh on Monday March 20, 2023 @04:58AM (#35228930)
I really hope Apple allows sideloading sometime soon. As an Android user, viewing the huge list of requirements that need to be done in order to make this functional is ridiculous.

The only other things keeping me on android - usb-c charging and the ability to run non-safari browsers. If these things were sorted I'd definitely be tempted to get an iPhone again (having been an android user since the iPhone 5s).

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Re:Altstore: Home for apps that push the boundaries of iOS. ... by phoooom on Monday March 20, 2023 @05:05AM (#35228978)
My partner has an iPhone and runs Chrome on her iPhone and I think USB-C is coming soon. Your time is now friend!
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Re:Altstore: Home for apps that push the boundaries of iOS. ... by japoco on Monday March 20, 2023 @05:08AM (#35228999)
Chrome on iOS is basically a WebKit skin, so it’s still safari (at least for now, apparently both google and Mozilla are developing ports of their browser engines for iOS).
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Re:Altstore: Home for apps that push the boundaries of iOS. ... by yurishimo on Monday March 20, 2023 @06:56AM (#35229790)
Apple still forces 3rd party browsers to use Webkit to render the page. Every browser on iOS is Safari with a slightly different skin for managing tabs and bookmarks.

I think this is changing, but native iOS versions of Chrome and Firefox have not been released yet.

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Re:Altstore: Home for apps that push the boundaries of iOS. ... by Gareth321 on Monday March 20, 2023 @02:34PM (#35236412)
The DMA will force Apple to allow sideloading (well, let's just calling it installing applications) soon outside the App Store. At least in the EU. It looks like they'll have the functionality in iOS17. I'm looking forward to a native xCloud application. I can't believe Apple blocked game streaming apps. What a terribly anti-consumer move.
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